About a week ago, I was in a grocery store with my partner Pascal, and we were just wandering around the aisle, looking for nothing in particular. I was going through my mind trying to visualize the items I have in my fridge while trying not to pick the exact same thing. You know what I mean, we have all done it. No double shopping here!

Categorizing the food products, I remembered that I just picked up a pack of fresh mint just mere days before, and at that moment I thought "OH YES!" I saw the lychees at that exact moment, and knew what I wanted to make. Reaching over and placing the can into our cart, he replies "I am going to eat all of that", to which I reply with a simple "No". He sulked for the next few minutes, until I told him why, then he perked up and was singing a happy tune.

Luckily for me, after drinking the beverage, he was singing the same happy tune afterward.

Simple Mint and Lychee Drink

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I absolutely adore this soup! I had bought the items for the recipe a few days prior to actually making it. When I did decide to it, my partner and I ended up in a big fight and he went out for his dinner. I was in no mood to eat, but knew i needed to. I made this cold soup in no time, and since it was just me, i made only half the recipe. If there was any left over after I had plated it, I was going to give some to my partner. If now, oh well (loving, I know)

However, after making the soup, plating it, and then tasting it, i instantly regretted making half the recipe. It was so delicious, I wanted more. Unfortunately, it was too late to make more, and the entire time I was snacking on the grapes, so there wasn't enough left over.

In the end, this has honestly been my favorite soup of all time, and has even inspired me to create my own cold soups. There will probably be a surplus of cold soup recipes on here in no time.

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A couple of weeks ago, my partner and I were in a bulk food store and he saw the caramelize peanuts, and ran towards it. I shook my head and said 'no', mostly because of how expensive it was. Suffice to say he wasn't exactly happy, but we made a pack that I would be making them for him soon.

Like i said, that was a couple of weeks ago, and since then, he has been begging me none stop to do it. 'I'll be doing it tomorrow', he would jump up and down, then I would be too busy or too shattered to make them. He wasn't exactly happy.

Finally, with a few minute lull in my 'to do list', I grabbed the nuts I had bought recently, and started preparing for the snack. Upon hearing the rustle, my partner enters the kitchen, sees me starting the snack, a wide grin explodes on his face, and he jumps up and down, asking me if i need help. Pointing to the bed room, he sulks away, but I start the nut mixture and in a few minutes, have completed the snack.

Feeling like a bit of a spice queen lately, and throughly enjoying my hot peppers, I added a bit of heat that is subtle to the recipe and makes takes this snack to a new level.

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I was watching the Food Network today, and the Barefoot Contessa was on. She was making some Greek dishes and one of them was simple Greek Salad. It got me salivating for a light dinner, mostly containing veggies.

However, if you follow my personal journal, you would know that I recently moved continents as well as houses in under two weeks. So I have been busy, yet still pretty much have no groceries. What I did have was three items of the fruit and veggie group. These items would be my saving grace and I would end up making something that made me go "ooooh".



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