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Thai Chicken Pizza with Sweet Chili Sauce

With all of the experimenting that I have been doing with pizzas over the years, the Thai chicken pizza with spicy peanut sauce is one of my favourites. I mean the spicy peanut sauce is surly one of ...

16 h ago 6 people like this

Raspberry and Dark Chocolate Cheesecake

The final component for my Valentines Day dinner, and arguably the most important part, is the dessert and it is the perfect time to go for something a little more decadent! I am a huge fan of cheese...

1 day ago 12 people like this

Fennel Gratin

I particularly enjoy fennel but I hardly ever seem to use it and I was thinking that it would be perfect to pull some out for a special occasion like for Valentines day. Fennel bulbs have the flavour...

3 days ago 4 people like this

Steak Diane

Valentines Day is less than a week away and it was about time that I got to trying some recipes out to make sure that it is perfect. On a special day like Valentines day it is nice to splurge and to ...

5 days ago 4 people like this

Peameal Bacon Breakfast Sandwich with Maple Caramelized Onions and a Fried Egg

Now that I had a batch of maple caramelized onions made it was time to make the breakfast sandwich that I had envisioned using them in. As soon as I think about a breakfast sandwich I immediatly star...

08 feb 12 5 people like this

Maple Caramelized Onions

I am a huge fan of caramelized onions and over the last little while I have been experimenting with adding different flavours to them. Some of my more recent experiments include the balsamic carameli...

08 feb 12 6 people like this

Whos on Pinterest?

Pinterest.com is my latest obsession! If you are interested in following my adventures on Pinterest.com here is my boards: http://pinterest.com/ClosetCoo king/ Leave a comment with a link to your boar...

07 feb 12

Cucumber and Feta Rolls

With all of the decadent snacks that I have been testing out for my Super Bowl party I know that some of you are wondering: "Are there any lighter options?", and these cucumber feta rolls d...

04 feb 12 15 people like this

Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins

I have had the idea to do buffalo chicken stuffed potato skins for a long time now and what better time to pull out the skins than for the Super Bowl? The basic idea was to stuff some potato skins wi...

03 feb 12 12 people like this

Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed with Spinach and Artichoke Dip

With the Super Bowl coming up I have been thinking about snacks a lot lately and dips have been getting almost all of the attention. As I reminisced about how great artichoke dip baked in bread is, I...

02 feb 12 14 people like this

Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A guacamole grilled cheese sandwich has been on my to try list for a while now and since I was making the bacon guacamole on the weekend I figured I would just pick up double the ingredients and make...

01 feb 12 15 people like this

Super Bowl Party Recipes

The Super Bowl is the perfect excuse to invite some friends over and throw a party and any kind of game day party is going to need food! Forget about calling for pizza because these recipes are all e...

31 jan 12 11 people like this

Bacon Guacamole

I already have a few hot melted cheese dips planned for the upcoming Super Bowl party but I also want to include something a little on the healthier side and guacamole is perfect party food! The basi...

29 jan 12 10 people like this

Taco Dip

With the Super Bowl quickly approaching I have been getting some snack recipes together for the party. The burger dip that I made last week got me thinking about hot cheesy dips and one my favourites...

28 jan 12 6 people like this

Quinoa Flatbread with Tabbouleh, Falafel, Feta and Pomegranate

Next up in my week long exploration of Mediterranean cuisine and quinoa was these quinoa pancakes or flatbreads that I came across a while ago. They caught my attention immediately because of the cre...

27 jan 12 10 people like this

Falafel

Falafel, or fried chickepea patties, have been on my todo list for a while! Making the quioa tabouleh salad reminded of a photo that I had seen a long time ago where perfectly golden brown falafel we...

26 jan 12 18 people like this

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

When I made the quinoa cakes with roasted red pepper and walnut pesto, goat cheese and a poached egg it reminded me that I had not done much with quinoa lately and that got me thinking about all of t...

25 jan 12 15 people like this

Mapo Eggplant

One of my favourite Chinese dishes has to be mapo tofu for its use of not only the chili heat and numbing Sichuan peppercorn combo but also for its use of another great Chinese ingredient, fermented ...

24 jan 12 3 people like this

Bacon Double Cheese Burger Dip

The Super Bowl is quickly approaching and that means that it is time to start dusting off some recipes for snacking! I am a big fan of hot melted cheese dips and I had an idea for a new one, a bacon ...

22 jan 12 12 people like this

Orange Chicken

Continuing in my week long exploration of Chinese food I wanted something on the lighter side and this orange chicken seemed appropriate given all of the different varieties of oranges that have been...

21 jan 12 10 people like this

Kung Pao Chicken

With all of this talk about Chinese food it was about time that I got down to cooking some! There are several different types of Chinese cuisine and I would have to say that my favourite is the cuisi...

19 jan 12 13 people like this

Chinese New Year Recipes

With the Chinese New Year right around the corner I thought that I would take the opportunity to pull out some of my favourites Chinese recipes. Chinese cuisine is filled with tasty dishes, great ing...

17 jan 12 17 people like this

Egg Foo Young

The Chinese New Year is right around the corner and I figured that that was the perfect excuse to pull our some Chinese recipes! On the top of my list was egg foo young which is a Chinese omelette th...

13 jan 12 2 people like this

Quinoa Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Pesto, Goat Cheese and a Poached Egg

I have been a huge fan of quinoa ever since I first came across it and I am always looking for new ways to enjoy it. I recently came across the idea of quinoa cakes on Annies Eats and I immediately k...

11 jan 12 7 people like this

Cilantro and Lime Fish Tacos

Another thing that I often think about when I am trying to eat lighter is seafood and one of my goals is to try to include fish in my diet more often. These fish tacos that have been on my mind for a...

10 jan 12 12 people like this

Tomatillo Pico de Gallo

Pico de gallo has to be my all time favourite salsa and it is a fresh and mild tomato based salsa that consists of onions, jalapeno, cilantro and lime juice in addition to the tomatoes. For a long ti...

10 jan 12 5 people like this

Roasted Mushroom and Green Bean Farro Salad

With January here I have been trying to eat healthier and when I am doing that I often think about salads, whole grain salads in particular. The combination of green beans and mushrooms are a favouri...

08 jan 12 4 people like this

Crockpot Chicken Santa Fe

Over the last little while I have come across a number of tasty looking crockpot recipes and that reminded me about the crockpot that I picked up over a year ago and hardly used. The only thing that ...

06 jan 12 10 people like this

Lasagna Soup

Winter is the time for soups and I have been certainly making a lot of them lately! Lasagna has to be one of my all time favourite meals and when I recently came across the idea for a lasagna soup on...

04 jan 12 19 people like this

Hoppin John

Black-eyed peas are commonly served for New Years as they are said to bring luck and I hardly need an excuse to eat more beans! Hoppin John is a southern rice and beans dish that uses black-eyed peas...

01 jan 12 3 people like this

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