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Bibimbap Salad
Hello there! My husband is participating in a weight loss competition at the office so I am trying to support him by making low-fat, low-gluten meals that contain as many nutrients as possible. We have been eating better for a while now but we were a week away from his final weigh in so it was…
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Overnight French Toast
Once your casserole is prepped, place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight. All of the liquid and delicious flavours will be absorbed by the bread & ready to bake 🙂 For Easter this year, I was receiving for brunch. I don’t know about you but “Brunch” is music to my…
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Delicious Paleo Banana Pancakes (GF)
Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. Let me start off by saying once again that I have not gone Gluten-Free or Paleo and I sure as hell ain’t going Vegan but I do like to visit sometimes. So what should you be focused on when trying to improve overall health? Reducing inflammation, healing your…
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Fried Ravioli
Hey there! I see my parents almost every Sunday evening and we usually go to Gigi’s, a local pizza joint here in the West Island. However, on this occasion we ate at my place. I hate breaking routine. Especially when it means I gotta do dishes on a Sunday night…ESPECIALLY when it means I gotta miss out…
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Warm Chickpea Salad with Fresh Mint & Yogurt
I just got the second cookbook from the Bakopoulos sisters called “Back to the Beginning” and I could not be more psyched to dive in! Their first cookbook, Around the Greek Table is my #1 , all time favourite cookbook! The recipes are fantastic , easy to follow and the results will be as…
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Easy Chicken Fried Rice
Hello all! If you’ve followed my blog a little, you already know that my husband is rarely nostalgic about food he had as a child. Its not that he doesn’t like the food he ate growing up, its just that he doesn’t attach emotion to food like I do. Having said that though, he…
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Stephanie’s Pasta e Fagioli
Hey there! You will love my very easy recipe for Pasta e Fagioli. It’s so delicious most notably because of the garlic, creaminess of the white kidney beans and parmesan cheese. Its rustic looking, made with unevenly broken spaghetti, and when you eat it, it feels like a warm hug. There’s just nothing like it for me. It seems…
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Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tart
Hello there! Hope you are enjoying the holidays, spending time with family, friends and eating a lot of good food. We certainly did. One of my contributions to this Christmas’ fare at my Aunt’s house was this Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tart. It was a hit, plus it was pretty to boot. Not surprising really; I turned…
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Kale Pesto – The King of Pestos
I always struggle to find ways to incorporate Kale into my diet. There’s only so much Kale salad and kale chips and smoothies you could have and I’ve never really been blown away to be honest. I’ve always ingested it as a sort of ‘vitamin dose’, like you would with a pill. The leaves are so robust, you…
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Vanilla-Sage Cornbread
Hello there, It’s Oct 7th so Happy Birthday to me! This recipe was a delicious gift to myself and now also for you! Hope you try it. I began a love-affair with cornbread years back when my husband and I tried it for the first time at our favorite Southern-American restaurant called Savannah in downtown…
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Mediterranean Spinach and Tenerumi pie with Dill and Feta
Education break! Ok… What are Tenerumi? They are the mild and tender leafy greens from the cucuzza plant. A cucuzza plant produces pumpkin or squash. The leaves or tender greens of the plant are very popular in Sicilian cuisine – a staple if you will. Finding them can be challenging unless you go to Jean-Talon Market…
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Healthy and Hearty Chicken n’ Dumpling soup
Hello all, I’ve tried a great recipe today. I found it courtesy of foodnetwork.com in the healthy recipe section. It is healthy greatly because it calls for chicken breast only rather than dark meat & bones which are traditionally used in classic chicken soup recipes to add richness and flavour. However, this recipe won’t make a weak…
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Baked Pretzel Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard dip
You will love these! Pretzles are so flavourful that no additional seasoning is required and with the honey-mustard dip, it just satisfies all cravings – salty, sweet, crunchy with the juicy warm chicken on the inside. This recipe is family and figure-friendly and when you can whip these up in minutes, what’s not to love? 🙂 Best…
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Simply Delicious Drumsticks
Why…oh why bake these drumsticks when I could be BBQ’ing ?? Well for one thing my gas BBQ is out of order. What I mean by out of order is that it was blown off the balcony by very strong winds, like… Exorcist-style. So…yeah that’s out. I have a charcoal grill too, but I’m pretty sure it has a family of birds…
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Jalapeno n’ Cheddar Shortbread Crackers
Happy Mother’s day to all the wonderful, selfless & dedicated moms out there 🙂 Also to those moms who prompt the phrase, “Its good but nothing beats my mom’s, (insert food here). For me its her meatballs – haven’t tasted better. My mom, who is all of those great things just mentioned, inspired me to cook when…
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Watermelon “Cake”
Hello there! I hope everybody had a great Easter or Passover 😀 This year, my contribution to the Easter festivities was a Watermelon “cake”. It’s not really a cake…although it looks like just like one. Its a solid piece of watermelon on the inside, deceptively decorated. I found this recipe on Pinterest a…
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Baked Asparagus Fries with Roasted Garlic Aioli
Hello there! Here is a fun way to eat your veggies! I made these the other day and they were delicious and fun to eat. I guess they are called asparagus “fries” because of their irresistable crispy coating and accompanying dipping sauce. Although they give you that rewarding “fried-style” crunch, they are baked and therefore healthy. Zero guilt.…
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Mamma Rosa’s Crespelle
Mamma Rosa’s Crespelle TBT! Originally posted: Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 What are Crespelle? In a word , they are heaven. They are Italian crepes used as an alternative to pasta in dishes such as manicotti or fazzoletti. Recipe for ricotta/spinach filling follows. I had never even heard of them until my friend from work, Toni, had me…