Plantain Weekend: Brazilian Inspired Fish Stew

Plantain weekend continues with… you guessed it – plantains! Today I threw together a Brazilian fish stew, or at least somewhat inspired by Brazil. Very colourful and tasty, took some time to prep and cook though. Here’s what we need: 28 oz can of tomatoes 1 lbs of salmon fillets 1/4 cup olive oil 1 [...]

Plantain Weekend: Fried Plantains

It looks like a banana. It kind of smells like a banana, if banana was a vegetable. But taste different when you bite into it. And it’s alot harder to peel! Kicking off this theme weekend with plantains :) For this simple recipe you’ll need: 1 plantain 1½ cup water 1 tbs salt 3 cloves [...]

Roasted Bell Pepper Salad

Today I’m posting two similar posts, the first one will be a tangy bell pepper salad and the other a vegetarian pasta dish. For the salad you will need: 1 red bell pepper about 1/3 cup kalamata olives (10-15 olives) about 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes 3 garlic cloves Pit the kalamata olives and cut [...]

Quinoa With Grilled Zucchini

I’ve been buying quinoa pasta for a long time having no idea of what it really was. So I looked it up. this crop has become highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content is very high (12%–18%), making it a healthy choice for vegetarians and vegans. Unlike wheat or rice (which are [...]

Delicious Chile

My chile always seems as if it could be called bolognese, and maybe it can? I like it though, my friends like it and my family likes it. So whatever I am doing I am doing it right, I guess I just never put a correct name to it! I do cook it more Italian [...]

Gluten Free Venison Meatloaf

Last night we were watching Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and one of the restaurant owners favourite dish was mentioned: meatloaf. I love meatloaf. And I haven’t had it in forever, so I decided to make it the following day – today! My recipe: 1 lbs ground venison ½ yellow onion 2 eggs ½ cup gluten [...]

Venison Skewers, Lemon & Parsley Rice

Last night we decided to throw a small dinner party for our family. My American family that is. Which means I can’t go too exotic. I’ve wanted to broil skewers for a few days now and what an opportunity this was! I rushed home after a long day out and about and started preparing the [...]

Pico de Gallo

Mexican salsa or salsa mexicana, is the perfect condiment for Spanish and Mexican food. Pico de Gallo means “Rooster’s beak” and is made with the colours of the Mexican flag. Tomatoes (red), Onions (white) and cilantro (green). Super simple to make, I made it a little bit of my own with additional spices and here’s [...]

Experimental Venison Roast

I was watching a food show on Food Network the other night and they were talking about what makes a good chef. Mentioning exceptional senses of smell and taste as well as being able to see the food. But what caught my ear was that a good chef can improvise. Figuring I’m a good chef [...]

Whole Baked Barramundi

For part two I have prepared a delicious whole baked fish. A very simple recipe and was very fast to make. Though the cleaning process took some time. I would recommend to get a pre-gutted and cleaned fish if possible. Unless you’re like me and figure you should try and know how to cook everything! [...]