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Turkey stuffed cabbage leaves

April 7, 2020 by Ariel 2 Comments

Definitely in my top ten comfort food of all time.  My grand mother makes some incredible stuffed cabbage leaves but this isn’t her recipe.  This is the feel good recipe I made a few weeks ago when turkey is what was left at the grocery.  What started as fun experiment turned out to be amazing and I ate these bad boys in three days!

My initial goal was to freeze some but they didn’t make it to the freezer.  Looks like I’ll be making a new batch very soon.

I hope you get to try and like this recipe <3

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Proteins, Recipes, Turkey, Vegetables Tagged With: basil, comfort food, easy, oregano, oyster sauce, paprika, recipe, rice, stuffed cabbage leaves, turkey

Kimchi & lobster pancakes

August 2, 2019 by Ariel Leave a Comment

Every time I get the chance to eat at ChezBong in Chinatown, the Korean green onion pancakes is something I almost always order.  What’s being presented to you, today, isn’t an authentic Korean recipe but it’s been inspired by the savoury pancakes recipe you can find in Maangchi‘s cookbook.  It’s been said on Twitch already but, thank you so much again to the sweet reader who bought me this book, so much deliciousness in there from such an incredible lady.

So here it is… my twist on the beloved Korean green onion pancakes made with homemade kimchi, lobster, grilled corn and the obvious: green onions.

Bon appétit!

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Comfort Food, Lobster, Proteins, Recipes, Seafood Tagged With: easy, fried, green onions, grilled corn, kimchi, Korean, lobster, pancakes, quick, recipe, salty, savoury, sesame oil, snack

Oranges & tahini breakfast bowl

July 29, 2019 by Ariel 2 Comments

My new obsession is those fancy breakfast bowls we can all admire on instagram.  It’s not something new, I’m just late to the party.

Hours and hours “wasted” or “invested” looking at those edible art pieces until finally finding the motivation to make one.  This is a savoury version with a creamy and garlic infused polenta dressed with green onions, Italian parsley, a sunny side up egg, grilled shiitake mushrooms & plantains.  To complete the look, you top it with an oranges & tahini dressing that has a hint of harissa, soy sauce and honey.

The black sesame seeds are optional but they look pretty sooo… the choice is yours.  Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Eggs, Gluten Free, Popular Diets, Proteins, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: black sesame seeds, bowl, breakfast, brunch, dish, garlic, green onions, harissa, healthy, honey, Italian parsley, orange juice, plantains, polenta, recipe, shiitake, soy sauce, tahini

Poor man’s pudding (Pudding Chômeur)

June 27, 2019 by Ariel Leave a Comment

This recipe got a decent amount of attention on Twitch because not only it’s super delicious… it’s also super easy to make.

Pudding chômeur (direct translation – poor man’s pudding) is a French Canadian classic dessert our grand mothers used to make in the Spring when the maple trees are dripping down their delicious sap to make maple syrup.  You can absolutely substitute the maple syrup for a more basic sugary syrup, if you don’t have any but, I don’t think you can call it “pudding chômeur” if you do that.  Neitherless to say, it will come out delicious for sure and I really hope you get to try this.

Are you a sugar bug? …because if you are, this recipe is for you!

Got hyperactive kids at home? …this might be the last thing you should be feeding them XD

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Filed Under: Cakes, Comfort Food, Puddings, Recipes, Sweets Tagged With: cake, dessert, easy, French Canadian, maple syrup, poor man's pudding, pudding chômeur, pudding du chomeur, recipe

Mung beans Coconut Cream with red oil & fried croutons

June 5, 2018 by Ariel 1 Comment

Creamy, filling, satisfying, goodness *^_^*

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Legumes, Proteins, Recipes, Soup, Stews & Curries Tagged With: beef stock, bois d'inde, carrots, chayote, coconut milk, eddo, malaguette, mung beans, recipe, red oil, soup, stew

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