Blue corn tortilla bites
The only regret you’ll have with this genius appetizer recipe is that you didn’t make enough. These alluring blue tortilla bites are as delectable as they are pretty, making them a unanimous crowd pleaser. The avocado feta cream is magic and I frequently serve it with quesadillas as well. As for the intriguing blue corn […]
Kids love ’em (and so do we) chicken nuggets
I first started preparing dinners in the kitchen at the age of 13, the summer my mom went back to work. Revelling in this new-found freedom to make meals I fancied, I discovered the joys of recipe testing as opposed to drooling over cookbook pictures, (which had until then been a favorite pastime of mine). […]
Luscious carrot hummus with dukkha spices
We can’t get enough of these colorful veggie-based hummus recipes at home. Adding fresh vegetables to the popular Middle Eastern dip really lightens it up and gives it extra flavour. Here, the carrots imparts a pleasant sweetness and the dukkha brings a nice twist to it. I am notorious for eating hummus by the spoonful […]
Hawaiian poke appetizer shots
Poke bowls, in case you haven’t had one yet, are made of rice topped with seaweed, raw fish and vegetables to which you can add all sorts of delicious toppings and sauces. Although they sound very sushi-esque, they actually originated in Hawaii and have been popping up everywhere in the past few years, including right […]
Always-keep-a-stash Dukkha spice mix
Dukkah is a lovely aromatic mix of spice and nuts that originates from Egypt, where they serve it as an appetizer with olive oil to dip bread in, or as a seasoning to a host of other foods, from boiled eggs to main dishes. As far as I am concerned, it is something you should […]
Roasted tomatoes stuffed with herbs and sardines
When I was a kid growing up in Canada, I remember the poor sardine being the reject of the canned food section. It didn’t have the mainstream acceptance tuna fish did nor did it get the chance to land on a pizza like its little cousin the anchovy. Although people did buy sardines, you never saw […]
Mediterranean marinated peppers
Nope, it isn’t summer yet – but sometimes when it’s “cold” outside, a girl needs a bit of sunshine on her plate. And marinated red peppers, as simple as they may be, always bring me back to my wonderful summers spent in Southern France, when the kids were little and we would have countless barbecues […]
Impress-the-guests scallop papaya and mango tartare
This recipe ticks all the boxes as a dinner party appetizer: it has a show-stoping quality only fresh scallops matched with exotic fruit can have, it’s QUICK and EASY for even the worst of cooks, it’s light, healthy as can be and absolutely delectable. A cordon bleu friend of ours kicked off New Year’s eve […]
Green goddess hummus bowl salad
About a year ago, as I was browsing through Limetree Cafe’s merchandise section, a book entitled “Hummus Brothers” caught my eye. As you may remember from an earlier post, hummus is one of those things that I had trialled and errored several times. This gem of a book definitely helped me along the way and […]
Roasted turmeric harissa eggplant
This appetizer plate is almost too pretty to eat. And it tastes even better than it looks so has a short life span at our dinner table. The mix of harissa and turmeric really liven up the eggplant and the interesting cashew sumac crumble makes this dish even more mouth-watering. I like to put dollops […]