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Winter gardening, years later.

February 1, 2020 by Ariel 2 Comments

This is going to be a funny re-introduction of the gardening section of this blog because, like many other little million of projects that I plan over time, this one got tossed to the side a little too fast. Nonetheless to say, it’s not like I didn’t think about it.  As you can imagine… time was missing, brain space was missing, motivation was missing and a whole bunch of delicious excuses to just not come here and post my gardening updates.  If you’re following me on social media like twitter & instagram, you’ve been kept sort of updated about what my gardens used to look like but, these posts are too temporary and don’t make as much impact as when you write them in a blog.

Which brings me to the goal of this article… what am I growing?  We’re just starting February and why move to tomorrow what you can do today.  It seem to be the general consensus as we start this new decade and many friends confessed that it’s been their resolution this year.  Like them, I’ll try to embrace it and posting in this blog will go right back up to the top of the list… hopefully XD

 What about you? Are you the kind who takes new year resolutions?  If yes, what are them?

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Filed Under: Urban gardening Tagged With: devil's ivy, English ivy, Fittonia, gardening, Genovese Basil, herbs, Hoya Pubicalyx, Island pine, Japanese eggplants, Norfolk, Oiseaux peppers, Orange bell peppers, Papyrus, Principe Borghese tomatoes, Sedum morganianum, Snake plant, spider plant, Urban Gardening, vegetables, Viper's bowstring hemp

A day at the Jean-Talon Farmer’s Market in images 02

July 29, 2013 by Ariel 2 Comments

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I went back to the Jean-Talon Farmer’s market a few weeks ago to buy more fresh herbs for my garden and snapped these few images for you…  I was so nicely surprised of the great responses I had my last post about the market that I created a category just for the farmer’s market pics and I’m planning on snapping a few shots of all the markets I’ll have the chance to visit around the globe…  For the moment I’m starting with Montreal but the sky is the limit and I’m excited about this new addition to my blog.

On this I hope you’ll enjoy these images 🙂

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Filed Under: Farmer's Markets, Reviews Tagged With: Farmer's Market, flowers, fruits, images, jean-talon, Marché Jean-Talon, Montreal, photography, plants, vegetables

Quinoa Risotto with Portobello Mushrooms & Roasted Pepper Caviar

May 28, 2012 by Ariel 2 Comments

A healthier version of the classic risotto made with rice.  This quinoa risotto (or should I say quisotto) with portobello mushroom and bell pepper caviar is going to rock your world!

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Filed Under: Recipes, Tapas, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: ariel rebel, arielrebel, caviar, extra virgin, fresh, mushroom, olive oil, parmesan, pine nuts, portobello, quinoa, quisotto, recipe, risotto, rosemary, shallots, side dish, vegetables, zucchini

Grilled Brussels Sprouts with Garlic and Parmesan

April 25, 2012 by Ariel 5 Comments

I know what most of you are going to say… “I don’t like Brussels Sprouts” but think again.. when was the last time you tried?  You were probably very young and now that your taste have changed you didn’t think about trying them again?  Give it a shot, it’s worth it!

I asked myself the same question, not too long ago, when I saw a bag of these little things at the grocery.  I looked at them for a moment than I thought about all the food that I was not eating as a kid that I now enjoy… maybe it was going to be the same for the sprouts?  I decided to give them a shot but I was very skeptical about the whole thing.. I remembered my mom making some when I was younger and I  HATED my first experience with Brussels Sprouts, till I tried this very simple recipe…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Salads, Side Dish, Vegetables Tagged With: ariel rebel, arielrebel, brussels sprouts, cheese, dish, fresh, garlic, green, healthy, meal, parmesan, recipe, side dish, super food, vegetables, veggies, wholesome

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