I woke up Sunday morning…to a sweet ping on my blackberry. Yes…okay…it was nearly 11:00 am…and maybe we should have been up and at it, but we were still fully nestled under the sheets! After all, many of you folks know how much we love our sleep around these parts. Sleep-ins on the week-end are very much cherished and something we adore! Coziest of cozies!!! Anyhoo…my dear friend and co-worker Jasmine made me smile by emailing and sharing with me one of her favourite recipes. Akuri…a spicy egg dish, commonly eaten in Parsi culture.
Jasmine had been speaking about it’s wicked-awesomeness at work…and it sounded truly incredible. I couldn’t wait to try this new little number. Sunday is typically our big ‘grocery shop’, so I was able to pick everything up for the dish when we were out and about. We made this ‘scrambled egg concoction’ Sunday for dins…and again on Monday night, because we loved it like crazy! Jokingly, we were literally arguing over who got more in their bowl. When dins was done…both of us chuckled, as we still wanted more!! HA!
Thank-you SO much Jasmine for introducing us to this goodness. A terrific alternative to reg scrambled eggs. Try ‘em…give it a go and spice up your life a little. A total game changer in our opinions. Excellent solution to those looking for a quick, easy and delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner idea! Hope you like…
| akuri (spicy scrambled eggs) |
- 8 eggs – scrambled
- butter, ghee, coconut oil
- 1 medium white onion – diced
- 2-3 tomatoes – diced
- 4 cloves garlic – minced/crushed
- 1 jalapeno pepper or 2 green chile peppers – finely chopped (remove seeds if you don’t want it too hot or add more if you like it really spicy!)
- handful of fresh cilantro – chopped
- 2 tsp turmeric
- a few pinches of sea salt – to taste
- start by chopping up all your veggies and herbs
- in a pan, heat 1-2 tbsp of butter/ghee or coconut oil
- add in diced onion and sauté until translucent
- next, add in tomatoes, garlic, peppers and cilantro and cook on medium for a few minutes, until tomatoes soften
- add in your turmeric and season with salt, while stirring together
- meanwhile, get eggs ready by cracking them and whipping them together in a large bowl (I added in some cold water to the mixture, to make them more fluffy)
- turn up the heat a little, and add your scrambled eggs to the pan
- cook and keep stirring, until eggs are scrambled to your liking
- garnish with more chopped cilantro if you wish
- enjoy!
Chicken thighs…marinated three ways to suit your fancy. Up until a few weeks ago, I wasn’t even sure if I really cared for good ol’ thighs to be honest with you, as I had never really had them before. This may be somewhat surprising, but I had previously just overlooked their goodness. Who knows why? Basically, the inaugural recipe of such began when I was at the butcher shop, unable to find some chicken breasts for dins one evening. Sitting lonely, neighbouring the section which once sat the breasts, were some boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Without much thought, I snagged them and was on my way.
We made this concoction up last night for dins. Slightly similar to a previous chili recipe of mine, HOWEVER def jazzed up with more flavour and bacon! I have to say…the bacon was a solid addition. Today, it has served me very well as a breakfast, lunch AND dinner. I kid you not! Some people get all weirded out my eating the same kinds of meals several times in a row and making use of their leftovers. Not this gal. More specifically, when it comes to stews, chilies and soups…sometimes they are even better the next day. Anyhoo, I am keeping in short and sweet tonight. Hitting the hay…and off to the states tomorrow to do a little shoppy shops!!! LE CREUSET outlet store…here we come! TA TA for now…


So…the topic of THIS spirally thingy came up when we were up North at a friend of the fam’s cottage a couple weekends ago. While we were there, my mother-in-law mentioned it in conversation whilst (love that word, but hardly ever use it) on the dock chillin’ as pictured below..ahhhhhhhh – PURE BLISS!
Alright…back the THIS spirally thingy! Joannie (MIL), started telling my about it and it’s rave review that a friend of hers had excitedly conveyed to her earlier that week. She went on to say that this cool device has the capacity to create these spirally noodles out of many different types of vegetables, such as: zucchini, yams, sweet potatoes etc… At this point, I could kinda picture was she was talking about, but needed to see it in action to grasp it’s full beauty I think. Nonetheless, I was super stoked to do a little researcheroo upon returning back to the city, to find out where I could pick-up something of the sort!?











here’s what you think!