It is a super classic homey comfy stew that everyone loves! Best served on fresh pasta, or with a side of mash potaoes. For Paleo, you could do a celery root mash, or a side of roasted veggies, like those amazing Brussels Spouts I made last time! Continue reading »
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Tailgate Chili Con Carne, THE must for your Super Bowl Party!!!
What best than a good heart warming Chili to serve at your Super Bowl party? It’s easy, yummy, can be prepared in advance and left in the pot all day long, and honestly, who doesn’t like Chili? Plus it’s gluten free, dairy free and you can easily make it vegetarian or vegan! Continue reading »
Honey Peanut Veggies Stir Fry – It’s peanut butter day!!!
Of course there are tons, I mean loads of baking recipes with PB, but it is also very tasty in savory dishes! In my recent search for new veggie recipes, I came across this one from Carrie On Vegan. Of course I didn’t follow it to the T, but just not even thinking about what I was doing, I ended up with a very tasty veggie stir fry! Even hubb and the kids devoured it!! WIN! Continue reading »
Tilapia en Papillote – Fast, light, flavorful fish dish
Papillote is a french word that means “wrapped in”, here, the fish is wrapped in foil. You can add a lot of things, along with the fish, to enhance the flavors. I personally love to wrap it with onions, tomatoes and parsley. The options are endless! Basically, because the fish is totally sealed in foil, it will cook by steam from its own juice that are trapped in the sealed foil. So you virtually need no fat at all to cook it, it just won’t stick, and will still be extra tender. Continue reading »
Tomato Gazpacho, get that summer in a soup!!!
Let’s enjoy those wonderful products of summer, like fresh ripped tomatoes! if you are one of those lucky ones and have had so many tomatoes in your garden, that you just don’t know what to do with them (and I envy you, I had NOTHING growing this year …), this is the perfect recipe for using them all! Continue reading »
Pickled Cucumbers a la French!!! (“Cornichon” kind)
It’s done! I thought it would happen this year, but yeah! Pickling cukes is something I try to do every summer, because I do it the french way, wich is quite different from the regular american pickles. Continue reading »
Drunken Watermelon Slushy. Love, Music and hopefully sun!!!!
To celebrate the fiesta ahead, I am sharing with you this great summer drink recipe. Easy, refreshing, sweet and even the kids would like it (just omit the vodka, please…). Continue reading »
Quinoa Tabouleh, best side to your BBQ!
This side dish is the perfect addition to your BBQ feast; refresing, healthy and zesty, everyone will enjoy a scoop of it, really, everyone! It answers to pretty much all kinds of diet: vegan, dairy free, gluten free… and more, but none the less, amazingly tasty! Continue reading »
Peanut Butter & Jam Popsicles: a treat that’s good for you… and the kids
For a few occasions already, I have made popsicles with a banana base, and the kids LOVE it, the parents like it because it’s home made, easy and pretty healthy, and it tastes amazing! Continue reading »
Veal & Carrots Tagine.
If you like combination of meat and fruits, sweet and spices, you will love Tagines! Continue reading »
Hibiscus Tea, or Agua de Jamaica
Hibiscus Tea, or Agua de Jamaica Well, I am not enjoying those beautiful sunny days… I have been battling a nasty ear infection and therefore I’m stuck at home… Although, when leaving the pharmacy for my antibiotics prescription, I couldn’t resist visiting my favorite speciality food store; Galloway’s. And as usual, starting to browse through … Continue reading »
Raspberry pistachio chicken salad, this berry has called my name…
there are so many of the beautiful berries, that I don’t know what to do with it anymore!!! Continue reading »
Slow cooker cilantro lime chicken
This time I would love to share with you guys a recipe that I tried this past week-end, from this great blog I started following: Pip & Ebby. I found their recipe for the slow cooker cilantro lime chicken on Pinterest. I love Pinterest, I created so many boards of food that I want to try! The … Continue reading »
Chocolate coconut brownie amazing ice cream!!!
The flavor of the coco really brings out the deep nutty taste of chocolate and makes it a really intense and yet creamy ice cream! It was honestly delicious and I would do it over and over! I think it was a major breakthrough in my kitchen! Continue reading »
Mussels with Thai red curry
I don’t know you, but seafood to me = beach = summer… Continue reading »