Hello my hungry friends! About a week ago I applied to a contest to be “director of taco relations” for a company. Who wouldn’t want to get paid to talk about, write about and and BE about everything taco related? For my submission video I decided to make a fish taco and I wanted to… Continue reading Fish Tacos with Slaw
Are you bored of eating the same damn thing? Grilled chicken breast? Pasta? Salad? Sometimes I feel like I’m eating the same three meals over and over. I’ve always cooked a lot but since covid I’ve been cooking A LOT and frankly, I’m getting tired! In pre-covid times when I was living in Los Angeles… Continue reading Julia’s Jambalaya
Hello world! As you know from one of my previous blog posts, I went to New Orleans in November and my favourite dish was the BBQ shrimp at Mr. B’s, pictured below. I suddenly had hankering the other day and was desperate to recreate it. Just today as I started writing this blog, I googled… Continue reading New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
Crab cakes and scallops and shrimp, oh my! Doesn’t that sound like a dream? Well, that dream came true for me and it can come true for you too! One of my best friends, Diana, had just come home from a trip to Prince Edward Island and sent me a pic of this delicious seafood… Continue reading Seafood Feast
I was in St. Lawrence Market today, buying giant capers and other fun treats when walked by Seafront Fish Market and my eyes locked with some beautiful scallops, staring at me from beyond the glass. I had to have them. For some reason I equate scallops with special occasions because they tend to be on… Continue reading Seared Scallops in Chive, Lemon Butter
YES YES YES! It’s summer, it’s hot and you want something that is bright, fresh, spicy, nutritious and DELICIOUS. Look no further than my wonderful blackened salmon with mango avocado salsa. Serve it on your favourite kind of rice with your favourite veggie, and you’ve got a perfectly balanced meal, fit for royalty. I don’t… Continue reading Blackened Salmon with Mango Salsa
Cold rolls! Vietnamese rice paper rolls! Fresh spring rolls! Call em’ whatever you want, they’re delicious. I love cold rolls because it’s a great way to smash healthy, delicious ingredients together and deliver them into your mouth in one perfect parcel. If bread is the vehicle for the contents of a sandwich, then rice paper… Continue reading Cold Rolls
I’M HOME FROM TOUR! Instead of being in some cute coffee shop in Vancouver or Victoria, I’m at my local neighbourhood haunt in Toronto. Jimmy’s Coffee on Ossington. There’s something about Ossington that calms me and says “I’m home”. Probably because I’ve lived near it most of my Toronto life and it’s home of my… Continue reading Victory in Victoria
Hallelujah, I found a fish that even non-fish eaters like! Blackened catfish. The spices are so potent and heavenly that even the most avid non-fish eaters will love this. Who doesn’t like a crispy, salty, spicy piece of protein anyway? You could use blackening spice on a shoe and it would taste good. I like… Continue reading Blackened Catfish and Maque Choux
Every once and a while it’s fun to ditch what you’re familiar with and try something completely new. About a year ago my friends and I got together and had a Peruvian themed dinner party. We all made a dish and got to taste some food and flavours that we didn’t get a chance to… Continue reading Banh Mi, Baby!
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