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Grilled King oyster mushroom salad

June 27, 2019 by Ariel Leave a Comment

Don’t get me wrong, I love making sweets.  There’s something really happy about making something full of sugar because you know most people will be happy to eat it and you’ll get the satisfaction of watching them stuffing their faces with something you made with love.  Now, thing is, we can’t really eat sweets all the time (that’s a tragedy if you ask me) so this recipe is coming just at the right time to balance all the sweetness I’ve published on the blog lately.

King oyster mushrooms are one of my favourites because they are super meaty and they look beautiful in a plate.  Paring them with roasted tomatoes (aka: umami bomb – thank you Ivan Ramen for coining the term) and miso, you’ll quickly understand why I decided to post this recipe on here.

Sooooooo…. this sentence is getting redundant but, I really hope you get too try this quick and easy grilled king oyster salad with miso dressing on days where it’s too hot to eat anything to complexed or when you’re just too lazy to break your head in the kitchen.

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Filed Under: Popular Diets, Recipes, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: baby spinach, cilantro, coriander, grilled, King Oyster mushroom, miso, rice vinegar, roasted tomatoes, salad, sesame oil, Sesame seeds

Bagel, veggies, eggs & goat cheese

April 14, 2018 by Ariel 1 Comment

Saturday’s brunch is a real thing and this fuss free recipe is going to be perfect to serve at any time today.  Breakfast, lunch or dinner… isn’t it always the perfect time for beautifully grilled veggies, poached eggs and melted goat cheese?

Yup, I thought so too.

So don’t spend your entire day in the kitchen today (unless you’re an obsessed foodie like me) and eat delicious food that will keep you happy and healthy for your big relaxing day.

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Filed Under: #NoRecipe, Breakfast, Eggs, Proteins, Recipes, Vegetables Tagged With: baby spinach, bell peppers, breakfast, brunch, easy, eggs, lunch, poached, recipe, sesame bagel, sesame oil, tomatoes

The Green Soup

October 11, 2015 by Ariel 2 Comments

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This is a nice example of simple who met amazing.

For you, an humble green soup made with fresh, seasonal ingredients and a dash of love.  I hope the creamy taste and texture of the end result will comfort you while you’re cuddled up in a warm blanket looking outside at the colour of the leaves dancing in front of your eyes.

Fall, a time for cuddles and great soups.

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Popular Diets, Recipes, Soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado oil, baby spinach, broccoli, coconut milk, cuddles, easy, fall, garlic, green, healthy, leek, leeks, miso, quick, recipe, soup, spinach, vegan, vegetarian, water

Roasted Tomatoes, Basil & Spinach Risotto

April 21, 2015 by Ariel 1 Comment

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Because I couldn’t live without risotto…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Popular Diets, Recipes, Risotto <3, Vegetarian Tagged With: Arborio, Arborio Rice, baby spinach, basil, cheese, easy, fire roasted tomatoes, gluten free, inspired, italian, miso, paprika, parmesan, recipe, risotto, rissotto, roasted, spinach, tomatoes, white wine, wine

The Very Green Smoothie

March 28, 2015 by Ariel Leave a Comment

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Because you haven’t be able to come up with a good enough reasons against eating spinach and kale for breakfast…

Today we are boosting your immune system, one green smoothie at the time *^_^*

Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Drinks, Recipes, Smoothies Tagged With: almond milk, baby spinach, Banana, barrette pear, breakfast, dino, dino kale, easy, green, honey, kale, meyer lemon, original almond milk, pear, quick, recipe, smoothie, spinach, vegan, vegetarian

Grilled Cheezy Polenta with Spicy Pomegranate Salad

May 20, 2013 by Ariel 2 Comments

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I’m planning a bunch of photo shoots in the upcoming months and I have to start watching what I eat…. Sound awful right? lol  No worries it’s not THAT bad because my head is full of delicious ideas to keep me happy even when I have to watch what I eat…

This is a fun and easy recipe, for example, that I like to prepare as a lunch during those “model bootcamp” time but you could easily serve it as a fun appetizer.  The total recipe will give you 4-5 maybe even more portions of polenta and salad dressing so it’s something you can keep in your fridge for about a week and grill your polenta at the last minute when you’re ready to eat it.  I hope you’ll like it as much as I do and let me know how it turned out!

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables Tagged With: baby spinach, cauliflower, easy, grilled, italian, lettuce, lunch, mache, model, polenta, Pomegranate, recipe, salad, vegetable

Grilled Maple Salmon Salad

March 19, 2013 by Ariel 2 Comments

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I was reading one of my contracted model’s blog the other day and she was asking for diet tricks and recipes.  I have to admit that the word “diet” scares me till no end and I much prefer to keep a healthy everyday lifestyle and work on my portion control then go on a diet because most of the time I don’t stick to it and I get either frustrated for not eating what I want or I loose too much energy by not eating enough or the right things.  Plus, most of the time when the diet is done and you’re back at your normal eating habits, you gain everything you had lost and sometime a bit more.

As a model, worrying about my waist line is part of my everyday job you’ll say and that’s kind of true.  But I don’t believe in dieting and I don’t believe in starving myself.  Yes, I’m a model and what I look like is important but I will never starve myself because I simply love food way too much.  Over the years I had to adjust my eating habits, learn to work out the right way everyday and stop myself from buying easy and fast processed food.  I learned to make everything myself from scratch and to be honest, I’m glad I did!  These days I much prefer to never eat pizza again because I’m too lazy to make my own dough, sauce and everything than buying one of those pre-made versions.  If I haven’t made it from scratch, I simply don’t eat it.  It’s that simple.

Agreed, it’s annoying at time because you’re really craving for something specific that you just don’t have on hand but it’s a great way to learn self control.  If you really want to eat that specific thing, you just have to make it from scratch and try to make it healthier than the store bought version.  Everything is possible and as long as you keep to this rule and work out everyday, you’ll be fine in my book.  It has been working for me for the past 5 years now and I’ll never go back to my old eating habits.

Now to talk about about this salmon recipe…  It’s easy, fast and very good for you.  I don’t think I need to convinced anyone about the greatness of omega 3 and fatty acids.  It’s good for you, good for your brain and so dam delicious.  Like any other “fatty” fish like the salmon, we have to eat it in moderation but I think once a week is ok if you’re really a salmon addict or at least once every 2 weeks.

The contrast of the salty fish with the maple syrup (my obsession) and the sourness of the green apples drench in lime juice is amazing!  This amazing salad will keep you feeling full for the rest of the night or pump you up full of energy to go do over 1 hour of cardio.  Hope you’ll enjoy this recipe as much as I do 🙂

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