Month: November 2017

Pasta

Chicken Tagliatelle With Florence Style Spinach

In Florence, Italy there is a famous spinach side dish. It consists of spinach, garlic, Parmesan cheese, cream, raisins and lots of black pepper. It’s said that this dish was Michelangelo’s favorite spinach dish and when he became famous and well known the food that he favored became famous too. […]

 
Main Course

Sweet & Sour Chicken Stir Fry

This is an all time favorite dish at my home, I like to make stir fry dishes because, it can be made pretty quickly, can be made with different vegetables and different flavored sauces. It can be sweet and sour, spicy and sour and many more variations and more ways […]

 
Desserts

Fall Fair Caramel Apple Cake

The following is the story behind this apple caramel cake. I was grocery shopping and while at the produce section I passed by the organic produce and an amazing apple aroma dragged me toward the organic McIntosh apples. I couldn’t believe it, the smell was so strong almost smelled like […]

 
Main Course

Meatloaf Buns

Meatloaf was not something very common in our culture but my aunt (my father’s sister) was famous for her very delicious and successful meatloaves that she made for her dinner parties. I even remember how after each gathering relatives and friends use to ask her for the recipe. Days have […]

 
Appetizers / Sides

Smashed Potatoes

This is a twist on two other favorite potato side dishes, it has tastes of both a mashed potato as well as baked potato all at once. Most children love potatoes, so what better way to serve potato than having it boiled or baked, well it’s much lighter and healthier […]

 
Pastry

Quince Tarte Tatin

This is twist on a regular tarte tatin, I changed the way it should be made and instead of caramelizing the sugar then adding the quince to it and topping it with the puff pastry and baking it in the oven, I cooked the quince with sugar and made into […]

 
Main Course

Shrimp Stew From Southern Iran (Qaliyeh Meygoo)

This dish is from southern Iran, particularly from Province and city of Boushehr by the Persian Gulf. This stew is also made with fish instead of shrimp, the fish stew has no potato in it, no other differences apart of that. I have so many childhood memories in this city, […]

 
Appetizers / Sides

Asian Mango Salad

Mangoes are very versatile and can be used in different ways ripe, unripe, juiced, pickled, cooked, fresh, cold, hot, in sweets as well as in savory dishes.  I personally like mango in all its different types and how ever it’s made. I even tried making it into a stew with […]

 
Breads

Sweet Cinnamon & Spice Epi Bread

When making and baking this cinnamon spice roll at home the whole household will be infused with its autumn like aroma, warm, sweet and cinnamony. (Is that even a word, smells like cinnamon) 😁 Cinnamon is an extremely popular spice and it’s used almost in every culture globally, some use […]

 
Main Course

Maple Syrup Walnut Grilled Salmon

Here we are and another Wednesday and a new fish Main course, 😉 Ok, this week I am made my sons ultimate and most loved fish dish. You know how being Canadian means everything needs to have some sort of maple in it, eh Every bite of this salmon dish […]