I’ve made different crab cake recipes in the past, but this is the one I always go back to. It’s a simple combination that beautifully highlights the delicate flavor of fresh crabmeat, and I love serving it on lettuce leaves for the fresh crunch. You can make them in different sizes: larger cakes are great… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Appetizers
Ginger, Sesame and Coriander Meatballs
I love meatballs. I find them comforting and when done right, they’re lovely nuggets of complex flavor that can be very versatile. The following Asian-inspired meatballs are great served as a cocktail bite, an appetizer, a main or in a big, steaming bowl of soup (my favorite!). There’s no better way to warm up. Makes… Continue Reading
How to Make Gougères, a Step-By-Step Recipe (With Flavor Variations)
I have long been addicted to gougères. These cheesy savory choux-like confections that are light as air, with a slight crunch on the outside and a moist, tender interior are like the posh version of cheese puffs and they taste better than your favorite cheese crackers. They’re the perfect finger food, guaranteed to wow guests… Continue Reading
Spicy & Sweet Cocktail Pecans
It all started about 7 years ago, while I was studying translation in Toronto. When E was visiting on weekends, we liked to go to Pusateri’s, one of Toronto’s most elegant grocery stores, to buy ready-made but delicious dishes that we could take out as a picnic or eat in my university residence room. On… Continue Reading
How to Make Arancine con Ragù (fried rice balls stuffed with meat sauce)
I discovered Arancine during one of my first trips to Italy, but I have truly fallen in love with them last month in Sicily. They’re the perfect finger food: creamy rice, slowly simmered meat sauce, melting cheese – all of that, fried in a neat little package? I can’t think of anything else to serve… Continue Reading