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This week we welcome CJ, the creator of A Well Read Tart book and recipe blog, and co-host of the Dark Side of the Word podcast. We talk books, recipe development, learning to cook, AND we make her go-to Paprika Shrimp & Gouda Polenta recipe.

Have you ever been inspired to bake or cook while reading a book? CJ shares her creative thinking behind her blog - how she comes up with ideas for recipes that connect in some way to books she reads, and her process for recipe development.

We asked CJ to share a recipe with us and she chose a shrimp and cheesy polenta dish. Erin took this one on, because she doesn't have a lot of experience cooking shrimp and she wanted to learn. CJ shares tips for buying and cooking shrimp, if you're also a newbie. And this polenta is cheesy, creamy and fantastic! We absolutely love it. It's a side dish that can be paired with almost anything you're serving.

A Well Read Tart is a blog CJ created to discuss books and the recipes she develops that are inspired by the books she reads. If you're into books and recipes, this is obviously for you! Her co-hosted podcast, Dark Side of the Word is a discussion on writing topics, and horror fiction. Both of these are a lot of fun, so please check them out! All the links are below.

Episode Links
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~ Shrimp & Polenta Recipe
~ A Well Read Tart Food & Book Blog
~ Dark Side of the Word Podcast
~ Women Who Podcast Magazine
~ Macarons Episode
~ Corn Episode
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Remember when a recipe called Marry Me Chicken was trending? It was named that because apparently testers thought it was so good, they wanted to propose to the recipe creator who made it. Well, this week on the podcast, Heather is making a vegan version of this dish - Marry Me Chickpeas. Let's learn to make it and find out if it's proposal-worthy!

In this dish, chickpeas are cooked in a creamy and flavourful tomato sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and basil. Heather added canned lentils for some extra fibre and protein. It's quick to make, warm and filling. We think it makes an excellent side dish, or a simple meal eaten with a nice chunk of crusty bread. And speaking of bread, she made one of her favourite little no-knead loaves of artisan bread, baked in a dutch oven. It's a quick way to have fresh bread the day you want to serve it.

What do you think? Would this sort of dish inspire you to propose marriage on the spot?

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~ Marry Me Chickpeas recipe
~ No-Knead Artisan Bread recipe
~ The Original Marry Me Chicken
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This week our guest Gillian Seguin, Associate Wealth Advisor with Reyes Group (iA Private Wealth) joins us to share her love for all things pumpkin spice (and oh yes, we agree with her!). Gillian also explains to us all how financial planning is a lot like following a recipe. So, if you've ever wanted a peek into the mind of a personal wealth advisor, this is the episode for you. It's a little bit of finance and a little bit of pumpkin baking.

Like lots of kids, Gillian was a super picky eater when she was little. As an adult, even though she has overcome the pickiness and now loves to eat all sorts of foods, those negative feelings she associated with food as a kid still haunt her. She confesses it has left her feeling a little scared of cooking. We chat about how that impacts her approach to preparing meals at home (hot tip: meal kit services are a great entry point to learning recipes).

Heather takes on the pumpkin spice challenge by making a Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Bar. It was delicious, although we debated the crust... Heather had tried a gluten-free option made with quinoa (inspired by last week's episode about going gluten-free) but we didn't love it. If you're able to, we suggest making a simple graham cracker, sugar, butter crust as you see in many cheesecake recipes.

Gillian and her business partner, John Reyes, co-host a video podcast called A Bearable Conversation in which they discuss personal financial planning and related topics with a healthy dose of good-natured banter. A Bearable Conversation and everything The Reyes Group has to offer can be found online at www.reyesgroup.ca

Episode Links
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~ Bearable Conversation
~ Pumpking Swirl Cheesecake
~ Pumpkin Pie
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