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Fish Broth #01

July 27, 2013 by Ariel 1 Comment

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I knew I did good to keep all those shrimps shells in my freezer from past recipes.  I had two medium bags full so I thought this could be the right time to use them.   What’s fun and so easy about making your own broth is that you can make it with pretty much everything: shells, bones, even the head and the tail of the fish you previously cooked.  Keep everything in the freezer and you’ll be happy you did once you try this recipe or create your own.  Homemade broth is so much better than the store version because you are 100%  sure of everything in it, you’ll be able to customize it and control the salt quantities.

Ok this one is going in to the kitchen basics section because even if it’s sort of a recipe, I find making broth is part of the basic of cooking.  There is so many different ways to make broth, like I’ve said, and this is why I wrote this one as #01.

Now be adventurous and try to customize your broth by adding different ingredients.  You can modify it to  better match the final recipe you have in mind and this could be the difference between a good meal and an awesome one.   I created this broth for a fish soup/dinner I made few weeks ago when I had some friends over.  The soup came out amazing and it’s in big part because of this broth.  The recipe will be on the blog shortly so stay tuned and enjoy this one 🙂

This recipe will give you one full regular size masson jar and a bit more that you will be able to keep in the fridge.  Since the recipe is custom, I don’t suggest you try to can it but maybe with a pressure canner it would become safe enough for shelf storage but I haven’t tried.  I kept my masson jar in the fridge and almost used the entire thing when I made my soup….

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Filed Under: Recipes, Seafood, Shrimps Tagged With: broth, easy, fish, Jalapenos, recipe, silver thyme, simple, thyme, water, yellow

Easy, Breezy, Guacamoly…

June 11, 2013 by Ariel 3 Comments

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Oh sun where are you??  You dont dare to show you face often enough in Montreal these days and how am I suppose to enjoy this delicious Guacamole on my balcony with a good book if you’re never there!! 🙁 #SadFace

Ok seriously, the past few days and weeks have been quit rainy, gray and cold on my side of the planet.  I’m starting to think  that we are going to have a very rainy summer if we even have one.  At least my garden is not doing THAT bad and I’ll be tasting some of the juicy tomatoes growing in my plants soon but I feel like it could be stronger.  Mother nature doesn’t seem to like us that much and I’m hoping this post could be the beginning of an apology for what ever she feel like we did around here….  This year’s winter was harsh, then we barely had a spring and now it’s raining like crazy… ugh…

I hope the weather is a lot nicer on your part of the planet and you have all the sun you need to put yourself on your balcony (or in your backyard) with a beer, a good book and this flavorful guacamole that takes only a few minutes to make….

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Filed Under: Recipes, Tapas, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Zesty Tagged With: avocado, coriander, crackers, easy, Guacamole, Jalapenos, juice, lime, recipe, summer

Stuffed Jalapenos Peppers

August 19, 2012 by Ariel 12 Comments

Planning a dinner party?  Here’s a fun and EASY appetizer your guests who like spicy food will jump on!

** IMPORTANT ** Cutting Jalapenos peppers will BURN YOUR FINGERS!!  The best trick I have found is rubbing alcohol or Hand Sanitizer in a pretty big quantity, then wash your hands with soap… don’t do like me and wait for two full day wondering why is your hands burning that much… it’s awful! lol

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Finger Food, Recipes, Spicy, Tapas, Vegetables Tagged With: apetizer, cream cheese, finger food, garlic powder, goat cheese, Jalapenos, mexican, Parmesan cheese, party, peppers, recipe, spicy, stuffed, tapas, thyme

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