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Easy Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

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Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas

Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas is a quick and easy dish for a weekday. Mildly spiced and smoky dish with cheese served with diced avocado and sour cream. Searching for an easy way to make the kids and yourself happy on a busy weekday night? Or maybe you have some leftovers from last Sunday’s roasted chicken feast? Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas are the way to go! A quick and easy recipe filled with flavour and approved by kids, what else can you ask for?! Served with diced avocado with a squeeze of lime and sour cream to smooth things up a bit. Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Chipotle peppers are mildly spicy and sold in a can that contains a sensational “adobo” or marinade making the perfect seasoning for this chicken. No worries about the heat factor, this pepper is mild and has this special touch of smoke to it which give the impression…

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Main Meals

Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Salad

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Chicken, Feta & Broccoli Pasta Salad

Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Salad is the ultimate pasta salad without any mayo! A simple yet addictive pasta salad made with al dente broccoli, chicken bits, red bell pepper, onion, basil and feta drizzled with olive oil! This Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Salad is an addictive “wake up in the middle of the night for a bite” meal… a “you have more than me” meal. This is a recipe from way back in the days when I used to sleep over at my friend’s house, and her mom knew I was coming. Then, she would make me that pasta salad. I could not get enough, it looked like a simple pasta salad, but something in it made it impossible to stop eating… With the years, I transformed it even more to my taste; I’ve added feta cheese and fresh basil leaves. The Golden Dressing The dressing for this pasta salad is simply fresh…

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Main Meals

Stuffed Round Courgettes

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Stuffed Round Courgettes

Creamy Chicken Stuffed Round Courgettes is a light meal with a whole lot of veggies like sweet peas, leek, red bell pepper and carrot for a fun, creamy and colourful bite.  This Stuffed Round Courgettes recipe is basically the filling of a chicken pot pie trapped in a mini round courgette, a fun way to eat chicken leftovers. Every time I see those precious green or yellow round courgettes, I simply cannot resist! They’ve got to come home with me! If you don’t have such courgettes at your market you can do the exact same recipe with long zucchinis. Simply cut on the length, empty them and voila! They might not look as nice but the end result for your tastebuds will be the same. Béchamel Oh mighty! Béchamel looks like tons of fat because it’s thick and unctuous but frankly, it’s not as bad as one would think… especially next…

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Main Meals

Light Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Skewers

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Light Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Skewers is a perfect match of 2 cultures; a Japanese touch consisting in a teriyaki marinated chicken with an Hawaiian flair with its grilled pineapple pieces. A dynamic fresh bite guaranteed! Light Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Skewers is a variation of what my mom used to make when I was a kid. Back in the days, coming from this small town up north in Canada, the supermarket wasn’t having much choice of “Asian” ingredients except for the soy sauce. My mom would marinate the chicken simply in soy sauce for an hour and the pineapple touch would bring the contrasting sweet touch to the dish. There is something about a grilled pineapple that goes beyond taste, it’s natural taste is enhanced exponentially and also the grilling makes it slightly caramelised and goes to perfection with the contrasting savoury marinated meat. This recipe is my own twist on my mom’s minimalist recipe, but the base stays similar; a…

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Main Meals

Chicken Breast with Mushroom Sauce

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CHICKEN BREAST WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Chicken breast with mushroom sauce served on black rice is an easy and smooth dish for mushroom lovers. Plus, the healthy properties of black rice are extraordinary! Look at that nice black n white rice dish! This precious black rice turns into dark shades of purple when done right. Not only is it super healthy rice, but it’s also just so pretty on a plate and contrasts perfectly with any cream sauce. This Chicken breast with mushroom sauce is a shout-out to any mushroom lover out there. I personally disliked mushrooms as a kid. I believe it was mostly the squeaky texture that repulsed me. Today, strangely all the stuff I used to dislike as a kid are some of my favourites; like olives, strong cheeses, mushrooms, fish, etc. Strange how our taste develops into something completely different. Black Rice I like to explore more variations of rice, flour and pasta types.…

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Meat & Poultry

Braised Red Cabbage and Apple

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Braised red cabbage and apple

Braised red cabbage and apple is a fantastic side dish for lowering your carbs! This particular one is made with wine, butter, onions, laurel and loads of apples. This Braised red cabbage and apple side dish is low carb, tasty and easy to make, its overall flavour is sweet and sour and let’s face it… it doesn’t hurt the eyes to look at it. I’ve used lean meat on top, chicken breast, with a Spanish salsa verde, but it could easily be a pork tenderloin or else. The main idea here is the reversed braised apple and red cabbage side dish. I tend to always add rice, potato or pasta to my plates… But lately, I’ve been trying to cut it out and one of the best ways I’ve found was cabbage. Cabbage is somehow more filling than most veggies, I believe, and it goes perfectly with any type of meat.…

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Appetizers

Banh Mi Rolls

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banh mi roll spring

Banh Mi Rolls is a similar to spring rolls, but with all the goodies from the famous vietnamese sandwich Banh Mi. As many knows, the Banh Mi  Sandwich (check my recipe) was brought by the French into Vietnam during their occupancy during the Indochina time. I’m myself a big fan of those precious sandwich, but this version is a “back to the roots” one. I’ve taken out all the French elements (baguette and mayo) to make it a Banh Mi Roll (a la spring rolls). The Banh Mi Rolls consist of marinated chicken, pickled carrot/daikon, cucumber sticks and cilantro leaves which are the Banh Mi elements, then the usual spring rolls elements of rice vermicelli and rice paper. To finish it up, the usual fish sauce dip with extra spice to replace the spicy mayo from the sandwich. A great new way to eat your “rolls”, or Banh mi… You can…

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lunch

Turmeric-Paprika Chicken & Friends Bowl

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curcuma paprika halloumi chicken bowl

Turmeric-Paprika Chicken & Friends Bowl is the name I’ve chosen for this dish, since it would be a full paragraph to explain the whole dish. There isn’t a protagonist in this plate made out of many elements, although if I would have to chose one, it would be the protein; which is the turmeric-paprika chicken breast in this case. Turmeric being the new “hit” spice those days because of all its health benefits, anti-cancer, help digestive and liver function, etc. If you want to hit 300… eat turmeric, in other words. This mix of turmeric and paprika is a simple, light flavor for the chicken breast but it could easily be replace by whatever flavors you’d like. A nice thyme flavored chicken or even a tandoori chicken, etc. Next stop the Friends The friends are the many side dishes, which are spinach, bean salad, cucumber, grilled halloumi and a nice crunchy toast. No… I…

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Avocado Club Sandwich

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club sandwich avocado cured ham

A twist on the classic Club sandwich, the famous deli favorite from north America. The traditional Club Sandwich it made of 3 levels of toasted white bread, chicken slices, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. This version is made by replacing the bacon with a leaner cured ham slightly cook, just enough to make it crispy. The slices of chicken are replaced by a creamy chicken salad mix which is blended with a touch of mayonnaise, sweet mustard and pickle juice (brine) until smooth and an extra layer of the beloved avocado for a touch of color. The bread is an whole grain square bread, toasted and served with the usual crunchy lettuce and juicy tomato, nothing new there… This way the Club Sandwich gets a creamier and tastier chicken and smooth avocado contrasted with a crunchy cured ham and lettuce. This sandwich is a nice ensemble of textures, color and taste, hard not…

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Main Meals

Spicy Chicken Stuffed Peppers

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Spicy Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Spicy Chicken Stuffed Peppers is a fun sweet and spicy mix of sauté chicken, pineapple, and onion with a touch of habanero hot pepper. A fun dish with a fiery fruity combination. Habanero hot peppers are not for everyone, most of the time you need to be brave to eat them, after all, they are pretty high on the Scoville scale. The good news here is you can use the pepper in moderation accompany by some sweet factor (in this case pineapple) which helps to balance the heat from the hot pepper. I use a homemade dehydrated habanero powder, but freshly chopped habanero works wonders too. For this Spicy Chicken Stuffed Peppers recipe, you can use any style of hot pepper and the format you prefer whether it’s powder, sauce or fresh. The dosage is all up to you, make sure to do it little by little to prevent a killing spicy dish. Habanero Peppers…

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