Watch my step-by-step video This salad comes to you all the way from the Middle East. It’s super easy to prepare, couple of ingredients, some chopping patience and you have a delicious salad on your hands. The time I filmed this video and photographed for this blog, was actually the first time I ever made …
Chilled Hot Chocolate
Click here to watch my step-by-step video Turn an old favorite into a new creation. A creamy hot chocolate mixture is turned into a decadent dessert. This was an old recipe passed down by my Godmother and I realized that it was neither a mousse, pudding or souffle and hence the name was born. [youtube-subscriber …
Fish Caldine or Caldinho
Watch step-by-step video I am originally from Goa, so I love to make dishes that I’ve tasted growing up. This Fish Caldine or Caldinho as it’s known to the Portuguese purists, can also be prepared with Shrimp or Veggies is a mild and mellow curry compared to many other more fiery Goan curries. Typically local …
Thai Basil Chicken
Watch to view step-by-step instructions Thai food is one of my FAVORITE things to make. Earlier this year I started making a red curry and my obsession with Thai food was well on it’s way. There’s something intriguing about chicken mixed with chilli and garlic and delicately flavored with the liquorice flavor of Thai basil. …
Fluffy Pancakes
View my step-by-step video Many many years ago, a coworker and a close friend Laurel McGregor, bought me a Donna Hay magazine. At that time, I didn’t even know who she was but was fascinated by the magazine and the recipes in it. I decided to try my hand at Blueberry pancakes that promised to …
Bechamel sauce
View my step-by-step video I love saying ‘Bechamellllllllll’ and I love eating it. I learned how to make this at a course at George Brown Culinary and love to make it to top a Lasagna, Shepherd’s pie or Moussaka. Simple ingredients like flour, butter and milk are combined to make this delicious silky delight. [youtube-subscriber …
Chicken Pakoras
View my step-by-step video If you ask anyone that grew up in India what they like to do when they are caught at home on a rainy day, I can almost guarantee that they would say they’d like to be curled up with a cup of chai(tea) and garma garam(literal translation – hot) pakoras. Now they are likely …
Thai Green Curry Paste
View my step-by-step video A great Thai Green curry recipe starts with fresh and fragrant ingredients. Store bought curry paste can’t hold a candle to the taste of a fresh green curry paste. Hi everyone, I m going to show you how easy it is to prepare your own Green Curry paste. Traditionally Thai ingredients are …
Thai Green Curry Chicken
View my step-by-step video The freshness of a Thai Green Curry paste really sing together with creamy coconut milk in this recipe. When I want to learn how to make an authentic Thai dish, I always rely on the experts – I have been a subscriber of fellow Canadian Pailin’s Hot Thai Kitchen for a long …
Masala Mac & Cheese
View my step-by-step video Like most other kids, my boys have loved Mac and Cheese since they were old enough to chew. I remember making a trip to India when my son was a toddler, armed with packages of Mac & Cheese. My boys still love Mac and Cheese but at 17 and 14, they …