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Baked Lime Cheesecake with a Fig Salsa

by Peter G Recipes

When I hear the word cheesecake, my mind springs to “Sara Lee”! There I said it. Is that a bad thing? Don’t get me wrong. In my Greek household growing up, the only cheesecake I saw was a packet of Sara Lee. And I used to think it was exotic because it was from New York!

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Photo Friday-Figs

by Peter G Personal

My obsessive nature has no boundaries! Take these gorgeous figs I found the other day. They were an absolute bargain (ten for $3!) and I couldn’t help myself when I began photographing them! One shot become two and before I knew it I had placed them on different surfaces and shot them from different angles.

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Almond Pancakes

by Peter G Recipes

I’m currently in a very experimental mood. My latest kitchen experiments have me feeling more like a mad scientist than your average home cook. After discovering the joys of making raspberry vegan ice cream, I was forced to up the personal ante a little more. I had planned a small brunch in my already cramped apartment for a few people. In my head, I envisioned a “buffet style” menu. Fruit [...]

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Photo Friday-Shades of Red

by Peter G Personal

This week I noticed I featured dishes that had a hint of red in them. We started off with the Valentine’s Day heart shaped doughnuts.  These were topped with a raspberry coulis icing and shredded coconut (ok…perhaps they’re slightly pink!). And then I continued the theme with this “very vegan” raspberry ice cream. I thought it only fitting to end the week with a red photo.  It all started with [...]

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Very Vegan Raspberry Ice Cream

by Peter G Recipes

Yes, even I was skeptical. It’s a term I don’t often use to describe myself, but in this case it’s true.  If you had told me a few months ago that you could make ice cream using frozen bananas and an avocado (of all things!) I would have laughed in your face! And probably dismissed you in the process.  Now it’s me who has egg (or should I say ice [...]

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