Zesty Lemon Vinaigrette

2 tablespoons (30ml) fresh lemon juice, plus 1 teaspoon lemon zest, from 1 medium lemon 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 1/2 teaspoons honey 1 medium clove garlic, grated (about 1/2 teaspoon) 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot (3/4 ounce; 21g),…

Prime Rib Roast for 2

A small prime rib roast will deliver huge servings for twopeople, with enough leftovers for the most fabulous, decadentprime rib sandwiches EVER the next day. Pairs wonderfully withmashed potatoes. Keep in mind that cooking times areapproximate, since they will vary…

Curried Coconut Carrot Soup

2 tablespoons coconut oil1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped6 cups carrots, unpeeled and roughly chopped (this required 8 medium-sized carrots for me)3 1/2 cups vegetable stock (I like the flavor of ‘No Chicken’ stock by Imagine Foods)One 15-ounce can full-fat…

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP

From America’s Test Kitchen Live!, Cook’s Illustrated Magazine Serves 6 to 8 For freshness, puree some of the garlic and ginger with water in a blender, then leave this mixture in the blender while making the soup. The finished soup…

Pizza Dough – NY stylee

INGREDIENTS 153 grams 00 flour (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon) 153 grams all-purpose flour (1 cup plus 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons) 8 grams fine sea salt (1 teaspoon) 2 grams active dry yeast (3/4 teaspoon) 4 grams extra-virgin olive oil (1 teaspoon) PREPARATION In…

Fried Buffalo Cauliflower

Ingredients For the Cauliflower Batter: 1 head cauliflower (about 4 cups of florets) 3/4 cup flour  2 tablespoons corn starch or potato starch 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup Greek yogurt Mix all above and add milk if needed to…

Montreal Bagels

1 1/2 cups warm water 65g granulated sugar 3 tbsp canola oil 8g active dry yeast 2 large eggs, 1 is for the dough and 1 is for egg was 2 tbsp maple syrup 630g all purpose, unbleached flour +…

French Canadian Spag Sauce

2 chopped onions 2 lb lean beef 1 tsp ground cloves 2 tsp cinamon 2 tsp allspice 1\2 tsp cayenne Salt and pepper Mix above with Cooked beef and onions Tomato juice. Big can Add juice to mixture Add 1…

Sunday Roast

First: nice rib roast and have the butcher leave the bone-in, Or I would suggest a nice large (Outside Round) slab of beef.  It’s cheap and can be almost as good if you cook it properly. Preheat oven to 360F…

Lemony Brownies/Blondies

READY IN: 35mins YIELD:16 brownies INGREDIENTS Nutrition FOR THE BROWNIE 1⁄2cup unsalted butter, softened 3⁄4cup flour 2eggs, large 2tablespoons lemon zest 2tablespoons lemon juice 3⁄4cup granulated sugar 1⁄4teaspoon sea salt FOR THE TART LEMON GLAZE 4tablespoons lemon juice 8teaspoons lemon zest 1cup icing sugar DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.…

Butter Tarts

Pie Crust: In your food processor, place the flour, salt, and sugar and process until combined. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal (about 15 seconds). Add about 3 tablespoons water and process just until the dough holds together…

Vin De Pamplemousse (Grapefruit Wine)

VIN DE PAMPLEMOUSSE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT 2 5-liter (or five-quart) jars with a sealable lids. 5 750 ml bottles with stoppers INGREDIENTS 6 Blood oranges (or yellow grapefruits) 6 pink grapefruits 2 limes (or lemons) 6 bottles light, crisp white wine…

Channa Aloo Curry

1 18oz can chickpeas (garbanzo bean,) 2 tablespoon madras curry powder 1/4 teaspoon salt (add more to your taste) dash black pepper 1/2 medium onion sliced thin 1/4 hot pepper (I use habanero or scotch bonnet) 3 cloves garlic –…

Corn ‘n Oil

1.5 oz Cruzan Blackstrap Rum 1 oz Velvet Falernum .5 oz Freah Lime Juice 1 Dash of Angostura Bitters SHAKEN and Double Strained over a big Ice Cube   Taken from Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago.

Traditional Portuguese rolls

Traditional Portuguese rolls SERVES  Makes 12 – 14 rolls PREP TIME  10 minutes, plus 2 hours resting time COOKING TIME  15 minutes INGREDIENTS 330 g white bread flour 5 g sea salt 5 g dry yeast 4 g sugar 20…

Creole Chicken Gumbo

  Taken from The Black Family Reunion Cookbook Image from Google books https://books.google.com/books?id=9z_HoPCogJQC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=black+family+reunion+cookbook+recipes+gumbo&source=bl&ots=O3Vh73aK3a&sig=FlM21i3wTHYdt0uvfsrlvDxxApI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ubn4U9j6KsqvyASeq4C4CA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Poutine sauce #1

INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons (30 ml) cornstarch 2 tablespoons (30 ml) water 6 tablespoons (90 ml) unsalted butter 1/4 cup (60 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 cans 10 oz (284 ml) beef broth, undiluted 1 can…

QUINOA STUFFED PEPPERS WITH FETA

Ingredients 2 cups butternut squash, cut into 1/2-inch cubes extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 3/4 cup quinoa 1 (14.5oz) can diced tomatoes, drained (reserving 1/4 cup juice) 1 zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch…

West Indian Curry mix

2 tablespoons ground turmeric 1 tablespoon crushed dried chili flakes 1 tablespoon cumin seeds 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds 1/2 tablespoon ground cloves 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper…

Pizza Sauce

Ingredients 2 Tblsp olive oil 1 Tblsp butter ½ c onion, chopped ¼ c celery, chopped 1 clove of garlic, chopped 8 oz. tomato sauce 6 oz. tomato paste 2 Tblsp grated parmesan cheese 1 tspn basil, dried 1 tspn…

Dhalpuri Roti

Homemade Dhal Puri Roti For the filling 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (or saffron powder) 2 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon ground roasted geera (cumin) 2 cups split peas (dhal) 1/4 of a scotch bonnet pepper (or any hot pepper…

Boneless Curry Chicken with Potato & Channa

Boneless Curry Chicken with Potato & Channa 3 Chicken Breast; cut into large cubes 1 large onion; course chop 3 garlic cloves; minced 2 tsp ginger; minced 2 tbsp CHIEF curry powder 1 tbsp Organic No Salt Seasoning 1 tsp…

Greek salad dressing

2 small garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard 1 teaspoon dried oregano 3 Tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 cup olive oil 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Add all to jar and shake…

Pork Soulaki

1 1/2 lbs boneless pork loin or 1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup olive oil 4 garlic cloves, smashed 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 3/4 cup prepared tzatziki, sauce (make your own, recipe in’zaar) 6 Greek pita breads Directions: Trim and cut pork into 1 inch cubes. In large bowl,…

Tzatziki

3 cups Greek yogurt (also called Yogurt Cheese, see below for alternative) 3 tablespoons lemon juice (or juice of one lemon) 1 garlic clove, minced 1 large English cucumber, diced (the long, skinny ones) 1 tablespoon salt (for salting cucumbers) 1 tablespoon fresh dill (or both, depending on preference) or 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped (or both,…

Greek lemon potato

3-4 large potatoes (start with 3 and add one more if they don’t fill your baking dish) a glass baking dish (mine is 13 x 9) salt and pepper dried oregano one lemon 1/3 cup olive oil (good quality!) 1/2…

Vita water

SPRING CLEANSE ~ YOUR BODY ~ Yes another post about water 🙂 But if you really want to cleanse then DRINK, DRINK, DRINK. Here are eight (8) home made vitamin water recipes to help you keep the water flowing! As…

Best Veggie Salad

  Can of chickpeas Cucumber in small chunks Can of black olives Sometimes I use a can of artichoke hearts chopped Chopped parsley or you could use basil for a differnt flavour Green beans (cooked) cut in thirds Chopped tomatoes…

Chipotle Chicken Sandwich

Take a can of chipotle peppers in sauce (small tin), juice from 1.5-2 lemons, 1-2 cloves of garlic, Glug or 2 of olive oil. Put all in blender till smooth with a couple lumps. Reserve about 1/2 cup on the…

Tamari salad dressing

1/4 cup tamari 1/4 cup apple cider vinagre 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp ginger minced 1/2 cup olive oil Add all to blender until smooth Add oil slowly

Granola

4 1/2 cups rolled oats (not instant) 1 cup sunflower seeds 1/2 cup white sesame seeds 2 cups raw almonds 3/4 cup light brown sugar 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. kosher salt 1/3 cup brown rice…