Comfort food at its finest. Serve on its own or with lettuce leaves and sriracha to make wraps. Both are delicious!

Aleppo Pepper has quickly become one of our favourite spices. It’s smokey and earthy; a little sweet and a little spicy. It can be used as a flavour enhancer or a finisher – sprinkled on a dish at the end. Aleppo Pepper and Sumac can…

These meatballs are very versatile, similar tasting to a dumpling. We use them as part of an appetizer tray with dipping sauces or add them to a bowl of Asian Meatball Soup, Rice Noodles, Vermicelli, or rice.

Rotel Mexican Style Tomatoes date back to the 1940’s. Available now in various spice levels, the original recipe with zesty green chilies and spices does heat up a dish! Rotel Tomatoes are not the same as salsa and soon became a famous addition to queso.

This 1 skillet dish is reminiscent of American Goulash, made with tomatoes, ground meat, elbow macaroni and cheese. It is quick comfort food for an easy weeknight meal. We just about always build a bowl, it is easier to count Carbs and have Gluten and…

Meatballs in Thailand are very popular and incorporated into many dishes and street cart snacks. Chopsticks are only used with stand alone noodle dishes, otherwise only a spoon and fork are used in Thailand.

Black Beans are native to Latin American cuisine and have been introduced around the world. The most common, the Black Turtle Bean is small and gets its name from the harder, outer shell.

Chicken Parm/Parmesan most likely evolved from a classic Sicilian dish of fried eggplant smothered in tomato sauce and cheese, from people immigrating to North America. To make this a really quick weeknight dish, make the meatballs earlier in the day or have them ready to…

Kofta’s are a favourite Middle Eastern dish, made from ground meat and spices. We first tried Kofta’s during our diving trip to the Red Sea – Sharm el Sheik, Egypt. Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile River and the Red Sea. Egyptian…

Butter lettuce is our favourite lettuce for these wraps. Sweet and mild, Butter lettuce is sold with the roots still attached to preserve freshness. Quick and delicious, this dish comes together in minutes. Flavourful and light for a hot day.