The Good, the Bad, and the Hungry

  Mediterranean Style Focaccia   Store bought focaccia always had a special place in my heart so I decided to give it a try myself! The recipe I found was more simple than I imagined and resulted in a tasty bread with little rising time. The perfect side dish to any meal. 

  Rigatoni Bolognese  A viral food trend began on January 2020 demanding for everyone to eat a bowl of rigatoni pasta on May 24th, 2021. No one understood the origins or the purpose of this demand but it seems that the shared love for pasta was a strong enough binding factor. Despite the movement losing its momentum, the community persevered and held their promises. Grocery store shelves began to run out of rigatoni as teens raced to gather the ingredients for the big day.

  Crêpes  Sweet or savoury, hot or cold, heavy or light. Crêpes are the go to breakfast that can be adjusted to fit anyone's mood. Versatille and satisfying they're a guaranteed success in any household. 

  Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins  As recommended by my friend Katherine :)

  Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins This recipe is the perfect time-efficient and delicious healthy snack you can incorporate into your everyday diet. It can be quickly whipped up in a blender but the taste and texture resemble those of professionally baked products you get at your local bakery.       Ingredients: 6 cups almond flour  3 ripe bananas  3 large eggs  1/2 tsp baking powder  1/2 tsp baking soda  1 tsp cinnamon  1/4 cup chocolate chips  1/4  thinly sliced almonds 1 tsp vanilla extract        Instructions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.  In a food processor or blender mash your ripe bananas with your eggs and vanilla extract. Then add your cinnamon, baking powder and soda. Gradually incorporate your flour until you reach the desired consistency.  Take out the blade and stir in your chocolate chips.  In a prepared muffin pan lined with muffin paper evenly distribute your...

  Valentine's Day Heart-Shaped Cake For this project, I prefered to do a minimalistic cake that was more about the looks than the flavour so I shamelessly used cake mix. (aahhh the horror, the terror!)

Pomegranate Chicken Stew  This chicken recipe is traditionally served on the Winter Solstice. It is known as "Shab e Yalda" in Persian culture and it has been a celebration since Zoroastrian times. It takes place during the season of harvest of pomegranates so this dish is centred on the use of pomegrantes and pomegranate paste. It's wonderfully savoury and sour. Truly a unique flavour.