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Sweet/Savory Apricot Chili Rosemary Walnut Crumble Bars

I am the queen of crazy flavor combinations, right? But even this one seemed a little crazy to me. Last weekend, I found some Divina’s Apricot Chili Rosemary Spread. Not exactly a sweet jam. In fact, it has a bit of a kick mixed in with the apricots. But I decided to make some of my ever-famous crumble bars, this time: Sweet/Savory Apricot Chili Rosemary Walnut Crumble Bars. It was an experiment. I totally didn’t think that it would work, but you know what? It works. I am not advocating eating this as dessert, but added to a charcuterie board with cheese, salami and olive and grapes, these crumble bars are a perfect addition. I was shocked. Totally surprised. Totally good.

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Dinner, Lunch

Venison and Winter Veg Cottage Pie

As some of you know, I really like game meat (i.e. venison, boar, bear, moose, love rabbit, etc), but it’s actually hard to come by if you aren’t a hunter or just plain expensive. But I had some venison stew meat in the freezer that I thought I should use up so I made this venison stew. And it’s almost pie day (March 14) in the US, so ended u making a cottage pie out of it. Seriously delicious, if I do say so myself!

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Appetizers/Starters, Dinner, Lunch, Soups

Maine Lobster Stew

There are times when I make something and I even stun myself at how good it is. This is pretty rare, I must admit, because I have insanely high standards and even when things are pretty spectacular, I will most often find fault with my own food. But this, this Maine Lobster Stew, this was perhaps one of the best things that I have ever made. It was spectacular. Now as a Mainer, generally I would say that seafood stews do not have potatoes — chowders yes, stews no and bisque definitely not. But I found these itty bitty (like 1/2 inch to 1 inch) mini red potatoes called Pee Wee Potatoes and they were just perfect for this, so I went with it and yep, they were great.

If you don’t want to make your own lobster stock, you can use the Better Than Bouillon Lobster Base for the stock, even though you add an additional tablespoon in the stew. Also, the mashed potato powder give it a lush consistency so I would highly recommend (just the plain flavor).

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