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Chicken thighs with zucchini & delicata squash chutney

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This is a recipe that was featured on Twitch and you can rewatch the episode in replay if you missed it.

If you’re searching for a quick and easy dish that will for sure please most palates, this is it.  Not only that it’s close to impossible to miss the cooking on chicken thighs, your don’t even need to peel the skin of the squash which will save you loads of time.  Delicata squashes are part of the summer squashes family, pretty much like zucchinis, and they are often available at the grocery all year long depending on where you live.

You will find a great balance between the spices on the chicken and the sweetness of the chutney.  The lemon zest and the fresh mint leaves playing the role of adding extra layers of flavours to bring everything together.  It truly is an amazing dish and I sincerely hope you get to try this recipe.

Cant find a delicata squash at the grocery?  No problem.

Fresh cubes of butternut or acorn squash will be perfect as a replacement.  Just don’t forget to remove the skin and use about a quarter of the squash (because delicata are much smaller in size), prior to grill them.

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Wild Rice, Black Olives & Sun Dried Tomato Salad

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Simple salad made with whole ingredients for lunch today because simple is often best.  For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a fan of wild rice and guess what??!!  It’s super healthy for you!

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Cashew Fudge with a Touch of Lime

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ohhh you’re gonna like this one and since it’s Valentine’s Day, this dessert is coming right in time.

Don’t worry if you already have a lot of work to be done in the kitchen for tonight, this fudge recipe is gonna take you about 5 minutes to prepare and only 30 minutes to 1 hour maximum in the freezer so you don’t have to do much and can concentrate on your main dish.

Tired of the classic chocolate fudge?  This no bake and no fuss cashew version should satisfy your palates.  Not too keen on extremely sweet desserts?  No worries, the lime juice and zest of lime is balancing the flavours perfectly.

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Happy Beetroot & Green Apple Salad

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Did you know beetroots and green apples are a match made in heaven?!  Yes it is!

♡｡ﾟ.(*♡´‿` 人´‿` ♡*)ﾟ♡ °・

The tanginess of the Granny Smith’s apples with the sweetness of the beetroots blend PERFECTLY and should definitely be use together more often.   Right there, on the top of my head, I’m thinking of a puff pastry with thin sliced of apples, beetroots, green onions, goat cheese and maybe a bit of thyme and spicy oil to make some seriously delicious and gorgeous little tarts.   Who knows, this might become a future project…

#NowImHungry

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Marinated Cauliflower with Graines a Roussir & Preserved Lemon

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Marinated Cauliflower with Graines a Roussir & Preserved Lemon
 
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Ingredients
  • 3 cups of small cauliflower florets
  • ¼ cup of green olives (about 10), finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
  • 1 preserved lemon, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh coriander leaves
  • ½ teaspoon of powdered graines a roussir
  • Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. - Prep the cauliflower and keep only the florets. Measure about 3 cups of florets, steam them for 10 minutes.
  2. - Mix all the other ingredients in a big salad bowl and then mix in your steamed cauliflower.
  3. - Leave in the fridge to marinate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Green Spinach Pesto

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Here’s a fun and “jazzed up” pesto recipe made with fresh baby spinach, hemp seeds, arugula, coriander, Parmesan and more!    The first time I made this, it was to go with some homemade raviolis stuffed with light ricotta and feta cheese and ohhhhhh!  …I made a lot of happy tummy that night.

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To make the pasta sauce, I stretched a few tablespoons of this pesto with coconut milk and a tab more garlic (I’m obsessed with garlic so taste before adding more) and just like that, I had made an flavorful and creamy sauce.  Later that week, I used it for grilling some juicy steaks and even made a dip for the meat!  Both experiences were very welcomed by everybody who had the chance to taste it and now it’s your turn to try 🙂

Hope you like it!

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Easy, Breezy, Guacamoly…

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Oh sun where are you??  You dont dare to show you face often enough in Montreal these days and how am I suppose to enjoy this delicious Guacamole on my balcony with a good book if you’re never there!! 🙁 #SadFace

Ok seriously, the past few days and weeks have been quit rainy, gray and cold on my side of the planet.  I’m starting to think  that we are going to have a very rainy summer if we even have one.  At least my garden is not doing THAT bad and I’ll be tasting some of the juicy tomatoes growing in my plants soon but I feel like it could be stronger.  Mother nature doesn’t seem to like us that much and I’m hoping this post could be the beginning of an apology for what ever she feel like we did around here….  This year’s winter was harsh, then we barely had a spring and now it’s raining like crazy… ugh…

I hope the weather is a lot nicer on your part of the planet and you have all the sun you need to put yourself on your balcony (or in your backyard) with a beer, a good book and this flavorful guacamole that takes only a few minutes to make….

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Fun Spring Salad with Fennel, Carrots & Apples

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Even tho it’s technically spring right now, I’m looking outside my window and I don’t see it.  Last week, for our first day of Spring, we had a big snowstorm in Montreal and since it looks like we are in the middle of January.  The worst thing is, 2 weeks ago there was no more snow outside, the weather was starting to be nice and uplifting and the birds were singing.  I’m wondering how surprised those pore little birdies were when they realized that only a few days after they either woke up or came back from the south, mother nature still had a ton of snow and cold weather for them.

One thing for sure, mother nature is getting more and more erratic with the years… and I cant believe some people are still so close minded that they don’t believe in global warming.  …Ugh, ignorance like this annoyed me till no end and I feel like slapping all those people in the back of the head for having such ignorance but again, it’s not my place to do so but since this is my blog, I’m venting away lol  …sorry about that that.

On a much funner and tastier note, I decided that even if it’s not as sunny as I would have expect it today, I’m not going to let this weather gets to me and I will be celebrating the arrival of Spring anyways with some fun light and flavorful salads like this one.  It’s also part of my few posts that I’m dedicating to my contracted models who are seeking for healthy and low calories recipes to prepare because they have to go on photo shoots very soon.  I hope you’ll enjoy this fennel, carrot and green apple salad as much as I did.  It’s super easy to do, barely take any ingredients and will keep you full for quit a while.  Enjoy!

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Apple Crumble Pie

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I wish I had the time to go pick up apples myself in the trees but I don’t… instead, I’m doing like a ton of city people and I bought them at the grocery store.  Next year, I will make the time to go outside the city and go pick them up myself to them prepare a ton of tasty goodies for this blog but this year I have to make sacrifices to work on my online business full time with barely any time to play.  Boohoo so sad 🙁

I was stressed out yesterday before making this.  Not for any particular reason but I guess I was just working too much and because of my overdose of productivity I started getting all annoyed and stressed out so I decided to step away from my computer for an hour to be creative in my kitchen.  Removing the skin of the fresh apples, touching the flour and smelling the aroma of cardamon and cinnamon was exactly what I needed because right after making this apple crumble pie, I felt amazing and accomplished.  Then the day went by, I had to go to my yoga class and the second I came back, the only idea I had in mind was to try my crumble.  It was orgasmic!  I sincerely hope you get around to try out this recipe because it’s worth it 🙂  I used Spartan apples because they were the only fresh one at my grocery store but feel free to use the one you prefer.  I honestly prefer a more sour tasting apple so that was perfect for me.  I’m even thinking on trying out this recipe with green apples this winter.  If you do it before me, let me know how that turned out!

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