Classic Chicken and Rice Soup
Chicken and rice soup may not look or sound beautiful, but it sure is GOOD. Plus it has to be one of the simplest soups to make from scratch. This is a classic I grew up on. I adore this soup.
I adore it firstly, because a) I'm Canadian and as every culture, every household, every cook has their own version, so did my mother and I too grew up...
Turkey and Potato Pot Pie (Turkey à la King)
Spring may be here, but I am hanging on to this quintessential comfort food... Pot pies are, in fact, the ultimate comfort food and with puff pastry as a topping, it helps us make them in a cinch.
Let's face it, turkey makes you sleepy or maybe it's just the sheer volume of what we eat along with it. I'm talking roast turkey with all the trimmings. Well, this turkey...
Avocado and Broccoli Salad with Pistachios
KOne of my absolute favorite discoveries has been roasted pistachio oil. Actually, it was less of a discovery, but more so an introduction. The perfect gourmet foodie gift. Ines. Thanks dear friend. French La Tourangelle roasted pistachio oil is divine. It has a distinctive and rich pistachio flavor - it surpasses the nut itself.
I was telling another friend about how heavenly it is and that's when she...
Carob Buckwheat Granola
The first thing you should know about buckwheat is that it’s gluten free. The second thing you should know about it is that roasted buckwheat is called “kasha”. Of course it’s not necessary to roast buckwheat, but doing so brings out its wonderful nutty flavor.
Buckwheat in any form is terrific when it’s transformed into a delicious breakfast by soaking it overnight or cooked it up like porridge. But don’t...
Vegetarian Thai Red Curry
Sometimes its so nice to actually be able to make something like a sweet, tart Thai curry without having to search for all the ingredients you may or may not have in your pantry (or in my case, giant unorganized kitchen drawer). The only ingredient that is slightly exotic is the Thai red curry paste (and maybe the coconut oil, but with the current coconut oil trend, this is...
Mediterranean Chicken Marbella
Taking inspiration from a classical French cooking plat du jour called "lapin aux pruneauxand" and one of most legendary dishes to ever to come out of The Silver Palate Cookbook in the 1980's, this mediterranean chicken dish is a guaranteed crowd pleaser! The chicken is first marinated in olive oil, red wine vinegar, capers, olives, prunes, and oregano, and then baked with an addition of brown sugar and white...