It’s that time again. 2017 is just around the corner and with it an opportunity for new beginnings, or at least, a mindset of fresh opportunities. Many of you may be disheartened with failed resolutions in the past, so we at DelectablyChic! have made it easy for you. We’ve put together a list of 5 […]
I rarely cook rice at home. I haven’t even used my rice cooker since November 2014! And I’m of Chinese descent. As a child, I ate rice nearly daily – always at dinner as I ate western-style breakfasts (eggs and toast or cereal. Sometimes, a very unique version of oatmeal my grandmother made consisting of […]
Tiramisu is one of my favourite desserts! This might sound a little odd, but why can’t one attempt to make tiramisu with quinoa instead of lady fingers? Can’t be THAT difficult, can it? And no, I am using ACTUAL quinoa for the “cake” rather than quinoa flour – it isn’t, after all, quinoa flour that […]
The first episode of the third season aired on Food Network Canada, featuring, yes, the new host (who made his debut on the show’s teen tournament). Ingredients in the three rounds included candy necklaces in the first round as well as caramel-flavoured rice cakes and yarrow for dessert. The main course’s ingredients were rotisserie chicken, […]
My husband and I decided to celebrate our fifth anniversary early by going to the Niagara region. That was where we got engaged six years ago. Since we both love food, we decided to take a cooking class. Though we stayed in the Falls, the class was at the Wine Country Cooking School at the […]
Ingredients for the appetizer from episode 25 were: Lobster, cream of mushroom soup, matzoh crackers and grape jelly. The first thing I thought of were those rice casserole dishes one sees at Hong Kong style diners (cha chaan teng) and some dim sum places. So why not do something similar with quinoa? Quinoa, after all, […]
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend SIAL 2015 this year. I went for the first time in 2013, the last time they were in Toronto, an event which switches back and forth between our city and Montreal. Each year, a country is featured (this year was Indonesia), while other countries also present their items […]
I was looking for an interesting dessert to serve over the holiday weekend and found a quark and yogurt cheesecake (quark is a soft, spreadable cheese with a texture that is a bit lighter than tubbed cream cheese, but not as runny as cottage cheese. The only mainstream grocery store brand I know that carries […]
I love cooking. I love making Thanksgiving dinner. I’d say that partly why I like doing this is because though my family did a more “traditional” meal when I was in elementary school (but with Chinese influences, such as soy sauce turkey and sticky rice and taro stuffing. Leftovers meant turkey fried rice, or more […]
This delicious turkey and quinoa bake makes a great weeknight meal and will surely satisfy you! And though it’s only June, keep this in mind for Thanksgiving (if you’re making this with Thanksgiving leftovers in the fall, all you’ll need to do is to cook the vegetables (if you’re not using leftover sides, that is)). […]
