Asian Invasion

Wrap deliciousness!

I recently found a recipe for Asian inspired chicken wraps on Pinterest. I love anything Asian inspired because it usually so fresh tasting with a hint of spice. I find Asian food has so much depth of flavour. Its probably just because I love citrusy, garlicy, and cilantro so much.

The wrap was extremely easy to make, and I mean easy. All you have to do for this recipe is cook chicken and make a peanut sauce. All of the other ingredients are ready to put into the wrap, you toss chicken and sauce on top and BAM! just like Emeril, you have lunch or dinner.

I have not made any Asian yet for my blog and to be honest its because I used to be a stir-fry whore in university. I would literally make stir-fry's at least three times a week. So I apologize if I am disappointing anyone with this news but this blog is a no stir-fry zone. 
Just to clarify, I do make stir-frys still but since I make them so much and I am trying new recipes in this blog I won't be making one unless its a brand new one that I haven't tried. I'm open to suggestions fellow bloggers.

I would highly recommend anyone to try this recipe because it uses ingredients almost everyone has sitting in their cupboards and it's so damn tasty! If you wanted a vegetarian version I would saute firm tofu in the sauce that I cooked the chicken in. 

Find this awesomely Asian wrap recipe here. 

Enjoy cooking friends! 

Just before assembling the wraps.

Mexican Madness

Mexican right at home.

Ingredients for guacamole.

In spirit of my upcoming trip to Mexico I made fajitas. Most people have made tacos and fajitas including me, however I have never made homemade tortillas or my own Mexican seasoning.  Fajitas are quite easy, I chopped the chicken and fried it up with the peppers and onions and added my Mexican seasoning at the end. The Mexican seasoning recipe was found on Pintrest, I love that website. It could occupy me for hours.

Like a pancake, but better.

I pre-made guacamole as a garnish that we could accompany our fajitas with. I started making this particular recipe from The Healthy College Cookbook I bought myself in university knowing I wouldn't have a lot of time to cook.

Guacamole.

Much like the pasta dough the tortilla dough only had a few ingredients and was easy to make.  The only time consuming part is rolling out your dough and frying up each individual tortilla. But the little amount of work I had to do paid off and was well worth the final product. 

Cooking the onions, peppers and chicken.

If you feel a little SAD cause of the winter weather and lack of sunshine make some Mexican food, turn on the white noise app with some soothing beach waves crashing and pretend your on a sandy beach drinking a margarita. Andele! 

Food for thought.

 I cannot distinctively remember when I began cooking, or even why I started. It has become one of my favourite daily activities and I am often thinking about my next meal. 
I had the benefits of dating a chef who exposed me to 5-diamond dining, bizarre ingredients and a wealth of knowledge. Also, planning and tending to my vegetable garden for the past few years has increased my love for food and its my inspiration during the warmer months. I'm constantly picking up food magazines and browsing through cookbooks wherever I go.  Talking to people about food at work (I'm a server), asking questions and listening to how people make recipes they like are ways that I enhance my knowledge in the cooking world. 

But enough about me, onto the good stuff.

Dinner tonight: Butter Chicken

Most essential part-the sauce.

chopped chicken breast

On this extremely cold, winter day I was inspired by the warm, welcoming flavours of India. I was craving something stew-like that was hearty and filling. The kind of food that warms you from the inside out. I decided on butter chicken. I looked online for some inspiration and came across a fantastic recipe that seemed straightforward and it really was. 

For the recipe click here.


Bon appetit friends!














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