Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a food bloggers’ event at Cirrilo’s, a cooking school in Etobicoke. The event celebrated Canadian celebrity chef, Michael Smith’s new video series (who was in attendance), Lentil Hunter, where he travelled to five different countries, trying various lentil recipes. The countries were: France, Italy, India, Dubai and Morocco, […]
Recently, I decided to give an Italian-inspired meal an East Asian twist. Making meatballs Asian (dim sum) style and serving it with rice and seaweed noodles rather than wheat. This is not a difficult recipe to make. It’s basically a simple meatball recipe, but steamed rather than pan fried or baked. Ingredients: 375 g of […]
Those who know me know that I rarely follow a recipe to the T. There are always some changes here and there, usually to suit my tastes. So when I saw Dede Med’s Mediterranean braised chicken recipe, I knew that I was going to make my own version of it. Mine is a little different […]
A while back, I posted a picture of a whole chicken I made in a slow cooker. This was inspired by a recipe I found over at The Little Kitchen and something that I intend to make for my family this coming Easter weekend. My husband and I are only having my parents over, so […]
So first of all, what IS a Mornay sauce? According to foodterms.com, it is a cheese sauce usually made with Parmesan and Swiss. Since the following recipe uses a cheese mixture of Mozzarella and Cheddar, it is not Mornay by traditional standards (and thus, in quotations). But it doesn’t matter. It’s still a cheese sauce […]
It was Shrove Tuesday earlier this week, a day where many people eat crepes or pancakes. Though in North America, we tend to think of pancakes as a breakfast food, there’s no rule saying that one can’t make them savoury, and therefore a good side for lunch or dinner. I decided last minute to make […]
Traditionally, Chinese people don’t eat meat on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is tomorrow (January 31). So, if you’re looking for something that is vegetarian or vegan, but not traditional Chinese food, you might want to try this lentil and chickpea stew, inspired by a lentil curry recipe I found online. […]
Last week, I was trying to come up with a good chicken dinner that was just a little…different. I was tired of the usual roasted chicken breast with herbs – even when a bit of mustard was added in. After much Googling, I found an maple, apple and onion chicken recipe from the US Kraft […]
I almost never make mashed potatoes, save for Thanksgiving and maybe the one or two times I make shepherd’s pie. However, I recently found a recipe-with-a-twist – mashed potatoes and carrots from a website called Creating Naturally. Yes, potatoes and carrots, together. In one bowl. As one dish. Of course, I had to modify it […]
Recently, I was contacted by the PR company representing a new line of Quebec-based, ready-to-serve, gluten-free pasta sauces called Antonella’s. These sauces, unlike more traditional ones, are not found in cans or in the refrigerated section of the grocery store, but in a similar sort of box one might find broths, stocks or soups. They […]
