Stupidly simple salmon with crispy kale
Dinner just doesn’t get any easier than this delicious combo of salmon and crispy kale. Ingredients 1 large filet of salmon Salmon marinade: ¼ c. maple syrup Large clove of garlic minced Juice of half [...]
Sauteed chicken breasts with leek, mushroom and cream sauce
Cream makes everything fancy--and delicious. Here's an elegant and easy answer to the question: what should I do with chicken breasts? Served here with grilled asparagus and apple sauerkraut. Ingredients: Chicken breasts 1/4 c. of [...]
Carottes râpées
Carottes râpées, because it sounds so much better than "grated carrots"and also because I first remember eating carottes râpées when in France. Nothing fancy about this bistro staple that provides a sturdy side salad with [...]
Pizza Night!
I love pizza and I love to make it now that I got over my fear of dough. For the sauce, I use the Heirloom roasted tomatoes—a staple in my weekly basket. Let them simmer [...]
Amélie’s kitchen: Roast orange chicken
If you're reading this, you already know the benefits of organic food. But what about the flavour? When it comes to chicken, there is simply no comparison. A roast organic whole chicken is succulent and [...]
Beets can’t be beat: Golden beets and radish sprout salad
The trick with beets is to throw them in the oven when you’re cooking something else. Let them cool when they are done and put them in the fridge where they will patiently wait for [...]
Amélie’s kitchen: Super Simple Sides–Brussels sprouts
Amélie’s Kitchen Brussels sprouts are the culinary cool kids, and they deserve to be. They look so pretty and taste so sweet when you finish cooking them in a hot oven or on the barbecue. [...]
Amélie’s Kitchen: The Carnivore Edition
Grilled rib eye with sauteed mushrooms with shallots and red wine sauce and grilled sweet potato I am not a huge meat eater, but from time to time my body says, “STEAK.” And [...]
From Amélie’s Kitchen: “Roasted Random Root Vegetables”
My millennial children mock me for my many ways of preparing "random root vegetables," but they also enjoy them! It may not be poetry, but it is accurate—and also delicious. Roasted Random Root Vegetables The [...]
Brioche with Hummus
Brioche with Hummus Bob the Baker at Whalesbone on Kent Street does magic with sourdough every day and brioche and baguette on weekends. My hummus recipe is never the same and always tasty. Riff [...]