Print Recipe Roasted Cauliflower Roasting cauliflower transforms it completely. It goes from a tasteless, styrophoam-like vegetable into the most deliciously caramelized, and versatile one – a blank canvas, ready to take on flavour. I love serving this as a side, I also make the best cauliflower pasta with pine nuts and ricotta salata, or I…
Course: Main Dish
Thai Steak Salad with Fresh Herbs (Yum Nua Yang)
Easy to prepare, this Thai steak salad delivers so much fresh flavour with a kick from the Thai chilies! I was first introduced to skirt steak salad when I made Giada De Laurentiis’ Italian Steak Salad with arugula salad and parmesan cheese and I made it so often! It’s easy & light and full of…
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Easy Vegetable Curry with Crispy Tofu
This easy and delicious curry has been a major staple around my house especially during this isolation we’ve been braving. It’s comforting, a little spicy and hearty. Serve over rice and enjoy! Print Recipe Easy Vegetable Curry with Tofu Course Main Dish Cuisine Indian, Indian-ish Keyword easy, Healthy, quick Servings Servings Ingredients 4 Tbsp Extra…
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Roasted Heirloom Tomato Pie
When tomatoes are in season and at their peak of deliciousness, I try to use them in as many ways as possible. My favorite are the heirloom variety, especially those larger red ones that have more flesh on the inside, meaning they have a lot less seeds and jelly than you’d find in a regular…
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Extra-Juicy Chicken Burgers
I know that every time I post a recipe I say “IT’S THE BEST!!!” and these burgers really are! They’re the poultry burger equivalent to my smash burgers which are hard to match! Let’s face it, the best chicken burgers we know are delicious fried chicken ones. I’m not talking about those. When you want…
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Extra Crispy Baked Fish Tacos
These baked fish tacos are THE best and absolutely fool proof. I’ll confess here and now that I made these without issue after a virtual happy hour in which I had two pretty strong margaritas! Hence the lack of photos lol. (More to come, after I make these again) I am always searching for recipes…
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Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry with Celery and Peanuts
I was watching Instagam, you know… as one does especially during this self-isolation period that we’re going through. Many chefs/food editors/ trainers and other various professionals are thankfully supplying us with recipe ideas, cooking and fitness videos. You need the fitness videos after all of the cooking videos. It’s giving us access to more content,…
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Wine-Braised Chicken with Artichoke Hearts
The weeknight-friendly dinner that’s pretty enough if someone suddenly declares that they’re going to pop in for supper on a weeknight 😉 Have this recipe in your arsenal, just in case! It’s also pretty and delicious enough to serve your guests on the weekend when you’d rather be obsessing over your table setting and wine…
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Turmeric-Coconut Curry with Pork and Greek Yogurt
The dish has everything! – different flavours and textures; soft, crunchy and creamy. It’s warm and cool from the yogurt, bright with citrus and hot too, if you care to add some chili pepper. It’s one of the more satisfying dishes I’ve had in a while. Maybe next time I’ll try ground chicken instead of…
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BA’s Smash Burgers
So what’s a smash burger? Well, ever been to Shake Shack? ‘Cause they’ve got smash burgers and after I tried one for the first time, a couple of years back on a trip to the US, it changed my hamburger eating life forever. Now I’m obsessed with this style of burger. The patty is thin…
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Roasted Vegetable Lasagna with Boursin Cheese and Ricotta
What is it about the process of roasting vegetables that makes them so incredibly delicious. I’d say it’s the caramelization, the olive oil and the seasoning. Roasting a vegetable transforms it and it suddenly it becomes a vessel for any delicious flavours and aromatics you can throw at it! Think roasted potatoes with lemon and…
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The Juiciest Brined Grilled Chicken
Brining, this is new to me. I mean, I know that capers are brined, cheese and and Turkey too…. I know I like it but I’d never done it! What does it do, how do you do it? Thankfully, it’s a no brainer and you’ll never go back to grilling chicken breast without brining it first.
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Giada’s Eggplant Timbale
Watch my instagram highlight for a step by step view of how I made it! @vanilla_bean_montreal Print Recipe Giada’s Eggplant Timbale A Timbale or Timballo depending where you are from, is essentially a pasta or rice pie made in a springform pan. Traditionally the exterior crust is comprised of a thin bread crust, commonly filled…
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One-Pot Crispy Braised Chicken
This chicken is deceptively easy to make and my favourite part about it is that you get both tender braised chicken with a satisfyingly flavourful crispy skin. The little broth that is produced has a slight hint of vinegar, which is used to deglaze the pan, which may sound unusual but it is spectacular as…
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Bao Buns at Home
How would I describe a Bao bun to you if you’ve never had one? I’d say that it’s light, fluffy, pillowy, a little moist and highly pleasurable to eat! It also doesn’t hurt that Bao buns are best paired with fatty meats and sweet and spicy flavours, such as sweet and crispy-skinned Peking duck, pork…
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Roasted Vegetable Salad with White Beans, Fresh Herbs and Feta
Roasted vegetables combined with the creamy beans and feta with the fresh burst provided by the herbs and vinaigrette makes for a really unbelievably delicious and satisfying salad.
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Chicken and Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
A lean and super delicious take on a classic recipe. I had my doubts about this skinny version of one of my all time favourite childhood meals but I was blown away and I’m not just saying that. This may be at par with, or even better than some of the best shepherd’s pies I’ve…
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Poké Style Bowls
Hey there! Poké is a traditional Hawaiian dish, or more of a bowl, commonly comprised of raw fish, sometimes tofu, sticky sushi rice, some crunchy vegetables and a soy-sesame based marinade. The flavours are combination of salty/savory, soft vs crunchy, fresh and light and then you get some heartiness from the rice and a touch…
