Snacks

“Gingery” Peanut Butter Melt in your Mouth Cookies

January 25, 2016 by Ariel 2 Comments

One of my most perfect cookie…

Hard and crunchy at first but them it starts melting in your mouth revealing delicate peanuts, ginger & cardamom flavours. A nice foolproof, easy recipe for when you don’t want to break your head and have a store bought quality cookie.

How long can you last before you eat them all? They lasted 3 days in my house and I had to fight for it because they would have been gone the first night. Oh and did I mentioned they absorb milk PERFECTLY? …so please, dunk them!

Good luck!

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Easy Parmesan Crackers

January 12, 2016 by Ariel 1 Comment

Just because we can never have enough homemade cracker recipes… Here’s a really easy one to make flavourful Parmesan cheese little bites that will definitely satisfy your need for cheese crackers.

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“Healthy” & Tasty Cheese Sticks!

May 8, 2015 by Ariel 2 Comments

Coming from a cheese sticks fanatic (that’s gonna be Max), these are the good stuff.

I started craving cheesy straws when Max and I met about 8 years ago. Growing up, it’s not something that was made by either my mom or grand mothers and I don’t think anybody in my family had/has a recipe to make them. Which make today kind of “special” because I’m writing history! This delicious, and fairly simple recipe is going to be archived forever and probably added to my future cookbook because it is just plain awesome and FAIL PROOF! …..don’t we just love those fail proof recipes right?

Anyways, like I mentioned, I live with a cheese sticks addict. So far gone in his addiction, that it took 5 batches of these babies to have enough left over the next day to take photos. For a moment, I thought these would never make it on the site because we kept eating them the second they came out of the oven. Luckily, last time, I was able to snap a few shot before they disappeared.

The inspiration for this recipe comes from my mother in law’s personal recipe collection and since it really has a special connotation for Max, I decided to involve him a little bit more in to the process as you’ll be able to judge by the photos.

At least 100 different recipes later, we had it! Crunchy and cheesy enough to pass the Max test and surprisingly “healthy” enough for me not to freak out every time I eat 4-5 back to back.

We hope you’ll enjoy this recipe, make sure you follow the quick 4 rules below and then add your own touch to make them even better.

Enjoy!

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No Fuss Grilled Hummus & Tomato Toast

April 9, 2015 by Ariel 1 Comment

Because it doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious. Here’s a simple recipe with easy to find, local ingredients that you can make at any time of the day! Part of the #NoRecipe trend on twitter… it could easily be become a fun appetizer if cut in small pieces.

Enjoy!

No Fuss Grilled Hummus Toast

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

2 mins

Total time

7 mins

Author: ZestyandSpicy.com

Recipe type: Easy Breezy

Ingredients

Rye Bread Slice
Roasted Garlic Hummus
Fresh Tomatoes from the Garden
6 years old Cheddar Cheese (or any other strong cheese)
Chopped Coriander for the garnish

Instructions

- Toast the bread
- Spread your hummus
- Add the sliced tomatoes, cheese on top and grill for 1-2 minutes in the oven (on broil)
- Sprinkle the freshly chopped coriander leaves
watch out, it might be hot.... Bon Appetit!

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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Peaches & Blue Cheese Amuse Bouches

September 6, 2013 by Ariel 2 Comments

Yoohoo it’s Friday! What about a light recipe that is also easy, fast and delicious that could be the hit of tonight’s friendly gathering! If you have peaches, blue cheese, walnuts and baguette laying around, you have everything you need to realize in 5 minutes these delicious amuse bouches!

…Now who’s getting the beer?

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Sweet & Salty Cajun Roasted Almonds

February 2, 2013 by Ariel 4 Comments

I always have nuts laying around in my house. Either roasted with spices or just raw, I love them all. It’s a great and healthy way for me to get a boost of energy and make sure I eat all your good fat and control my blood sugar to get me through the day at the computer or on the go at a photo shoot. I’ve been wanting to show you all the great recipes you can do with my homemade cajun spice blend but didn’t had much time as you can probably see by the number of updates on the site. So this morning I decided that enough was enough and I had to shoot at least one recipe! Good news, I ended shooting 3 new recipes including this one so make sure you don’t miss the next updates because they are going to be delicious 😛

Ok enough chatting and more recipe right? I hope you’ll enjoy this simple snack that can be eaten on the go or maybe while you’re watching the football game on Sunday? 😉

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Mini Pumpkin & Spices Cupcakes

October 29, 2012 by Ariel 2 Comments

Can I really post too many pumpkin recipes? I don’t think so. After passing over all the homemade pumpkin puree and a couple of cans of pumpkin puree, I still have a bit left in my fridge and a ton of fun ideas of what I could do with it. Two weeks ago, somebody asked me on twitter if I had a good recipe for some easy and fast pumpkin cupcakes so here it is! I brought these little bites to a party I went to on Saturday and they were a hit! Hope you like them to 🙂

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Two Tones Swirl Earl Grey “Biscuits”

September 13, 2012 by Ariel 8 Comments

I’ve been debating the fact of calling them cookies or biscuits but after researching online, I think the final texture of these are closer the traditional biscuit compare to the cookies just because they are very soft and moist on the inside with a crunchy outside… Not too sweet, just the way I like it and perfect to go with a good tea or a glass of milk.

Since my Anastasia Bread, I really started enjoy cooking with delicious teas and I think I will keep going with my experimentations. Hope you will like these biscuits.

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Anastasia Bread…

August 31, 2012 by Ariel 5 Comments

My boyfriend bought me this book where some professional cook from Quebec are cooking great meals and deserts with the famous Kusmi teas. I am for myself a HUGE fan of all sort of tea (drinking tea is my almost my only way to drink water in a day) in general and I find the Kusmi tea incredible so I absolutely wanted to created my own Kusmi recipe 🙂 I hope you enjoy this quick and easy bread!

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