Happy Cinco de Mayo! To celebrate this delicious day, myself and Que Pasa Foods teamed up to offer one lucky Culinary Cool reader a Mexican prize pack. It was always a special night when mom made tacos for dinner. I would pile mine high with cheddar cheese, and a generous dollop of sour cream. Now…
Black Bean & Chorizo Tostada
Not like you need a reason to cook up some Mexican grub, but Cinco de Mayo is this week. It gives you the perfect excuse to whip up a batch of tacos. Or better yet, get a little creative with Mexican flavours – beans, tomatillos, masa harina, poblano, or even tamarind. Let’s be real with one…
Turos Teszta
Noodles, cheese, and bacon. Turos Teszta – the ultimate Hungarian comfort food. I was first introduced to this cheesy dish in 2012 by my bestie, Edith. We went on a road trip to California with our friend, Thao, and rented an apartment in Santa Monica for a week. We were living the California dream. We…
Mango Curry Chicken Salad
I just had a birthday and it was a big one. It’s the kind you celebrate because it’s a milestone. The big 3-0. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll recall I bought some big-ass balloons to let the world know. I brought them to my High Tea Birthday party to spruce up the place. They put…
Per La Famiglia
What I know to be true of Italian food culture is this: expect copious amounts of food. Expect to leave comatose and with enough leftovers to feed you for a solid week. It’s so much more than pasta. Southern Italian recipes, such as those featured in Emily Richard’s book, Per La Famiglia, are full of bright and…
Apple, Dijon and Havarti Flatbread
Cheese and apples are a perfect pair. There’s something about the sweet and tartness of an apple that makes me want a slice or two of cheese at the same time. I can remember back to my elementary school days, our babysitter would serve us an after school snack. The snacks varied from day to…
Lentil Larb Moo Lettuce Wraps
If you recall from one of my previous posts, we cut out meat for the entire month of January, which, truth be told, wasn’t very difficult. Actually, it was quite easy. We used plenty of pulse crops, such as chickpeas and lentils, in place of meat in most of our favourite recipes. It cut our…
Chocolate Chip & Chunk Cookies
I always tell people that baking is my therapy. I find it the ideal way to tune out the world and release some stress. The only thing I focus on is the recipe. I tweak the ingredients. I play with the ratios. It’s always interesting to see the differences in texture and taste. One such…
Healthy Creamy Greek Dressing
We did something crazy in the month of January. We stopped eating meat. Chicken, pork, beef – we gave it up cold turkey (pun intended). It was easy for Scott. He was a vegetarian before I met him. Once I became the primary chef, meat began to make an appearance. I’m terrible, I know. It was…
Shakshouka
Is anyone else sick of seeing smoothie recipes everywhere? A smoothie for breakfast has never satisfied me. I would rather chew my food than suck it back with a straw. There. Someone had to say it. I’m most certainly not a smoothie girl. Milkshakes, yes. Smoothies, no. I would rather fill my belly with a…
