Five Spice Apple Waffles
Delicious egg-based Belgian waffles are topped with caramelized sautéed and seasoned apples in these five-spice apple waffles.
Tag: North America
Mole-Q Chicken Tacos
Mole-Q chicken tacos are a combination of mole and BBQ flavors, these chicken tacos are dressed in a corn salad for the perfect summer bite that will satisfy any cravings.
Poached Eggs in Spicy Mexican-Style Tomato Sauce
Since it’s still Birthday Week, I’m exercising my prerogative to eat all of my favorite foods. While I’ve already hit up sandwiches, some things barbecue, Doritos (seriously, my love) and all the ice cream (we’re working on 2x a day at this point- thank God for tennis), I’ve got some days left, and some French fries to eat. But first, how about these poached eggs in spicy Mexican-style tomato sauce?
Peaches and Cream Tart
This Peaches and Cream Tart is a delicious alternative to traditional summer desserts- an almond shortbread crust is filled with sweetened cream of wheat and topped with fresh peaches.
Vodka Rosemary Barbecue Sauce
Homemade barbecue sauce gets a fancy twist in this vodka rosemary barbecue sauce – subtle flavors that pack a delicious punch.
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
One of my favorite things to do when I go home is to page through Mom’s old, decrepit recipe box. I don’t do it more than maybe once a year, but sometime I’ll go home and she’ll need something from it and I’ll find myself looking and old favorites, written hastily on any scratch paper that happened to be around at the time; receipts, slips of paper, and a few on proper recipe cards.
While thumbing through the archives this weekend, I happened upon our family recipe for brown sugar pound cake, written in my dad’s meticulous handwriting. Despite being delicious, neither Mom nor I ever make it, but we both knew right then that I’d be our contribution to Monday night’s barbecue.
Nanaimo Bars
Easy, no bake Nanaimo Bars are a Canadian classic with layers of custard, chocolate and graham for the perfect snack or dessert with no oven time!
Grilled Eggplant Veggie Burgers
Grilled eggplant veggie burgers with smoky hazelnut pesto, bacon optional, are the perfect way to get your vegetarian friends grilling too!
See the World: Toronto Layover
Trip recovery is hard, and I made it harder with a quick day trip to Chicago on Sunday because I really know to go get over jet lag. With an 8-hour round trip road trip, obviously.
Getting back into the swing of not having the day to be yours is hard. What’s even harder? The reality of the non-vacation breakfast. For a whole week, I woke up to freshly baked bread, delicious hams and cheeses, Euro-strength coffee, and milk that actually tastes like milk. Yesterday, I ended up taking some bread out of the freezer and thought, “Why isn’t this fresh baked? Why don’t I have butter out and soft? Why isn’t it Irish butter? Where are my cold cuts?” Like I said, life is hard.
Thankfully, the memories and pictures will sustain me until the next trip and those I can share with you (along with a few recipe recreations, coming at you in the next few weeks). Before I talk about the glories of Holland, let’s first talk about Toronto.
Fish Tacos with Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice
So since I’m currently (hopefully not) lost in the middle of the Dutch tulip fields with H, I got a treat or two or three up my sleeve (starting with these fish tacos!) for some guest posts to take care of you while I’m gone.…