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Coconut Bacon

April 30, 2015 by Ariel 3 Comments

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We all love the taste of bacon but bacon doesn’t always love us…

Hopefully, there is a few “bacon like” alternatives that can help us quench our need for delicious bacon while respecting our diet!  Today, I’m presenting you a personal favourite: Coconut Bacon!  You can easily take this same recipe and use thin slices of almonds instead if you’re not a fan of coconut.  Take note that the end result might taste a slight different, there is something with the soft texture of the coconut flakes that really remind you of real bacon while almond bacon will keep a harder, crunchier texture.

Although, both version are delicious but….. my favourite is really coconut!

Enjoy this recipe!

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Filed Under: Finger Food, Gluten Free, Maple Flavored, Popular Diets, Recipes, Spicy, Vegetarian Tagged With: bacon, coconut, coconut bacon, easy, fake, garlic powder, maple syrup, miso paste, mock bacon, oven, paprika, quick, repice, smoke paprika, vegan, vegetarian

How to make the Perfect Bacon every time.

December 30, 2012 by Ariel 9 Comments

Yes it is possible!  There is an actual science on how to make the perfect bacon strips every time with no fuss what’s so ever.  You can even use this technique to make the whole package of bacon in advance and keep it in an air tight container, in the fridge, for sometime more than a week!  It’s a life saver seriously and thank you so much to my love Max for showing me this trick when we first started going out together.  I used to make the bacon on the stove top like most people and I used to hate every second of it because it’s super messy and most of the time I end up burning myself because I’m too clumsy.

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Make you own Butternut Squash / Pumpkin Puree

December 26, 2012 by Ariel Leave a Comment

I realized that earlier this autumn I said that I had made my own pumpkin puree for my recipes but never thought about showing you how to create your own.  It’s super easy and once you try it will be really hard for you to go buy the canned version again.  Today I’ll be making butternut squash puree but you can use this same technique for making pumpkin puree, other squash and even potatoes.

The secret is all in the roasting…  Hope you find this post informative 🙂

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: baked, basics, butternut, olive oil, oven, pumpkin, puree, recipe, roasted, roasting, squash, vegetable, veggies

Roasted Garlic

June 24, 2012 by Ariel 2 Comments

Roasted Garlic is so easy to do, versatile in the kitchen and you can make a ton in advance for future recipes 🙂  I love the way the garlic shell look like a beautiful flower…

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: ariel rebel, arielrebel, broil, cloves, flower, garlic, oven, repice, roasted, roasting

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