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Tikka Masala Poutine

Tikka Masala Poutine

Traditional chicken tikka masala sauce (without chicken) serves as the brown gravy for this take on tikka masala poutine.

Plantain Crusted Chicken Breast

Plantain Crusted Chicken Breast

Plantain crusted chicken breast is made crispy by coating thin chicken cutlets in seasonings and crushed plantain chips and baked until golden.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Burgers

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Burgers

Grilling season is just around the corner. Quite literally. Next week we bust out the grills from whence they came until the cold weather forces them back under cover or in the garage.  It’s an occasion to celebrate and these Jamaican Jerk Chicken Burgers with a citrus onion slaw are just the thing to get anyone in the mood.

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Parisian-Style Crepes with Nutella

Parisian-Style Crepes with Nutella

Large, flat, Parisian street style crepes with Nutella – easy to make at home with no special ingredients.

Chorizo and Scrambled Egg Breakfast Tacos

Chorizo and Scrambled Egg Breakfast Tacos

Spicy chorizo and perfectly scrambled eggs seasoned with tomatillo salsa make up the bulk of these chorizo and scrambled egg breakfast tacos.

Coronation Egg Sandwich

Coronation Egg Sandwich

Spring is here, sorta (it’s snowing tomorrow btw. nbd), and what that means is that the stores are inundated with bunnies and chicks and Easter baskets, fake green grass, jelly beans and colored eggs. And it’s those Crayola colored eggs that I’m addressing today with this coronation egg sandwich.

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Seafood Chowder

Seafood Chowder

Creamy Irish style chowder lightened up with leeks, fish and mussels, corn and potatoes in this creamy seafood chowder recipe.

Roasted Cauliflower Tinga Tacos

Roasted Cauliflower Tinga Tacos

Roasted cauliflower is coated in spicy homemade tinga sauce and fills corn tortillas in these spicy cauliflower tinga tacos.

Hungarian Cabbage with Noodles (Káposztás Tészta)

Hungarian Cabbage with Noodles (Káposztás Tészta)

We made it to Friday, so let’s celebrate the weekend with simple deliciousness.  Mom food, or grandma food, in my family, like many families, is the stuff of legends. Many of the early recipes that fill this site, from Hungary to Burma to…broiled chicken, were the brainchild of one of the great cooks of my family, handed down through the generations, and I’ve been glad to have the blog to record them all for posterity.  This recipe for a simple but classic Hungarian cabbage with noodles, or Káposztás Tészta (ka-POOH-sh-ah-sh tays-tah) as it’s better known in the Hungarian parts, is one of those foods.

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Irish Lamb Stew

Irish Lamb Stew

Easy, comforting, Irish lamb stew recipe made in the slow cooker with leeks, carrots and millet instead of barley.