Milestones' Baked garlic with Goats Cheese. For 1/5th of the price!

I love eating at Milestones, don't get me wrong. But sadly one of my favourite appies there is one that I can make at home any day! For a fraction of the price. I always kick myself whenever I order it and promise to try making it at home.. I finally did!

All you need is :

- 1 or 2 heads of garlic

- Olive oil

- Goats cheese (1 log is enough)

- Fig or apricot jam

- Crackers!

Slightly peel the garlic and cut off the top so that the cloves are showing through the skin

Place in a shallow oven proof dish, drizzle with olive oil, cover with tin foil and bake in a 400 degree oven for approximately 1 hour.

I let it bake for 40 mins and then open up the tinfoil for 20 minutes so that the garlic is a but crunchy and baked.

Serve with goats cheese and crackers. Add a sweet jam or sweet relish and you can also use warm pitas or melba toast

They see me Rollinn'

Due to popular demand, I made a sushi post! Unfortunately I couldn't find any fresh fish at the Korean store..OR at the local grocery stores. Seriously, all the fish said " fresh, previously frozen"..what does that even mean? did they take a frozen tuna steak, defrost it and throw it on ice? I guess so. I decided to hold off on making any Sashimi or rolls with any fish.. So I chose to do the California roll which I'm sure is loved by everyone.. I just made one little adjustment; I used red pepper instead of cucumber, because I DESPISE cucumbers.

Here is what you'll need for this roll:

- 1 cup of sushi rice

-1 cup water

- 2 tbsp rice vinegar mixed with 1 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt

-Nori sheets

-1 ripe avocado

- 1 red pepper

-crab sticks

- Japanese soy sauce

- Wasabi

-mayo(optional)

Cut up the pepper and crab sticks in to thin slices

Season the freshly cooked rice and let it cool down to room temperature, then cover with a damp cloth so it doesn't dry out.

Place the sheet of nori on the mat SMOOTH side down. Spread the rice evenly, make sure the whole nori sheet is covered. Wet your hands beforehand so that the rice doesn't stick.

Lay a sheet of plastic wrap over the rice, then turn the whole thing over so that the plastic wrap is under the rice and the seaweed is facing upwards.

I usually mix mayo and wasabi and spread a little in the center of the seaweed for extra spice.

Now you can start arranging the fillings!

Start at the end nearest to you and work your way up.

Now for the most exciting part! rolllinn'

Pick up the nearest edge of the rolling mat. Slowly roll the mat away from you to wrap the rice-covered nori around the filling. Use even pressure and lift the mat out of the way as you go.

TAadaaa!

You can also roll it in sesame seeds at this point, coat the whole roll and then cut it.

Then place the roll on a chopping board, seam side DOWN. and cut into equal pieces with a very sharp, wet knife.

Serve with soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger.

PS- Aren't my sushi dishes adorable? Thanks Yervant<3

Salmon Fillet with Kale, Potatoes and Turnips

Today's post features a guest Chef ***Yervant Terzian**! He's been talking about his amazing kale and potatoes recipe for weeks now, so we finally got together for an afternoon of cooking.

I also made a side of rice noodles and thai curry featured in my first entry on this blog.

Here is what you'll need:

-4 salmon fillets

-Bag of Kale

-6 cloves of garlic

-Baby potatoes

-Turnips

-4 Limes

-1 large onion

-Zataar (if available)

This is us chopping the veggies. How cute.

You can halve the potatoes or just bake them whole, depending on size and your preference..

Then mix them all up with the turnips in a baking dish. Add salt and pepper.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. We're cooking these first since they take the longest to bake through..

Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with Zatar. Zatar is an Arabic spice, you can get it at certain grocery stores or if you want authentic Zatar go to a middle eastern supermarket or you can also order it online. It really ads a subtle zest to the veggies,

Now for Yervant's favourite part..

Cut out the stems from the Kale leaves, makes it a more tender dish, since the stems are thick and chewy.

Make sure you buy plenty of Kale because after cooking it diminishes in size like crazy!

Heat up olive oil in a big pan and add the chopped garlic in

Mmmmmmmm

Let it simmer on medium-low heat for a few minutes . Keep stirring and smelling the deliciousness..

Oh look! potatoes and parsnips are done.

Now for the salmon glaze, you will need these 3 key ingredients

-honey

-soy sauce

-Lime

Lay the salmon out in a baking pan, lined with tinfoil or wax paper

Lay out the salmon and drizzle with the glaze.

Add some chopped onions on top for flavour

And throw it in the oven for 15-20 minutes. If you prefer a softer, poached salmon, wrap it in tinfoil.

When finished baking, drizzle some more of the soy-honey lime sauce over the salmon.

We decided to put the salmon on top of the potatoes and turnips.

And this is my side-curry dish :)

Bon Appetit!

Sugar Cookies

I was at my favourite store the other day, HomeSense, helping a friend pick out a housewarming gift for someone...and of course instead of being helpful, I wandered off into the cooking isles and forgot all about her. I picked out a few cookbooks, Thai was one of them.. so expect a lot of curries and noodles in the near future! I also got a swiss cookie press... I just couldn't resist. Cookies and baking isn't really my thing, but this is one of the easiest cookie recipes there is and they taste amazing, especially with milk. They also make good Christmas gifts or Halloween treats when decorated.

All you need is :

-1 large egg

-2.5 cups of flour

-2 tsp. vanilla extract

-3 tbs. sugar

-1 tsp. salt

-2 sticks of unsalted butter

First, mix the butter and egg...

Add the vanilla, sugar, salt and beat until its nice and fluffy

Now load up the gunn!!!!!

The one on the left was the first try haha. Now the right one was much better..

Flowers, hearts and pumpkins were the stencils I used.. but it comes with 12 different ones

Yea.. some burned a bit...

\This is the brand if anyone is interested/