Last night, many of my closest friends came out to help me celebrate my birthday. I decided that it would be fun if we all had a BBQ outside on the patio. And it turned out to be a great idea! It was a lot of fun. It was so wonderful to see so many people that I care about. And, yesterday, the weather was beautiful. Bright blue sky and very warm (a bit too warm for a while! *hah*). We’ve been getting a lot of rain as of late, so I was worried the BBQ was going to be…
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This is a great week-night recipe. It takes less than 30 minutes to make and is a complete meal all in one bowl. Plus, did I mention…it’s delicious!? The sauce is very flavourful. This is definitely one of my favourite meals to make. We eat it quite often. As with a few of my other recipes on The Fig Tree, this recipe lends itself to quite a bit of left overs; which is perfect for work lunches. You need not use the veggies I have outlined in the ingredient list. Use up whatever you have in the house. Add some…
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I had an idea that I wanted to make a cheesecake that tasted like a Ferrero Rocher chocolate. They are my favourite chocolate. Every Christmas, I look forward to getting a huge box of them in my stocking :) One Ferrero Rocher is never enough! So, I thought, perhaps I could make a whole cheesecake that tastes like a Ferrero Rocher. It would be magic! I had some free time this afternoon, so I decided to try and create my dream cheesecake. I used a chocolate cheesecake recipe by Anna Olson for my base. And then I flavoured the cheesecake…
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