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Sweet Sesame, Potato & Chickpea Curry on Black Japanese Rice

September 5, 2016 by Ariel Leave a Comment

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This is clearly not a traditional curry but it is inspired from what I know about the culture.

 The idea started from the seasoning attached to this recipe.  Pre-made spice blends save my life when I’m uninspired after a long day working and, this seasoning was inspired from the episode of Chef’s Table (…on netflix, you HAVE to watch it) where they featured the progressive restaurant Gaggan in Bankok.  The way Gaggan Anand described the perfect flavour balance of his dish made my head spin and this is what I was able to come up with.  Some red chili powder would be interesting  to give it a spicier twist but, I sadly didn’t have any on hands.  Instead, I choose to top the curry with a little bit of Kochukaru (Korean red pepper flakes, used in kimchi) and it gave it the little spiciness I didn’t add in the seasoning.

I hope you’ll enjoy this potato & chickpea curry recipe and new spice blend attached to it.  Make sure to have a small container for the remaining seasoning because you’ll have extra to be creative with.

 Happy Cooking!  *^_^*

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Legumes, Popular Diets, Proteins, Spice Blend, Stews & Curries, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: Black Japanese Rice, canned tomatoes, chickpea, cinnamon, coconut, Cumin Seeds Powder, Curries, curry, Diced Tomatoes, dried thyme leaves, potato, recipe, Sesame seeds, sweet, thick coconut milk, turmeric, white onion, yellow onion

Unicorn Meat Stuffed Bell Peppers

February 14, 2016 by Ariel 2 Comments

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  This is a nice recipe for all your meat lovers, vegan and vegetarian hater friends out there.

We all know a few, those people who absolutely despise tofu and would never indulge in a nice tofu anything even if their lives depended on it.  It will be able to fool any of those harsh critics and amuse them by the thought of eating unicorn meat.

Make the test, challenge one of your buddies and let’s see if they are able to taste this awful tofu they are so scared of.

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Filed Under: Popular Diets, Proteins, Recipes, Soy Based, Tofu, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado oil, bell peppers, carrots, cauliflower, cilantro, coriander, easy, garlic, paprika, recipe, strained tomatoes, stuffed peppers, tofu, turmeric, unicorn meat, yellow onion

Chorizo & Red Potato Stir Fry

June 6, 2015 by Ariel 6 Comments

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After living in the Portuguese area of Montreal for many years, I became a little addicted with Chorizo.  As I traveled around, I noticed that every Chorizo is made a little differently and I’m starting to miss the soft and spicy version I was able to find at my beloved Portuguese grocery.

Here’s a simple recipe that brings me back to my time eating my favourite type of Chorizo.. Hope you like it!

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Popular Diets, Pork, Proteins, Recipes, Spicy Tagged With: broccolini, chorizo, fresh garlic, inspired, olive oil, orange bell pepper, pork, portuguese, recipe, red potato, red potatoes, saussage, shitake, shitake mushrooms, yellow onion

Fire Roasted Tomatoes & Parmesan Penne

March 24, 2015 by Ariel Leave a Comment

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Because the simplest meals are often the best…

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Filed Under: Pasta, Popular Diets, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado oil, broccoli, brocolli, canned tomatoes, cauliflowers, cheese, easy, fire roasted, fire roasted tomatoes, florets, garlic, inspired, italian, olive oil, parmesan, pasta, penne, quick, recipe, roasted, tomatoes, vegetarian, yellow onion

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