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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 […]

Main Course

Asian Barbecue Chicken Drum Sticks

 

 I first made this dish about 11 years ago, my oldest son was about 3 years old and he was the Pickiest child I had ever heard of. He never liked soups or any mooshed baby food, he was refusing to eat anything what so ever, all what kept him […]

Appetizers / Sides

Cream Of Barley Soup

 

 It is fall and the weather is changing, it’s either cold or raining and that means the boys come home sneezing or coughing. That gives me an excuse for making more soups. I love soups in general and sometimes I feel I never get sick of eating soup on daily […]

Desserts

Avocado & Poppy Seed cookies

 

 These cute little star cookies look so pretty with the tiny black poppy seed dots on them. Well although this cookie has avocado in it but I personally don’t get much of the avocado flavor and all I really feel is that the avocado just makes the cookies softer and […]

Pastry

Cinnamon, Pecan & Pear puffs

 

 This dessert is a fall must just like pumpkin and pecan pie. It tastes like both together, it’s refreshing because of the pear, yet quite warm because of the cinnamon and pecans. This is a very easy and a quick fruit pastry that is suitable for a continental breakfast or […]

Desserts

Honey Lavender Cake with Figs & Maple Sugar

 

 I love figs, they’re soft crunchy sweet and packed with vitamins. They’re delicious eaten alone or added to desserts or breads. I used black figs but the ripe green ones will do as well too. This cake tastes like heaven and loaded with layer upon layer of different flavors. The […]