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Christmas Tree Spinach & Cheese Breadsticks
The christmas tree, an iconic holiday symbol! So much so that we even make foods that look like them 🙂 My take is a Breadstick Tree stuffed with a filling that’s akin to a very spinach-ey spinach dip with cream cheese, parm & your favourite melty cheese. So you know it’s gotta be delicious, right?…
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The Ultimate Vegetable Lasagna with Béchamel Sauce.
I want to start off by declaring that this is one of the best things I have made in a while. In fact, at the moment, I can’t think of anything better. It has blinded me. It’s veggie-packed and creamy. Leeks, broccoli and spinach go particularly well with cheese and creamy sauces. The leeks in…
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My Obsession – Calabrian Chili Butter Eggplant & Crispy Chickpeas
The following recipe is my current obsession as stated in the title. I discovered it scrolling through my feed on Instagram and something about it stopped me in my tracks. Part of it may have been the author, Justine Doiron’s calming voice. I could listen to her narrating her posts all day. I tried it…
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Clam Frites
& Lemony Old Bay Mayo Clams with Fries, the perfect recipe for your next cookout! The idea with this is that you steam clams with garlic, shallot, olive oil and white wine + a secret ingredient 😉 , which creates the most flavorful broth. Then you add a bunch of fries to the bowl of…
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Andre’s Favourite Mushroom Pasta
This mushroom pasta is so perfect for summer. For one, It’s perfectly balanced; the mushrooms offer a satisfyingly meaty texture, you get loads of flavour (umami) from the few choice ingredients and a touch of creaminess from the sauce that coats and clings to every noodle. It’s totally addictive and scores every time! Oh, and…
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Thai-Inspired Shrimp and Shiitakes in a Coconut-Lemongrass Broth
When you want to cook to impress, this must be your go-to and you won’t believe how quick and easy it is to prepare. Think elegant, flavorful, fragrant, vibrant and comforting. You can serve this as an appetizer or as a main with a side of rice. I love how the rice soaks up all…
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Mom’s Quick Poached White Fish with Peppers & Zucchini
You can’t get quicker than this when it comes to making a healthy home cooked meal from scratch. How does 20 minutes cook time sound with 5 minutes of prep? Sounds good to me. The fish is poached in a delicate tomato broth with peppers, onions and garlic. So simple and so flavorful! You can…
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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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Red Snapper Veracruz Style
Hello all! This is my take on Red Snapper baked Veracruz Style. Veracruz is in Mexico, and it is one of their classic celebrated dishes. It comes in many forms and has a lot of spin offs. This is one of them and it is epically delicious + quick to prepare! How this recipe came…
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My Zuni Sheet Pan Chicken
Hey all ! I love a roast chicken recipe that includes bread. You can roast a chicken over thickly sliced bread or like in this recipe, adding bread cut into crouton sized pieces to the roasting pan, absorbs all of the cooking juices and packs a real flavour punch! The edges get all toasted and…
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Mini Post! Creamy Dill Dressing
Hello there! Here’s a really easy recipe for creamy dill dressing. Last night, I doloped it over smoked salmon and fingerling potato salad. It’s so versitile! Drizzle it over some grilled shrimp, seafood salad or cooked fish such as trout or salmon. While I was prepping the rest of my dinner, I was dipping potato chips in it.…
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Marilou’s Giant stuffed Pasta Shells alla Gigi
A friend of mine recommended that I check our this blog called Trois Fois Par Jour. Its by a local Quebecer – a multi-talented young woman named Marilou Bourdon. She is a singer/songwriter, cook, blogger and now, author. I subscribed to her blog via Facebook and have really enjoyed the recipes she’s posted – Easy, innovative,…
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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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Opa! Greek Fresh Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
Throw-back-thursday!! Originally posted on January 9th 2011 on vanillabeanonline.blogspot.com Hi, My choice for dinner tonight was this Fresh Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb from my fantastic cookbook, Around the Greek Table. I had people over for dinner when I last made this. All of my guests loved it and one of them actually described it as EPIC.…
