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Peposo
There are probably few dishes that are more comforting than a beef stew on a cold winter night. The recipe for this medieval beef stew flavoured with black peppercorns hasn’t changed much since the...
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Sirloin steak with cauliflower purée and caper salsa
On my quest for losing weight with the goal of fitting in my Versace suit […]
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Croatian cabbage rolls
This is most certainly my favourite cabbage roll recipe. I adapted this recipe from a show I used to watch almost religiously on the Food Network a few years ago, Food Safari. The main ingredient in...
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Malaysian beef and lentil curry
My favourite Malaysian Restaurant, Chahaya Malaysia, on Montreal Road here in Ottawa, serves a wonderful lunch buffet from Monday to Friday. On the buffet, an item that keeps coming back […]
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Garmugia
Does this happen to you? I think I know a bit about Italian cooking. I have read on the history of Italian cooking, own many cookbooks, I cook Italian food all the time, and never had I heard about...
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Filet mignon with speck and fava beans
This is a very quick recipe, perfectly adapted for summer. Fava beans have a very distinctive flavour, a soft consistency, and they are versatile. They can be incorporated in soups […]
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Halibut | Swiss Chard | Tuscan beans | Rich wine sauce
I remember having a dish like this one at a restaurant in Ottawa, quite a […]
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Farfalle in a rich beef broth
My mother is a great cook. My love of food and cooking was most certainly transmitted by her passion of cooking. She puts a lot of love in the food […]
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Bistecche alla Cacciatora
”Cacciatore” in Italian means hunter. ”Cacciatora” would be the hunter’s wife. ”Alla Cacciatora” therefore means ”prepared in the manner of the hunter’s wife”. The most famous alla cacciatora dish is...
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Beef stew with paprika
It’s that time of year again, when the leaves are turning yellow, orange or red and when you find comfort in a warm bowl of stew. Goulash originated in Hungary, of course, and many variations exist. It...
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Burmese lemongrass sliders
I can’t stop making recipes from the cookbook Burma I got over one year ago. Filled with delicious, exotic and figure-friendly recipes, this cookbook has become one of my favourite tools in the...
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Beef meatballs in tomato sauce
I learned my lesson. I no longer follow recipes, except my own, when it comes to making meatballs. Last year, and I don’t know why, I tried a recipe for […]
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Tagliata di manzo
Tagliata, from the verb tagliare, simply means cut. This is all you need to describe this famous warm beef salad, usually served over arugula, and topped with shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano. I season...
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Tuscan meat sauce
Tuscan meat sauce is unlike everything else you know about meat sauce. Amazingly attractive because of its simplicity, it never disappoints on flavour or texture. It is a very meaty sauce, exclusively...
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