Dough circles are pressed into canapé molds, stacked and tied together, then deep-fried and allowed to rest before spooning in delicious fillings before serving! This has been on my bucket list for a long time – I made the baked Forminha cases years ago but always wanted to make a video about the fried version …
Marzipan Easter Eggs
I’m not sure where the tradition started or when it began, but I am so very glad it did. During Easter, stores in Bombay or Mumbai, Goa and other cities and states in India sell beautiful decorated marzipan eggs in various sizes and colors. While the west has their confections primarily made out of chocolate, …
Sushi Bake
This is a twist on the classic California roll that meets a casserole. Once you try it you will be making this over and over and over. My son’s girlfriend introduced me to this and graciously showed me how to make this. You do need to stock up on a few Asian ingredients but once …
Bhuna Gosht
Meat is tenderized using lime juice and salt, it’s then sautéed with caramelized onions and whole spices. Spices are added to the meat, before transferring to an Instant pot with water and it’s cooked before transferring back to the kadai or wok to dry up and slow cook. Salt, Yogurt & Garam Masala is added …
Chicken 65 Wings
Chicken wings are marinated, deep fried then coated in a wonderful spice base of onion garlic, ginger, chilli & chilli paste and spice powders and curry leaves with a hint of food colouring. This dish has a strange name and an even stranger story. Back in the days when typesetting was done with little metal …
Parathas made with a liquid dough
With the onset of the pandemic, many cooking trends have gone viral, We had the famous TikTok Feta Cheese Pasta and the Tortilla hack and another one that caught my interest was the Parathas made from a liquid dough. Disclaimer: Although I think this is a GREAT idea, it’s not exactly the texture of a …
Sri Lankan Deviled Chicken
Chicken is marinated, deep fried and tossed in a special spicy gravy and mixed in with tomatoes followed by stirred onions and veg. Sri Lankan food is very popular here in Toronto, there is a large Sri Lankan community where I live and this comes with a wide variety of restaurants and grocery stores. I …
Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls
I love the fresh Vietnamese rolls, but the fried ones are equally delish. These are stuffed with a delicious Chicken and Shrimp mixture with bean noodles and then encased in rice paper, tightly rolled and then deep fried. I love the texture of these rolls, they are gluten free and I also include how to …
Shrimp Udon Noodles
Shrimp is sauteed with mushrooms and veg and topped with cooked Udon noodles. Thai Basil is then added and a delicious sticky sauce that will coat the noodles. It’s then topped with fried shallots. If you’re going to eat carbs, it may as well be the delicious stick to your ribs kinda noodles such as …
Feta Cheese Pasta – Tiktok Viral recipe
I made the viral TikTok Pasta! Olive oil from Palestine, tomatoes, garlic, FETA CHEESE, more Olive oil, Sumac & Zaatar makes a great base for my version of the insanely popular Feta Cheese Pasta Once it melts, Pasta is added together with Olives and Parsley. This is super easy and very very delicious