Poulet au Vinaigre, Quinoa Pilaf and Zucchini Feta Salad

Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under health focused recipes, side dishes, Appetizers, Main Dishes, Recipes | 3 Comments

Poulet au Vinaigre (Chicken with vinegar) is a very easy, very, very flavourful chicken dish. After some simple preparation it  finishes on its own with a braise in the oven, allowing you time to prepare some Quinoa Pilaf to serve it over and a simple Zucchini  and Feta salad for the side. A glass of wine (okay maybe two)- a table in […]

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Breads, Salads, Main Dishes, Recipes | 8 Comments

After you make the BBQ sauce and pulled chicken for the pulled chicken sandwiches of my earlier post this month go ahead and make this pizza. I don’t think you’ll be sorry. I served with a simple salad of baby Spinach and juicy Bing cherries, Parmesan and Pistachios dressed with a simple Balsamic vinaigrette.
I made […]

How do you Tuna Fish?

Posted on June 11, 2008 - Filed Under health focused recipes, Salads, Main Dishes, Recipes, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Even though I support the movement of eating locally and the idea of limiting your consumption to a 100 mile radius, I must admit that one of the nice things about our modern world is the availability of fresh ingredients and the exposure we have to new flavours. As I was growing up the only […]

Pulled Chicken Sandwiches and Potato Salad

Posted on June 8, 2008 - Filed Under side dishes, Herbs/Spices/Condiments, Cookbooks I like, Salads, Sandwiches, Main Dishes, Recipes | 12 Comments

 
When your life is busy and you want to grill something tasty that doesn’t require that you stand endlessly in front of the grill- let me recommend this pulled chicken. I first learned this technique from a recipe in  one of my favourite cookbooks The Hay Day Country Market Cookbook by Kim Rizk-

 I’ve since modified the […]

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