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Coco's Curried Naan-za - Food Gypsy

Coco’s Curried Naan-za

May 8, 2013 | 7 Comments

This week we had the same vegetarian meal, twice in a row – by request rather than coercion.  We call that a hit and thus Coco’s Curried Naan-za became a new menu item in our house. At home, I...

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Curry Roasted Cauliflower - Food Gypsy

Curry Roasted Cauliflower

May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Simple sides make weekday meals so much easier.  This is one of our favourites  just toss with olive oil, garlic and curry powder, and bang it in the oven and 20 minutes later; Curry Roasted Cauliflower....

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Lentil Curry, two ways - Food Gypsy

Lentil Curry – Two Ways

May 6, 2013 | 3 Comments

Lentils are a solid source of clean, plant based protein.  This curry you can eat hot, as a stew or cold, blended as a zippy dip.  This recipe is simple, fast, low fat and entirely plant based. We’re...

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Grilled Caesar Salad - Food Gypsy

Grilled Caesar Salad

April 29, 2013 | 2 Comments

The skies are blue and the snow is gone, it’s time to start up the grill and get cookin’!  Let’s start the season off right with a household favorite, a Grilled Caesar Salad. A little twist on...

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Macaron Hollandais - Food Gypsy

A Lesson In Macaron – Macaron Hollandais

November 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

This weekend the chef in my life whipped up a batch of Macaron Hollandais, as easily as I might knock off a dozen chocolate chip cookies. He has a way of making even the...

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Brandied Fig Tapenade - Food Gypsy

Brandied Fig Tapenade

October 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

Brandied figs, they became an addiction last fall; sweet, juicy, boozy. We've played with them in a vinaigrette, against foie gras, in a roasted sweet potato treat and now we give you ...

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Mushroom Truffle Pate - Food Gypsy

Herbed Mushroom Truffle Paté

October 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Herbed Mushroom Truffle Paté, an earthy accompaniment to a smooth cheese; it makes a wicked canape or two, greatly improves a pizza and is a short cut to a simple sauce....

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Cardamom Pear Butter - Food Gypsy

Cardamom Pear Butter

October 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

Autumn fruits fill the aisles, how can you possibly resist the shapely pear? So smooth, so ripe, so bottom heavy, and perfectly delicious with a bit of blue cheese as Cardamom Pear Butter. ...

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Créme Caramel - Food Gypsy

Créme Caramel – Classic Simplicity

September 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Créme Caramel done well is rich, creamy and smooth. When inverted, a sweet layer of liquid caramel oozes over the sides and runs on to the plate to form the perfect puddle of sticky...

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Vegetable Bundles - Food Gypsy

Vegetable Bundles – Easy Entertaining

September 14, 2012 | 2 Comments

Having a ball in the kitchen at Tulips & Maple Catering, in the last couple of weeks I've tied about five hundred of these adorable little vegetable bundles for weddings and swanky gala events. ...

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Rosemary Apple Glazed Chicken with Dried Cranberries and Bacon Polenta. Perfect on a dark & stormy early autumn evening, as temperatures drop and comfort food comes to mind....

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Cherry Clafoutis with White Chocolate - Food Gypsy

Cherry Clafoutis with White Chocolate

August 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

A little twist on a French classic, Cherry Clafoutis with White Chocolate made with the last of the summer cherries, the swan song of summer. It won't be long before we're awash with pumpkins...

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