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Membrillo is a thickened and sliceable fruit paste, to accompany cheese platters, prepared in autumn, almost always with quince, and sometimes with apples & pears and never, to my knowledge with strawberry tree berries, which grow in our garden, so I gave it a try ! The scientific name of the strawberry tree is ‘arbutus unedo’...
An extremely simple spread that we’re often served when we’re out dining or on vacation but rarely make at home, so it’s easiness and the availability of its basic pantry ingredients mean that it’s time to make some at home ! The initial 5 ingredients which are canned sardines in oil, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper...
This summer in Montreal, I asked my mom to show me how to make "kolokithàkia yemistà mé avgolémono," a summer dish I hadn't had in years. The beautiful weather matched the delicious meal. The bright lemon and herbs, tender and sweetened zucchini shells, savory beef and rice filling, and creamy egg-lemon...
A chilled soup, that you can drink or enjoy with a spoon, that is savory, packed with greener vegetable flavors, inevitably refreshing and an excellent option for the summer heat ! Most of you may be familiar with a red gazpacho which includes red tomatoes and peppers and onions, as well as more water-rich cucumber and of course, garlic (lots...
I find myself often testing “caesar salads” in restaurants, often topped with chicken when I want a one-course quick meal, so I finally decided to make my own version that is fresh yet more filling … :) The first ever Caesar salad was created on July 4, 1924 by Caesar Cardini at Caesar's in Tijuana, Mexico, when the...
A simple, nourishing and vegetarian green and yellow soup that I started making last summer in Montreal (at my mother’s request), which is lightly spiced with cumin and coriander seeds and complemented with oregano, rosemary and parsley and brightened with fresh lemon juice, making it a great soup for all seasons ! I make a...
This comforting dessert is well known and straightforward to prepare, though it requires some time, so the following method can be used with a single type or multiple types of rice, along with optional flavor enhancements to demystify and simplify the preparation process ! Arborio round dessert rice, basmati and jasmine rices, whole red rice...
A little bit of this and a little bit of that added, to lighten up the heavier and saltier and denser flavors of the black olives, resulting with a dip or spread that is still powerful but somewhat brightened and better balanced ! Some olives are to be enjoyed as is, when packed in quality olive oil or in a well-balanced brine and some are...
Some food assemblies can remain utterly simple, without any actual mixing and each spoonful of this dessert reveals a difference in taste and texture, depending on how much of each individual element of that assembly is in that same spoonful; nectar and ambrosia ! Usually, I would not dare to publish such a simple recipe/assembly but a slight...
One Easter dessert that fulfills all of those holiday cravings and is triply chocolate in taste as well as visually, with a moist cocoa and coffee cake and a rich mascarpone and melted chocolate frosting and topped with crunchy chocolate easter eggs ! I’m not going to lie by telling you that I made these cakes this spring, but I did make...