Salade Nicoise inspired by Julia Child
This week we join the many voices celebrating what would have been Julia Child's 100th birthday in August of this year, with JC100. Starting with Salade Nicoise, from Child's The Way to Cook, a light,...
View ArticlePain Bagnat – The Perfect French Picnic
After last week's post on Salade Nicoise, we take a merry little detour to Pain Bagnat (literally translated: Wet Bread) which is that same Salade Nicoise, layered in a day-old sourdough roll, wrapped...
View ArticleFresh Asian Spring Rolls
The secret to beautiful Asian Spring Rolls is the art of the perfect roll. These are a rice paper version; bright, fresh and packed with flavor, the deep fried variety features the same rolling...
View ArticleFoie Gras – Pure and Simple
The making of foie gras is a simple, though messy process. The fattened liver is soft and breaks apart easily, so each step must be handled with care and precision. Unless you’ve attended culinary...
View ArticleMushroom Risotto – A Bowl Full of Love
It’s cold. We’ve got snow up the wazoo and here comes Valentine’s Day. For my money nothing says love quite like a bowl of Mushroom Risotto. It’s a warm, starchy hug that you can wrap your whole...
View ArticleCoco’s Curried Naan-za
This week we had the same vegetarian meal, twice in a row – by request rather than coercion. We call that a hit and thus Coco’s Curried Naan-za became a new menu item in our house. At home, I am...
View ArticleGrilled Vegetable Halloumi & Hummus Hoagie
From our Tastes of Summer menu, the Grilled Vegetable Halloumi & Hummus Hoagie, great grilled flavour on a Meatless Monday. Sometimes it’s the simplest of ingredients that make the best meals....
View ArticleBeer Soaked Asian Buffalo Wings with Lime Cilantro Buttered Grilled Corn
Yes. I said beer and wings in the same sentence, I mean what goes better with beer than wings? And what could be better on a summer’s eve with Beer Soaked Asian Buffalo Wings than Lime Cilantro...
View ArticleChef B’s Gourmet Chorizo Pogos
During yesterday’s visit to CTV’s Ottawa Morning Live, our resident chef, Benoit Gelinotte (Chef B) demoed one of his top party food bites from his kitchen at Culinary Conspiracy, the Chorizo Pogo....
View ArticleGrilled Nova Scotia Lobster Rolls
Brush some garlic butter, grill it to a crispy golden brown, and add a hint of lemon and you’ve created a contemporary classic, Grilled Nova Scotia Lobster Rolls. Sometimes it’s the simplest things...
View ArticleNectarine and Bocconcini Salad
Sweet and savory Nectarine and Bocconcini Salad. A vivid taste of summer with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, nectarines and basil served Italian style, lightly dressed and ready in ten minutes. Craving...
View ArticleCauliflower Smoked Cheddar Soup
As summer winds down and the harvest rolls in it’s time to cozy up with a big bowl of vegetable goodness that is Cauliflower Smoked Cheddar Soup. Welcome to soup week on Food Gypsy. With ‘Daily Soup’...
View ArticleRoasted Turkey New Potato Soup
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but why wait when you can have ‘Thanksgiving in a Bowl’ with Roasted Turkey New Potato Soup?! Soup Week continues on Food Gypsy. Making a the ‘soup du jour’ at...
View ArticleSweet Carrot Coconut Soup
One last kick at the proverbial can with a warm you to the bone plant-pure, sweet meets savory number Sweet Carrot Coconut Soup as we wrap up Soup Week on Food Gypsy. Soup is good food. The perfect...
View ArticleTandoori Chicken Wings with Smokey Riata
As party food goes, nothing beats a spicy chicken wing, whether it’s game day or a night of fun with friends. Let’s toss a little Bollywood at your wing night with Tandoori Chicken Wings and a Smokey...
View ArticleSplit Pea Bacon Soup, The Comfort of Green
Cold weather calls for deep comfort. Nothing warms you from the inside out like a steaming bowl of Split Pea Bacon Soup. A twist on a Canadian classic, made when the larder was low and fresh produce...
View ArticleCappelletti Sicilia with Tomato Garlic & Nuts
Nothing beats a weeknight pasta. Cappelletti Sicilia with Tomato Garlic & Nuts will break you out of a pasta rut with the signature taste profile from Italy’s largest southern island. Known as...
View ArticleKale Caesar Salad – Hail Kale!
As days lengthen thoughts turn to all things green. Swap out your romain for a deeper shade of green and you’ve got the hip new Caesar everyone’s talking about, Kale Caesar Salad. All Hail Kale! A...
View ArticleBreakfast Pizza with Eggs, Adobro Romesco & Fresh Shaved Asparagus
Breakfast Pizza with Eggs, Adobro Romesco and Fresh Shaved Asparagus, this is what’s spring is all about. Fresh flavours, bright colours all in one amazing pizza. OMG. OMG. OMG. I totally love this...
View ArticleAvocado Chicken Sliders with Grilled Corn Salsa
Light and fresh, it’s mexican grilled corn in a slider, baby! Really, all you need is a couple of Avocado Chicken Sliders with Grilled Corn Salsa and a bottle of tequila and it’s party time. These...
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