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Oranges & tahini breakfast bowl

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My new obsession is those fancy breakfast bowls we can all admire on instagram.  It’s not something new, I’m just late to the party.

Hours and hours “wasted” or “invested” looking at those edible art pieces until finally finding the motivation to make one.  This is a savoury version with a creamy and garlic infused polenta dressed with green onions, Italian parsley, a sunny side up egg, grilled shiitake mushrooms & plantains.  To complete the look, you top it with an oranges & tahini dressing that has a hint of harissa, soy sauce and honey.

The black sesame seeds are optional but they look pretty sooo… the choice is yours.  Enjoy!

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Bagel, veggies, eggs & goat cheese

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Saturday’s brunch is a real thing and this fuss free recipe is going to be perfect to serve at any time today.  Breakfast, lunch or dinner… isn’t it always the perfect time for beautifully grilled veggies, poached eggs and melted goat cheese?

Yup, I thought so too.

So don’t spend your entire day in the kitchen today (unless you’re an obsessed foodie like me) and eat delicious food that will keep you happy and healthy for your big relaxing day.

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Sweet Potato & Nut Mix Toast

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Fancy toasts are becoming a daily appearance in my kitchen, these past few days, and I’ve been wanting to share this one for a while.  After being a huge fan of the avocado toasts, I figure why not try the new internet sensation (in the foodie world at least): the sweet potato toast.

The taste didn’t disappoint as the sweet aroma of the potatoes and the spicy, smokey and aromatic topping come to add an interesting extra dimension.

Because even on your busy week mornings you deserve something fun and different for breakfast….  Enjoy!

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Egg Parmesan “Pasta” Breakfast

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I felt a little wild after watching all those cooking shows on Netflix and this is where this dish comes from.  You often see big chefs trying to re-invent dishes in order to enhance their guest’s experience through confusion and technique so my mind went… why not making a breakfast that looks like dinner!?

….right?? 🙃 Why not.

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Cloud 9 Eggs with a “Garlicy” Roasted Tomato

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Such an easy and interesting recipe the Cloud 9 eggs.  A leaky yellow ready for you to dip your toast in and a fluffy, almost like a perfect cloud textured egg white is my second favourite way to eat eggs after being poached.

So either you’re searching for a new fun way to jazz up your mornings before work or to impress a conquest… This neat little trick might make you look more skilled in the kitchen than you actually are.

Enjoy  *^_^*

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Spinach & Tomato Galette with Hard Boiled Eggs

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It was my first time making a galette of any kinds and like the girls from Food52 said in their video for the NY Times, making a galette is super easy and it’s one of those meal where you don’t really need a recipe and, once you understand the principles, and/or you already have your dough recipe ready, it’s only a question of filling.

A few days ago, without any recipe but with a head full of ideas, I gave it a shot.  The dough came out hard and cracky like I wanted and although it was a “win”, I promised myself to make a different crust for each future galettes because… well… they are worth it!

I sincerely hope you get around to try this one.  We ate it as a breakfast with a hard boiled egg but by all mean be creative and eat it for lunch and dinner as well.

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Dino Kale & Blueberries Smoothie

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I only tasted Dino kale for the first time this year, in California, although I had kind of a “crush” on this adorable plant the second I saw a photo of it in one of the many seed nursery magazines coming to my old place.

From my past experience with the regular curled leaves version, growing kale is a lot of fun because it is easy to take care of and it will grow back years after years!   Living in colder climate? that’s all right, Kale love chilly nights and some of them will even be fully happy with a little bit of snow.  If you give it a big enough pot, you can easily grow it on your balcony, in the middle of the city.  It will add joy to your landscape and feed you deliciousness for a really big part of the year.

Dino kale, when cooked, will remain sort of crunchy and can be easily replace any other types of kale/lettuce/spinach in your favourite dishes.  Today, we’re featuring this incredible green in a morning smoothie to start your day the right way!

Bon matin!  *^_^*

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Breakfast Tart

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Hey Foodies!

Wow it’s been a while since my last post.  The worst thing is, I have been shooting a lot new recipes for this site but I never got around to take my time to come here and post them.  My life have been a roller coaster lately and it was hard to even come here and blog you something interesting to read with each of the recipes I shot.  My online business took an unexpected turn and what looked like the biggest drama of my life, ended up being the best thing that could have ever happened to me.  I guess nothing happened for no reason in life but the little stressed out Ariel wasn’t able to write or think about anything fun for you guys although I cooked and baked a LOT during this very stressful time.  I’m so glad it’s over now…

On a more delicious note….  One sweet fan sent me a few cooking gear for my birthday in March and I have been dying to trying them out.  One of them is a super adorable tart pan from fat daddios and since I was drooling over all the delicious tarts that you can see on foodgawker, I absolutely wanted to try to make my own so here it is!  My first basic and delicious breakfast tart.

The whole concept is very easy and extremely versatile.  You can basically stuffed the tart with anything you would like and enjoy it either as breakfast or do like me and make a dinner/breakfast (I love to do that).

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