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Butternut Squash Risotto with Pancetta, Brown Butter and Crisp Sage Leaves
Inspiration: Easy Halloween inspired dinner for entertaining (it’s orange and delicious)! This is a great go-to meal around Halloween for us. I love the orange colour and the flavours are delicious. Risotto butternut squash and pancetta I used prepared butternut squash purée from Williams-Sonoma that is already flavoured with subtle Fall spices and the result was delicious.…
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Guinness Bread ☘️
Guinness Bread We recently had one of the best meals we have had in a long time at l’écrivain in Dublin. Everything about the evening was perfect. The restaurant’s decor was elegant and comfortable, the staff were friendly and helpful, the service was excellent and the food was imaginative with great flavor combinations, showcasing really good…
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Spicy Chicken Salad on Toasted Naan
Every once in a while I crave a chicken salad or club sandwich. When this happens, I go to the grocery store and buy a roasted chicken and within minutes after arriving home I can sit and enjoy a little of what I consider one of my favorite comfort foods. This sandwich is a little…
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Marinated Beef or Chicken Brochettes
I recently came back from a quick trip to Montreal to help my daughter move out of her residence after her first year at University. As her summer job, she has decided to go participate in a reforestation project in Northern Ontario, A & M Reforestation, which will involve a lot of demanding and hard work.…
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Nutella Stuffed Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie
Inspiration: Thanks to Little Spice Jar for this one! When a family member loves Nutella and it’s their birthday and the universe puts a picture of this fabulous recipe on your Pinterest feed, you really have to go with it! Turns out this was a great hit and really easy to make. Check out…
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Blanched Garlic
It seems that the subject of blanching garlic has come up recently for me several times and I have been recommending what I learned in cooking school for this process, i.e. bringing the peeled cloves to boiling, in water, up to 3 times (cover cloves with water, bring to a boil, strain and repeat 2…
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Mousse
Inspiration: This amazing Pecan Pumpkin Butter at Williams Sonoma I have been working at Williams Sonoma in Brossard now for about 5 months. It is a wonderful and magical food place that fills me with joy every time I walk into it. I have been teaching cooking classes on the weekend. Saturdays are for the kids and…