My mom was visiting for the summer to help me out with Salma and our new little one (thank God!)…that means we had a lot of great food going around. And what we were craving, more than anything, was Mexican food. So when she came over with some cochinita pibil we were ecstatic. These were,…
Category: Beef, Lamb & Pork
Grilling and bbq marinades
It’s that time of year again, the sun is shining and all we want to do is sit outside and enjoy the hot weather! So we’ve been trying to host dinner al fresco whenever possible. Here are a few tips and quick marinades to make this possible…. even on weeknights! 1. Simple marinades These simple…
Arabic food inspiration
A little food inspiration from this summer…. Mezze Labneh with za’atar Fattouch Main Dishes Hawawshi~ Minced meat cooked in bread Mansaf~ Lamb cooked in jameed over a bed of saffron rice and bread Hope you enjoy it!
Messa’aa : Egyptian moussaka
UPDATE – June 28th 2015 Made a few updated to this popular recipe. Updates will be shown in Italics. Hello everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful week. Please excuse my MIA but as some of you might know I was busy moving and settling in the new place. Who knew moving would be…
A little BBQ inspiration
Since its obviously bbq season, I’ve decided to compile some of the recipes that I’ve featured here so you can get some BBQ inspiration! So weather you are celebrating the 4th of July, or celebrated Canada day {Happy be-lated Canada Day!} this past week here are a few of my summer favorites!! Chilean BBQ Marinade {click…
How to cook ribs: Mustard & Maple Glazed Ribs
Continuing with the bbq theme, I wanted to post a recipe featuring ribs to welcome the new season! Nothing says summer like a sizzling bbq! Ribs cooked on a bbq or in the oven are a delicious, summer favorite but many fret cooking them in fear of ending up with chewy, hard meat. The secret for…
BBQ Marinade: Pork & Lamb Chops
Due to the unexpected (and wonderful) warm weather we enjoyed last week in Montreal, we decided it was time for a BBQ. So I went down to Atwater market to visit the generously stocked Boucherie De Tours, which specializes in wonderful French cuts. On the menu for the first BBQ of 2012 Mtl: Marinated Lamb and…
Easy Lamb Roast
Hello, I hope you are having a lovely and relaxing weekend! As most of you know, I was away on a long trip and now that I am back home I ached for a hearty and satisfying meal. Like this luscious and easy lamb roast. This roast is perfect for a stress-free Saturday (or Sunday)…
Chilean BBQ marinade
I hope you are having wonderful week. This is a quick, little post for all the meat lovers out there! I know it’s still a while before we can dust-off our barbeques, but since I’m spending time with an out-of-this-world Chilean cook, Toni, I thought I should take advantage of this….and snatch another one of…
Moos’s steak’n’egg breakfast sammich
Taking advantage of the warm weather during our holiday trip, we hosted a grand bbq… fortunately there were some juicy leftovers! What is better than waking up to a steak’n’egg sandwich after a long night? I’m not really sure…. Steak’n’egg breakfast sammich Ingredients: 2 ciabatta breads, toasted 1 avocado, thinly sliced or mashed* 100+ g…
Kitchen Nani 