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Closet Cooking
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Cooking in a Closet Sized Kitchen - Food Blogging in Toronto
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Blender Hollandaise Sauce

With spring here it seems almost inevitable that I dust off my trusty old hollandaise sauce recipe because it goes so well with all of the abundant asparagus that is available right now. A Hollandais...

2 days ago 1 person likes this

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich with Guacamole and Roasted Jalapeno Mayo

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3 days ago 1 person likes this

Asparagus Roundup

Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables and with the season in full swing now I have been doing a lot with it. Both last week and this week I came home with no less than 4 bunches of asparagus! Wh...

3 days ago

Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Burgers

With grilling season here I have been thinking about burgers a lot more and this idea for jalapeno popper burgers has been haunting my dreams all winter! The basic idea behind these burgers was to in...

5 days ago

Roasted Jalapeno Mayo

Mayonnaise is a great condiment all by itself but it is always fun to add different flavours to it! These flavoured mayonnaises can be as simple as adding fresh basil for a chicken club sandwich or c...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

Asparagus and Double Smoked Bacon Popover

Right now we are in the middle of asparagus season and I have certainly been taking advantage of it, picking up several bundles of it each week. Not too long ago I came across the idea of topping a p...

6 days ago

Spicy Peanut Chicken Quesadillas

After making the chicken satay burgers earlier in the week I had some of the spicy peanut sauce leftover and I was just itching to use it in something new. The spicy peanut sauce along with the sweet...

25 may 12

Chicken Souvlaki Salad

Continuing with the themes of both salads and grilling is this chicken souvlaki salad that was inspired by Ginas recent Mediterranean chicken kebab salad. I am a big fan of all kinds of skewered and ...

24 may 12

Continuing with the themes of both salads and grilling is this chicken souvlaki salad that was inspired by Ginas recent Mediterranean chicken kebab salad. I am a big fan of all kinds of skewered and ...

24 may 12

Chicken Satay Burgers

I am back from my short vacation in Vegas and just in time to enjoy some amazing warm weather right here in Toronto! In fact it has been almost warm enough to be full on summer and that means that it...

23 may 12

Strawberry and Balsamic Grilled Chicken Salad

Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a fun filled couple of days in Monterey California for a summit put on by Dole where we learned more about where our salads come from and how they make t...

17 may 12

Roast Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

I always enjoy making my own salad dressings! Not only is it easy to do but you have complete control over what goes into them and how much to make. If you feel like having a different dressing every...

17 may 12

Closet Cookings Birthday: 2012 and 1500 Recipes!

A few days ago I noticed that I was quickly approaching post number 1500 and then I realized that I had just missed Closet Cookings 5th birthday on April 29! As both of these milestones are pretty bi...

12 may 12 2 people like this

Sweet Chili Chicken Quesadilla

Sometimes my freezer seems like it is an uncontrollable monster that is always full and I am engaged in an unending battle to free some space in it. Although it is sometimes scary to do so, I like to...

11 may 12

Crispy Rolled Shrimp Tacos

Although I was out of town for most of the week leading up to Cinco de Mayo I did get the chance to celebrate by making a few Mexican inspired dishes the week before. One of the recipes that I tried ...

10 may 12

Wild Leek and Double Smoked Bacon Tart

Throughout the winter I have been heading down to the local farmers market every weekend even though the only things that they have had for a long time is apples, pears and a few heartier vegetables ...

09 may 12

Mothers Day Recipes

Mothers Day is right around the corner and it is the perfect time to show mom that you care by making her a home cooked meal or better yet, by cooking for her all day. Let mom sleep in in the morning...

08 may 12

Smoked Salmon Asparagus Quinoa Cake Eggs Benedict

Mothers day is almost here and what better way to show her that you care than by making her a nice home cooked meal? A great way to do this is in the form of a breakfast or brunch for her after wakes...

06 may 12 3 people like this

Green Olive Salsa Verde with Cilantro Lime Grilled Halibut

I am finally back at home and just in time to share one last minute Cinco de Mayo recipe. A while ago a friend mentioned that Rick Bayless has a salsa that has olives in it and I was immediately take...

05 may 12 1 person likes this

Kongnamul Bap (Korean Beansprout Rice Bowl)

After making the sweet chili chicken rice bowl I have been thinking about rice bowls a lot and I remembered another rice bowl that was on my to-try list, kongnamul bap, a Korean beansprout rice bowl....

28 apr 12 1 person likes this

Sweet Chili Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich

April is grilled cheese month and I wanted to squeeze in at least one more grilled cheese sandwich. I am sure that a lot of you saw this coming but I had some of the amazingly good, sweet and spicy s...

27 apr 12

Blackened Catfish Tacos

I have had tacos on the brain a lot these days and I had another idea that I just could not contain; blackened catfish tacos with remoulade sauce. I was thinking about southern flavours like blackend...

26 apr 12 1 person likes this

Sweet Chili Chicken Rice Bowl

When I found the recipe for the salsa naranja it was a part of a recipe for a sweet chili chicken rice bowl and given my mild obsession with rice bowls it was next on my list to make. The basic idea ...

25 apr 12

Calamari Tacos with Salsa Naranja

Now that I had a fresh batch of the salsa naranja or orange salsa it was time to use it in something and first up was some calamari tacos inspired by Kogi BBQ. Up until I heard about these tacos, I h...

24 apr 12

Salsa Naranja (Orange Salsa)

I came across the idea of a salsa naranja, an orange salsa, on Kogi BBQ a while ago and it sounded really good! More recently I came across a recipe for the salsa naranja on Chow while searching for ...

24 apr 12 1 person likes this

Thai Style Black Quinoa Salad

Normally when I go to pick up quinoa they only have the white and red varieties but I recently came across black quinoa which I immediately picked up and I have been just itching to use it ever since...

20 apr 12 1 person likes this

Peameal Bacon and Roasted Tomato Sandwich with Cheddar Cheese and Grainy Honey Mustard

As some of you know, I am a big fan of peameal bacon and in particular I enjoy using it in sandwiches! Peameal bacon is made with the pork loin which is leaner than the belly and it is cured or pickl...

19 apr 12 1 person likes this

Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

Lately I have been craving for some Tex-Mex flavours and in particular for something with plenty of ooey gooey melted cheese! Quesadillas fit the bill and I was thinking about chicken fajita style qu...

18 apr 12 1 person likes this

Taco Salad

The taco salad has to be one of my favourtite salads and yesterday it found a new rival in the form of the bacon double cheese burger salad which was an instant hit! Since the bacon double cheese bur...

13 apr 12 2 people like this

Bacon Double Cheese Burger Salad

Not too long ago I came across a recipe for a cheeseburger salad on The Pioneer Woman which reminded me of one of my favourite salads, the taco salad, and since I also enjoy a good burger, I was imme...

13 apr 12 1 person likes this

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