Recipes

Sides & Salads

Extra Crunchy Smoked Paprika Sweet Potato Fries

Making sweet potato fries to perfection is all about technique, otherwise they usually turn out pretty soggy. After much testing, I think these are made to perfection.

January 14, 2022

Sides & Salads

Middle Eastern–style Rice Pilaf

This delicious rice dish is easy to make and will soon become a family staple.

January 8, 2022

Sides & Salads

Pineapple Fried Rice

The combination of the savoury fried rice with the sweet and tangy pineapple is really outstanding. Make sure that when you are cutting the pineapple you use a cutting board with a moat so that you can capture any pineapple juices that run off.

January 6, 2022

Sides & Salads

Fried Rice - the Healthy Easy Way

Use cooked and COLD rice for this

January 4, 2022

Sides & Salads

Traditional Fried Rice

Fried rice is the best weeknight meal—easy, healthy and delicious! Fried rice is best made with COLD leftover rice, so make your rice the day before, or you can order extra rice the next time you get Chinese takeout and freeze it! You can use all kinds of vegetables, but I have kept it pretty simple. Just make sure all your veggies are chopped and ready because once you get cooking, it all needs to be added in sequence and pretty quickly.

January 2, 2022

Sides & Salads

Ginger Fried Rice with Garlic Bok Choy

Forbidden Black rice can be found at most health food or specialty stores. It is nutty and chewy when cooked. It is perfect for this gut loving stir fry. Black rice contains intense amounts of the antioxidant-anthocyanin. It is actually the highest source of grains that exist. Anthocyanin is very important when it comes to fighting inflammation specifically.

December 31, 2021

Sides & Salads

Basic Short Grain Rice

Rice is a great side dish to make, but it also a great starter for fried rice. If you are using it for fried rice, the rice is best if it is cold (from the fridge).

December 29, 2021

Condiments and Dressings

Standing Rib Roast with Onions, Mushrooms and Red Wine Pan Sauce

This is a perfect holiday or family dinner main course. You can prepare it ahead and cook it to perfection using a good meet thermometer, I like the “remote” type, they beep when the meat is done! All you need to do is relax!

December 27, 2021

Dessert

Double Rhubarb Cream Tart

This recipe uses half of a 454-gram/1-pound box of puff pastry and can be made in any pan that will fit using the required amount of puff pastry. If you don’t have a tart pan, feel free to make this a free- form tart. See note at the bottom.

December 25, 2021

Soup

Lemony Red Lentil Soup

This Middle Eastern lentil soup has an amazing lemony flavour. Make a double batch because it freezes really well!

December 21, 2021

Mushy Garlicky Rapini

According to my very reliable Italian source, rapini should be served mushy. I love it that way too!

December 19, 2021

Chicken & Turkey

Ramen with Ground Chicken, Beef or Tofu, Broccoli, Cashews

and chili oil This is ramen made healthy! You can use ground chicken, beef or tofu. This recipe makes a big batch, perfect for lunch the next day!

December 17, 2021