Super Simple Baked Salmon Pocket

10 Apr

Posted by joy as baking, cooking for one, dailies, original Gourmeted recipe, quick & easy, seafood

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One of the many things I love about Vancouver is the fresh seafood — especially salmon. Salmmmmmon. Give it to me raw, fried, baked, seared, rolled in sushi rice, smoked…I’ll take it!
Aside from baking salmon ’sandwiches’, I like making salmon [...]

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Cinnamon Roll Update

28 Mar

Posted by joy as baking, coffee buddy, dailies, dessert

And from hereon, feel free to call me the Patron Saint of Cinnamon Rolls for talking about and making way too much of them. Anyway, I think I’ve finally got my holy grail recipe sealed to perfection, after a several baking litanies. If you’re still searching for a cinnamon roll recipe to knock [...]

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Smack Yo Mamma Mac and Cheese

27 Mar

Posted by joy as baking, cheese, dairy, fun, pasta

Pause. Breathe deep. And behold a remarkably rich and creamy mac n’ cheese that’ll have you smitten:

And the good thing is, we didn’t even have to lift a finger in preparing it! Dan’s mom, Mary Anne, baked it as part of Easter dinner at their house, and we took some home. [...]

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To Quiche or Not To Quiche: Post-St. Patty’s Crustless Quiche

20 Mar

Posted by joy as baking, beef, cheese, dailies, dairy, quick & easy

Quiche used to be one of those foods that I had no opinion of — I neither like nor hate it. Just so-so. I’ve never had one that sent sparks flying until I took a bite of my own the other day. I know it’s extremely biased to say that, but considering [...]

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Spicy Garlic Chicken Tenders

16 Mar

Posted by joy as appetizer, baking, beer buddy, chicken, healthy, original Gourmeted recipe

We always have lemon in our kitchen. It’s so versatile I’ll put it right beside kosher salt and fresh ground pepper as my top go-to flavor enhancers for anything from salads and appetizers, to main dishes and desserts. This time I used it to marinate the chicken tenders. It gives a slight [...]

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Cinnamon Rolls III: Ultimate Cinnamon Rolls

12 Mar

Posted by joy as baking, breakfast, coffee buddy, dailies, dairy, dessert

Joy, cinnamon rolls again?! Yes, yes, I hear you. Haha. I’m sorry, but I just had to! I feel the need to share great discoveries when I find them. I know I’ve talked about cinnamon rolls for two days but can you blame me for revisiting it now that [...]

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The Return of the Bittersweet Chocolate Pudding Pie: Now with Wafer Crust and 60% Cacao Chocolate

11 Mar

Posted by dan as baking, dailies, dairy, dessert, sweets

Behold! The official Bittersweet Chocolate Pudding Pie with Creme Fraiche Topping creation! I decided that on the second go-around, I would make the recipe word for word…well, kinda…we don’t have the rum to toss in, so I used extra vanilla extract. Then I also forgot about the extra cocoa at the bottom of the dish. I was [...]