Paneer tikkas
Yummy Indian cheese and vegetable skewers. Easy and simple to make!
Starters/Sides
Whet your appetite
Piedmont Eggs and other things
Inspired by Laura Calder’s Piedmont Eggs recipe, I decided to make some of my own. No anchovies or parsley in the house. No worries! I simply substituted fresh mint and cilantro for the parsley, added in some lemon juice instead of anchovies and voila, a sumptuous, tongue smearing, lip smacking pickling sauce! Basically whisk together … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving Leftovers #3: Turkey Tortilla Soup
Drats – another one without a picture (and recipe)! You need a good quality stock for any good soup. The best part about thanksgiving for me is making the homemade turkey stock. So to a turkey carcass I add carrots, onions, parnships (just happened to have some in the roast veggie bake that were a … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving Leftovers #1: Turkey, Apple and Pecan Salad
Time: 25 mins Ingredients 3 cups cold roast turkey, cubed 2 cups red & green apples, cubed 1 cup carrot, shredded 1/2 cup celery, diced 1/4 cup red onion, diced 1/2 cup pecans, chopped 3/4 cup ready-prepared mayonnaise 1 to 2 tbsp mustard (I used organic honey mustard) 1/4 cup fresh herbs: chives, tarragon or … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving Recipes: Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Time: 45mins – 1 hour Ingredients 2 small butternut squash 1 medium carrot, shredded 1/2 small red onion, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4-6 cups vegetable stock 1/2 to 3/4 cup half& half/ light cream 1/2 cup butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 nutmeg, grated 1/2 tsp cinnamon Salt & pepper … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving Recipes: Buttery Chive Mashed Potatoes
Time: 1-1.5 hrs for baking; 25 mins prep Ingredients 5 Russet/baking potatoes 1 1/2 cups half & half/10% light cream 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 bundle chives, snipped salt & pepper Bake the potatoes in a 375F for 1 and 1/2 hours or until cooked through. Skin and mash the potatoes with the ingredients. … [Read more…]
Creamy New-England style Seafood Chowder
Time: 45-60 minutes Ingredients: 250 g fish fillets, cubed (1 inch) (I had salmon on hand) 250g mixed seafood (see note below) 4-5 cups whole milk 2 small yellow-flesh potatoes, peeled and cubed (1/2 inch) 2 cloves garlic, diced fine 1 small red onion, diced fine 1/2 small green pepper, diced fine 1 celery stalk, … [Read more…]
Instant noodle fixation
I’ve had cooked hot dogs sitting in the fridge for a couple of days. Starving sans breakfast, I had a major craving for instant noodles. So out came a veggie pack and the kettle was heated. I diced a hot dog, sautéed it for 30 seconds along with a diced garlic clove in a little … [Read more…]
Mediterranean Orzo Salad
I’m chuffed that my first ever Mediterranean Orzo salad was such a big hit at my hubby’s office party so here’s the recipe for all you ladies. As always, my recipes are more about technique and concepts rather than exact measurements. So feel free to adapt to whatever you happen to have on hand. Total … [Read more…]
Quick Tuna Pasta
This is my ultimate quick go-to lunch and a university favourite. What do students on a budget eat if they want a nutritious meal? Why dried pasta and canned tuna of course! Did you know tabasco hot sauce comes from a Mexican town call Tabasco where they grow the chilis? Total time: 20 minutes Ingredients … [Read more…]