summer

Happy Beetroot & Green Apple Salad

May 20, 2015 by Ariel 1 Comment

Did you know beetroots and green apples are a match made in heaven?! Yes it is!

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The tanginess of the Granny Smith’s apples with the sweetness of the beetroots blend PERFECTLY and should definitely be use together more often. Right there, on the top of my head, I’m thinking of a puff pastry with thin sliced of apples, beetroots, green onions, goat cheese and maybe a bit of thyme and spicy oil to make some seriously delicious and gorgeous little tarts. Who knows, this might become a future project…

#NowImHungry

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Marinated Cauliflower with Graines a Roussir & Preserved Lemon

June 8, 2014 by Ariel 1 Comment

Marinated Cauliflower with Graines a Roussir & Preserved Lemon

Prep time

1 hour 15 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

Author: ZestyAndSpicy.com

Recipe type: Appetizer

Ingredients

3 cups of small cauliflower florets
¼ cup of green olives (about 10), finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
1 preserved lemon, chopped
1 tablespoon of chopped fresh coriander leaves
½ teaspoon of powdered graines a roussir
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

- Prep the cauliflower and keep only the florets. Measure about 3 cups of florets, steam them for 10 minutes.
- Mix all the other ingredients in a big salad bowl and then mix in your steamed cauliflower.
- Leave in the fridge to marinate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Basil Tea Cookies (Gluten Free)

January 31, 2014 by Ariel 5 Comments

Just the perfect butter cookie texture with the delicious aroma and flavor of the basil. For everybody who had an over flow of fresh basil last summer and made my recipe for BASIL SUGAR, this is the recipe I told you so much about. These gluten free butter cookies are just out of this world and even Max who usually the type of guy who’s gonna go for the big double chocolate cookies with a ton of fat and calories beg for these ones…

Give them a try and you’ll see 😉

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“Diet Friendly” Corn Dip.

September 11, 2013 by Ariel 1 Comment

Searching for a healthy and “guilt free” dip to serve at your next party?! This easy and flavorful corn dip is definitely an option to explore!

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Oven Baked, Almond Crusted Chicken Fingers

September 4, 2013 by Ariel 13 Comments

Let’s jazz up those good old chicken fingers with this super crunchy almond and oats crust. Use the same crust on a full breast, slice it and it’s perfect for a salad! I usually prepare a pot in advance and use the crust mix when I need it. It’s like having my own pimped out shake and bake ready to use in my pantry. If you want to make a big batch in advance and keep it for a long time, place your mix in the fridge and use it when you need it.

I’ve also had interesting result with fish fingers using this same mixture.

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Corn, Feta and Sun Dried Tomatoes Salad!

August 8, 2013 by Ariel 4 Comments

What a nice and easy way to enjoy the taste of your homemade sun dried tomatoes. This is what we call: a short and sweet recipe because it is easy to do and you only need a few ingredients!

Enjoyed as a light and healthy lunch or on the side of a big juicy piece of meat, this delicious salad is going to scream SUMMER in every bites.

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Grilled Cabbage, Apple and Tofu Salad

June 26, 2013 by Ariel 3 Comments

The day of my trip to Budapest is coming soon.. At this same time next week, I’ll be on the other side of the world doing… well… a description of what I’ll be doing would inappropriate to for this blog so I wont finish my sentence LOL… Witch means that I have to go over all the veggies and fruits left in my fridge and make sure I keep eating healthy and not too much to get to my weight goal for the trip.

I’ve been experimenting a lot with tofu in the past weeks and since it’s such a versatile ingredients, extremely healthy and low fat, I thought it would be important to create a new category for it since I’ll be sharing a lot more recipes featuring this amazing ingredient. Today I’ve been teasing my facebook followers about a tofu spread recipe but I’m not 100% happy with everything I’ve made yet so here’s a fun little salad instead that could be serve as a fun appetizer….

The measurements for this recipe is for 2 persons so make sure you adapt the quantities if you’re serving more than 2. Enjoy!

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Easy, Breezy, Guacamoly…

June 11, 2013 by Ariel 3 Comments

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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Strawberries, Kale & Feta Salad

June 1, 2013 by Ariel 5 Comments

I had such an AMAZING tapas night with my cousin yesterday. Because of our night, I’m able to present you a much healthier recipe (compare to my last one) on this sunny Saturday that we invented after a day at the farmer’s market. We walked around for hours looking at all the gorgeous flowers, organic fruit stands and biologic butcher shops at the Marché Jean-Talon that I even got a mini sunburn on my shoulders… ouch! ..but it was worth it.

After buying all the ingredients needed for the night, we went back to her place and had fun creating a few new recipes that I will be sharing in this blog in the upcoming weeks. Stay tuned for all that deliciousness 😉 hehe

Since we are young, my cousin and I have always been cooking together. I remember this one year, when my mom was still living in Paris and I lived one year at my grand parents house in the middle of the woods, she was often coming back home with me after school to cook and invent recipes. I guess I can say that we have an incredible “kitchen chemistry” and we are both passionate with cooking because we always end up creating delicious meals and it’s definitely our way to socialize and have fun when we are together.

She’s been living in Montreal for a few years now but we are both extremely busy and I unfortunately don’t see her as often I would want to. Before yesterday, our last “cook off” was a YEAR ago!!! Pretty bad right? I know we’re awful….

And it’s not even because we don’t like to spend time together (pretty much the opposite) but like I’ve said, I’m super busy with my business and she’s a full time student doing her master degree while working many hours a week. I wish our schedule was more flexible so we could do this more often but at least the internet is there to keep in touch. Last night we made the promise to see each other more often.. let’s hope we’re able to make it this time! We always have so much fun and look at the delicious goodies we are preparing!! Please keep your fingers crossed for me so we see each other more often. 😛

We really hope you will enjoy this simple, yet flavorful summer salad. Are you planning a picnic or a BBQ with your friends and family? This salad be the next hit at your next event, who knows 🙂 Try it out and let me know!

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My First Mini Cherry Pie with Crumble top…

July 2, 2012 by Ariel 5 Comments

These are looking pretty decent, maybe not as good as I had in my mind but I’m still very happy with the result knowing that it was my first time making a cherry pie and overall a fruit pie. It wont be my last either, I have planned on making different versions of the cherry pie and hopefully I’ll get better at it every time.

I got to say that I had fun tweaking a bunch recipes that I found online to finally come up with this one… Hope you enjoy the touch of maple syrup in the filling and dried mint in the crust, I think they are adding a new dimension of flavor to the typical cherry pie you can find out there.. So try it out and let me know 😉

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