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Marinated Beans with Whipped Feta
EFFORTLESS, FLAVOURFUL, and a little FANCY… This is one of those dishes that feels like you’ve put in way more effort than you actually did…
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Nonna’s Swiss Chard and Beans
A HEARTY CLASSIC, from NONNA’S KITCHEN… The epitome of peasant food, which we all know is the best food & the Mediterranean diet. This dish is a nod to my Nonna’s kitchen.
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Perfectly Pink Pasta
The colour of this pasta sauce is unbelievable! Vibrant! Almost un-natural, but it is all-natural and despite it being almost too pretty to eat, it’s too delicious not to. With a few simple ingredients, you can make this show-stopper of a dish. I made it for Valentine’s Day of course! Could anything be more perfect?…
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Harissa Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini-Honey Vinaigrette
Cauliflower just got really exciting 🤯. This easy & healthy recipe is so addictive, so flavourful you will have to restrain yourself from eating the whole bowl. The tahini by The Tahini Goddess (truly the best!), makes the vinaigrette creamy add imparts a lightly nutty flavour. We used the Caesar flavour but the Classic or…
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The Best Gemelli with Pesto, Potatoes and Roasted Artichokes
It just doesn’t get much easier than this recipe and it has now become one of my favourite pasta dishes in my repertoire. It doesn’t require many ingredients and is super quick to prepare. Pesto is the main flavouring component here. We love the Kirkland brand from Costco. It just makes everything better, doesn’t it?…
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The Humble & Delicious Spanish Tortilla – Tortilla de Patatas
In North America, we know this as the Spanish tortilla but in Spain it’s just a Tortilla (de patatas), the humble and endlessly snackable omelet stacked high with potatoes! Eggs and potatoes happen to be two of my favourite foods and therefore, I knew I’d love it. I have to admit, I was a little…
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Rosemary Chicken Meatballs with Orzo
Maybe it’s my Italian upbringing but meatballs are my favourite comfort food, especially when paired with orzo, everyone’s new favorite pastina shape. This rendition of the popular duo is easy & quick to make, perfect for a weeknight. It’s saucy without being heavy, the meatballs are tender and flavourful with the addition of oil-packed sun…
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Juicy Lime & Cilantro Chicken Thighs
This quick marinade containing Lime, garlic, cilantro and a touch of honey hits all the notes we want in a piece of chicken. It’s bright, garlicky, and fresh with a touch of honey for sweetness that also promotes more caramelization which means more flavour. What I like about this is that it pairs equally well…
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Sweet Chili Chicken Bites
This recipe was inspired by my new favourite restaurant in Miami called Uchi. Man, was it good and the stand-out menu item they had was the fried chicken bites, made with thighs, the best part in my opinion. They were drizzled with this sweet chili sauce and served with thinly sliced cucumber and pickled carrot…
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Salmon Poke Bites
I love poke bowls but I think I like these poke bites even better! They’re basically fun-sized where all of best and tastiest parts of a Poke bowl get condensed into a mini size, and who doesn’t love that? They’re filling enough to eat about 3 or a 4 as a main, they make a…
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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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Nonna Rosina’s Ciambotta
Nonna Rosina’s Ciambotta A Southern Italian Stew with Potato, Zucchini Stew & Poached Eggs Our version of this classic peasant dish from the province of Potenza in southern Italy where my mother’s side of the family is from. Growing up I loved to tear the thick crusty bread apart and dip it into the stew,…
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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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Easy Salmon Onigiri
Onigiri are Japanese stuffed rice balls, usually pressed into a triangular in shape with a number of filling options like cooked salmon, raw salmon or tuna, canned tuna or mushrooms to name a few. I always have leftover roasted salmon so I decided to make them using that although I can’t wait to try making…
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Italian Wedding Soup
This meatball and pastina soup has made a major come-back on social media recently and I’m into it! The stand-out ingredients are mini meatballs and a leafy green like spinach or escarole. It was literally the soup served at every Italian wedding I attended as a child here in Montreal, so it’s not just a…
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Eggplant Stuffed with Rice, Dried Figs & Feta
When I try developing recipes, they don’t always pan out because that is the nature of experimentation but then, there are these moments, like today, when I just hit it right out of the park! This puts wind in my sails! The flavours – This dish is savoury because addition of tomato, a little sweet…
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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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Winter Crunch Salad
A delicious robust salad that can totally withstand dressing and become even more delicious as it sits so it’s an ideal make-ahead recipe! Each ingredient offers its own flavour and contrasting notes; the bright tang from the apples, spice from the dijon, toastiness from the seeds and nuttiness of the parmesan, to name a few.…