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Recipe: Mango Salsa
Mango salsa – this recipe is sweet, spicy, and just the right amount of tangy. You can use fresh mango, or frozen and decide on your spice level if you’ll be using serrano peppers or jalapeño peppers. Did you know that serrano peppers are 5 times hotter than the jalapeño pepper? Just a little tip in case you think you can handle the heat! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 1 cucumber 2 serrano peppers (or jalapeño for a milder salsa) 12 chunks of mango (I…
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Recipe: Caramelized Brussel Sprout and Onion Quesadillas
Caramelized brussel sprout and onion quesadillas – these are flat out great. The corn tortilla adds some texture and the cheese is full of flavour, but the star are the brussel sprouts and onions, caramelized to perfection. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 1 bag of mini brussel sprouts (500g) I like these PC brand ones. large white onion 3 tablespoons of salted butter salt to taste 1 cup of shredded jack cheese 2 tablespoons of mayo 10 corn tortillas toppings: avocado slices jalapeño guacamole chopped…
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Recipe: Black Bean Breakfast Tostadas
Black bean breakfast tostadas. These are quick, easy, and full of flavour. Who doesn’t love a poached egg? Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 corn tostadas 1 can of refried black beans 4 poached eggs 3-4 tablespoons of salsa verde 1/2 cup of shredded jack cheese salt and cilantro to taste First, get our your corn tostadas. If you don’t have any, you can use corn tortillas and simply fry them each in about a teaspoon of canola oil until they’re nice and crispy. You…
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Recipe: Butternut Squash Tacos
Butternut squash tacos – these sweet tacos are a great change from sweet potato and black bean tacos. They’ve got some good heat and the caramelized onions, along with fresh onions add some depth of flavour. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 8 corn tortillas 1 small butternut squash 1/2 a white onion teaspoon of cumin 1/2 teaspoon of paprika 2-3 tablespoons of canola oil salt to taste 1/3 cup of shredded jack cheese 2 tablespoons of chopped green onions jalapeño guacamole hot sauce First, set…
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Recipe: Mexican Favourites
Mexican favourites – here are some of my very favourite Mexican recipes from the blog. With the pandemic feeling like it’s dragging on forever I’m going to celebrate our favourite food over the next handful of weeks! Four new dinner recipes and four new breakfast or brunch recipes coming soon. I did some of the shopping today, poblano peppers, ripe right now avocados, and even some mango made it into the cart! Okay, let me share some favourites before we kick off the new recipes!…
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Recipe: Cake Truffles
Cake truffles – and they’re gluten free. These sweet and chocolaty bite sized treats are quick and easy to whip up for the holidays. Plus, they taste far better than boxed cake mix and a jar of icing – even thought that’s exactly what they’re made of! Okay, let’s bake up. Ingredients box of gluten free cake mix ingredients for the cake mix jar of cream cheese icing 1 cup of gluten free chocolate melts 1/2 cup of red, white and green sprinkles First, make…
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Recipe: Loaded Hash Brown Breakfast
Loaded hash brown breakfast – it’s so filling! Back in March I was taking my time going through the grocery store and stumbled across some hash browns. I picked up some as a treat for the weekend when we watched an F1 race. They were so good. Quick and easy to make right in the oven (and a great way if cooking for a crowd) that they became a weekend staple for our F1 season. Well, one race-less weekend we missed our treat, and on…
