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  • charred grilled octopus two ways

    charred grilled octopus two ways

    The grilling posibility continues with one of my restaurant must-haves that turned out to be extremely easy to make! One of everyone’s favorite dishes from Bar Isabal is the grilled whole octopus, who knew? It’s not that difficult to DIY at home!

  • grilled chicken hearts

    grilled chicken hearts

    I’m obsessed with a 11 dollar aluminum casted grill pan from Amazon. It’s light, heats up fast and leaves lovely grill marks. Ok now I’m starting to sound like an ad. But it is this pan that made grilling tiny chicken hearts on a skewer possible.

  • Braised pork tongue

    Braised pork tongue

    The tongue, one of the strongest muscle of the body – can my slow cooker break down its striated fibre? Yes it can! Although the preparation is a bit more work, the result is incredibly tender and flavourful meat.

  • Roasted silkie chicken

    Roasted silkie chicken

    I officially entered unknown territory on this one in my test kitchen. Silkie chicken, for those who aren’t familiar, is a bird with white fluffy feather and black skin. It’s commonly used in soups in Chinese cuisine. But wanting to find some other way of using this lean chicken? The inter web fails to provide…

  • Sweet potato shepards pie

    Sweet potato shepards pie

    Cold winter weather calls for something hearty and rich, making this the perfect dinner- complete with protein, fat and good carbs. I originally made this large pie in anticipation of entertaining some friends. Unfortunately plans fell through and Alex and I ended up eating this delicious thing for 3-4 meals straight with different side dishes.

  • Five spice roasted pork belly

    Five spice roasted pork belly

    And just 3 days ago I thought massive cooking was no more for the year 2015. On the last day of the holiday working block, at the cusp of my pending freedom for the next few days, fuelled by the excitement of being let off work extra early, I decided to invite 2-3 buddies over…

  • curried ginger carrot soup

    curried ginger carrot soup

    A simple yet delicious recipe perfect for winter! Just don’t eat too much or you might turn orange (speaking from personal experience)

  • NOLA BBQ Shrimp (not really)

    NOLA BBQ Shrimp (not really)

    This is an incredible new orleans dish that’s super easy to make. We had this dish at Mr.B’s Bistro in the French Quarter, and since then i’ve been reading various recipes to try to identify the key ingredients in this dish.

  • braised feet fete

    braised feet fete

    pig’s feet is my standard post call comfort food in clerkship. there have been times when i popped everything in the pot on the stove and woke up to the smoke alarm while napping during the day.  I’ve learned my lesson since then and employed my trusted crockpot for the job.

  • avocado toast – 10 min breakfast

    avocado toast – 10 min breakfast

    I have this for breakfast almost everyday. It’s the perfect balance of protein, healthy fat and slow digesting carbohydrate to fuel me through busy mornings. And it’s fast once you get the logistics down to achieve maximum efficiency – takes me less than 10 min to make and 2 min to devour its full glory.