Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps and Beautiful Cheeses with Friends!

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What is better than cheese and crackers with friends on a sunny afternoon?

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Fruits and olives, beautiful cheeses and fresh whole grain bread and crackers take this afternoon snack to a whole new level!

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Fresh ripe papaya taste like honey and sunshine!

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These crackers are melt in your mouth fantastic. So much flavor in wholesome ingredients makes this guilt-free snacking at it’s best.

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Lesley Stowe, Raincoast Crisps are my new favorite cracker!

These are unique, delicisious and worth the trouble to find!

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These photos with the sun streaming in bring back memories of great conversation and joy with friends.

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Fine dining does not have to be complicated.

Some of my finest culinary moments have been born of the simplest ingredients!

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Don’t forget to put the love into it to get the most of your food and friends!

  

Green Goddess Rice! Avocados, Basil, Garlic and Olive Oil Make this Rice Divine!

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My friend Mark is great at finding work for me.

Especially recipes that he wants to try when I make them!

His latest find was Green Goddess Rice which he discovered on a cooking channel while on call at the hospital.

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Ingredients

2 Avocados
3 Cups cooked rice
1/2 cup Olive oil
3 Cloves crushed Garlic
1 cup chopped Basil

That was all I got from him.

I cooked the rice

Processed the other ingredients while the rice was cooking then mixed everything together and served warm.

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This is my new favorite way to eat rice!

I love avocados and basil.

I can also see making this with Cilantro which I will soon try and serve with spicy Jalepeno beans.

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I served this dish with sheep feta, olives and fresh avocados.

Divine indeed!

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Easy and Elegant Al Fresco Dining! Quinoa Salad, Avocados and Salmon!

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What do you do when unexpected guests, a limited budget and a lack time conspire to put a wrench into an otherwise beautiful summer evening?

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I had the quinoa, an avocado, some olives and cheese and the chocolate sauce!

The grocery was about to close in 10 minutes!

I ran in without a plan. Went straight to the “fish area”; I needed something fancy that would cook fast and go well with the quinoa salad I had just decided to make.

I bought the salmon; Wild Norwegian Salmon which is thick and moist which for me means easy cooking and a juicy dinner.

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I chopped the avocado and put together a deconstructed salad on a cute plate with some olives and feta cheese.

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A handful of fresh veggies get chopped and go into the cooked quinoa with olive oil and lime juice.

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I broiled the salmon with crushed garlic and some olive oil and lemon.

A quick toss of the quinoa and veggies and plate it up! 20 minutes! Quick and Fancy!

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I bought a quart of coconut ice cream and blackberries and topped it off with chocolate syrup.

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I was almost embarrassed by how impressed everyone was but happily took the credit!

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