I love me some dumplings. I’m crazy for dim sum and all manner of Asian dumplings. When a craving strikes, you have to listen and today it said…Potstickers! And the best part is these are fast super easy potstickers using store-bought wonton wrappers! In the past, I have made the dough from scratch, but…
Tangy Soy Ginger Garlic Dipping Sauce
This is my favourite dipping sauce for when I make a batch of potstickers. It’s a perfect balance of tangy spicy salty sweet. Potstickers just aren’t potstickers without this dipping sauce. The extra perk is that it’s really easy to make and totally makes the dish extra Yummmmmy. Since it uses many of the…
Curried Kale And Chickpeas With Couscous
This is one of my “Kitchen Sink Specials”. What you may ask is that? Well, it’s what I call whatever I manage to whip together from what’s left in my kitchen. And hope it’s edible when I’m done 🙂 The good news is, pretty much most of the time, it is. There’s no way around…
Top Secret Zombie Cake Pops
This little experiment is from 2013. It has remained relatively hidden from public view. Until now. It’s Top Secret. Kinda. If you don’t count the Twitter pic I sent out at the time. And let’s be honest, who besides me really saw it 🙂 Or the significant other that recently saw the picture of this…
Easy Soft Beef Tacos
So I was busy whipping up something for dinner tonight, just doing my usual thing, when the thought crossed my mind that I really should start documenting what I’m doing in the kitchen. I keep thinking I need to start working on my content. But when. I went about making the nights meal without giving…
Thai Inspired Corn Cakes
One of my favourite cuisines, that I never get tired of cooking, eating or experimenting in – is Thai. It’s such full flavoured food, often making use of some of the simplest of ingredients. When well combined, makes for truly delightful culinary experiences. Thai Cuisine makes use of some of my favourite ingredients: fresh cilantro,…
Easy Fresh Soft Pretzels!
There is nothing better than hot homemade bread, baking is one of my favourite things to do in the kitchen and I always look forward to the colder months that Fall and Winter bring because that’s generally when I do the most baking in general. Not all bread baking need be complicated or a lengthy…
Savoury Indian Cumin Bites – Namak Pare
One of the perks of growing up in a multicultural home is the cuisine, Indian food was a staple in my home and so were all the lovely snacks, little nibbles and bites that would appear when my parents entertained. I remember my mother making these from time to time, maybe with some leftover dough…
Glorious Chestnuts! Get Roasting!
This is a post I wrote in the Fall of 2011 but did not get around to publishing, I thought I would go ahead and post it now…Fall always comes eventually! Every year, without fail, when September rolls around my mind starts to drift to thoughts of chestnuts, when will they first appear in the…
Sloppy Joes Made Healthy
My original post dates back to 2012, the very early days of Culinary Zest. This past week, I made a batch of this favourite recipe and it made me think it was time to update the original post a bit. The original was lacking in photographs and I felt like it was time to give…
