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Sausage with Balsamic Onions and Grapes

September 10, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com Leave a Comment

sausage with balsamic onions and grapes

In this back-to-school season, I’m really into quick and easy dinners and this Sausage with Balsamic Onions and Grapes recipe is a perfect weeknight solution. The combination of sausages and grapes is a bit unusual for North Americans but it’s a classic in the Italian tradition and the use of caramelized onions and balsamic vinegar here…

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Filed Under: Everyday Meals, Kid Friendly, Mains, Uncategorized Tagged With: bangers and mash, caramelized onions, quick & easy, sausages, weeknight meal

Easy Swedish Meatballs

August 30, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com 7 Comments

swedish-meatballs

This Easy Swedish Meatballs recipe is a real savior this back-to-school season. Seems to me it was only yesterday that we were celebrating the end of school and the beginning of summer. But now it’s time to get organized again!  For me, making easy dinners that are freezer-friendly like these oven-baked Swedish meatballs is part of the solution.  First of…

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Filed Under: Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals, Mains Tagged With: easy dinners, freezer friendly, lingonberry jam, mains, meatballs, pork, quick & easy

Homemade Granola

August 23, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com Leave a Comment

homemade granola

For me, there is no better way to kick start your day than a big bowl of fruit, yogurt and this Homemade Cherry Granola on top. Making your own granola is super easy and fun. I’m always amused by the reactions I get when people realize that I make my own granola! They look at me like I’m some kind of alien that has too much time…

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Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: breakfast, cereal, granola, muesli, muesli bars

Strawberry Jam with Lemon

August 1, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com 2 Comments

strawberry lemon jam

Chloé recently went through a strawberry phase, well, a frenzy really, and I never bought so many strawberries in all my life! But hey, who’s complaining? They’re in season, local, fresh, juicy and sweet as can be! A big change from the tasteless stuff that we get the rest of the year here in Montreal. So my fridge…

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Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: canning, fruit jam, jam, preserves

Lebanese Vermicelli Rice

July 27, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com 2 Comments

lebanese vermicelli rice

This is the rice I always serve with my Shish Taouk Chicken Kebabs, my Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Shawarma and my Fattoush Salad with Feta. When I was young,  I was served this type of rice every time we went to our local Lebanese restaurant and I always wondered what those delicious little brown things in it were. I never realized it was simply toasted vermicelli…

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Filed Under: Sides Tagged With: lebanese rice, rice, rice sides, side dish, sides, vermicelli rice

Shish Taouk Chicken Kebabs

July 23, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com Leave a Comment

Shish Taouk Chicken Kebabs

In Montreal, we often refer to chicken shawarma as chicken shish taouk (or shish tawook) and there is some confusion between the two. In Turkish, “shish” means skewer and “taouk” refers to grilled or roasted meat. On the other hand, shawarma is an Arabic term that refers to the method of cooking meat on a…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Everyday Meals, Mains Tagged With: adonis chicken, BBQ, chicken shawarma, chicken skewers, grilled chicken, lebanese chicken, shish tawook

No-Bake Cheesecake with Strawberries

July 19, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com Leave a Comment

no-bake-cheesecake-with-strawberries

If you are a cheesecake lover then this No-Bake Cheesecake with Strawberries is for you! A melt-in-your-mouth light cream cheese filling in a crunchy graham cracker crust topped with bright red juicy strawberries. It’s a great summer dessert that is super fast to make and the beauty is that there is no need to bake…

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: cheesecake, graham cracker crust, no bake, strawberry dessert

Easy Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos with Lime Slaw

July 12, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com Leave a Comment

wasy mahi mahi fish tacos with lime slaw

These super easy Mahi Mahi Fish Tacos with Lime Slaw are the best fish tacos you’ll ever have. Delicious, fresh and zesty. Perfect for a hot summer night! “So Jamie, do you feel like having Fish Tacos tonight?” Silence, then the answer: “Nope!”.  I think we had that same short conversation every week for the…

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Filed Under: Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals, Fish and Seafood, Kid Friendly, Mains Tagged With: baja tacos, baja-style fish tacos, blackened fish tacos, fish, fish tacos, grilled fish, lime cabbage, lime slaw, mahi-mahi, tacos

Margherita Pizza

July 9, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com Leave a Comment

margherita pizza

Did I ever tell you how much I love pizza? If I had to choose what my last meal would be, it would be pizza, no doubt about it! Not the fast food joint kind of pizza with pepperoni and green bell peppers, but a nice crispy one with a few but high quality ingredients….

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Filed Under: Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals, Kid Friendly, Mains Tagged With: cheese pizza, italian, italian food, kid friendly, pizza

Homemade Pizza Sauce

July 4, 2015 By info@valerieskeepers.com Leave a Comment

homemade pizza sauce

This Homemade Pizza Sauce recipe couldn’t be easier. Like I said in my previous post, I like to make my pizza from scratch. I used to buy the tomato sauce when I made pizza but now I don’t bother, this homemade pizza sauce is so easy it’s crazy. All you need to do is to blend…

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Filed Under: Everyday Meals, Kid Friendly, Pizza Pizza More Pizza Tagged With: italian, pizza, pizza sauce, sauce, tomato sauce, uncooked tomato sauce

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Comment ça va? I’m Valérie and welcome to Valerie's Keepers. You will find here a collection of easy everyday recipes that really work. I'm always searching for and testing new quick and easy recipes so you don't have to! Happy eating! Read More…

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