Spicy Grilled Shrimps

Shrimp do not need much. One pound, peeled and deveined, tossed with olive oil, minced garlic, chili powder, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Threaded onto skewers and grilled for two to three minutes per side. Garnished with chopped fresh cilantro. Six ingredients, six minutes of …

Caprese di Farro

Farro in a caprese. Instead of just tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil on a plate, you cook farro in a 1:2 ratio with water until chewy, then toss it warm with halved grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella torn into bite-sized pieces, and basil cut into ribbons. The …

Blackberry Peach Pie

What makes a blackberry peach pie better than a single-fruit pie? The way the two fruits behave in the oven. Three cups of sliced fresh peaches and two cups of fresh blackberries mixed with sugar, flour, lemon juice, and ground cinnamon. The blackberries stain everything …

Strawberry Pistachio Smoothie Pops

The colour of these popsicles stopped me when I pulled them from the mould. Pale pink with flecks of green pistachio throughout. Two cups of fresh strawberries blended with shelled pistachios, agave nectar, and DREAM Boosted Original Coconut Beverage. Poured into moulds, frozen for at …

Orzo Pasta Salad

Most pasta salads fail because the pasta absorbs all the dressing and goes bland within an hour. Orzo is different. You cook it to very al dente, dress it while it is still hot, and it holds flavor in a way that penne or fusilli …

Mango Mint Rose Sorbet

The first spoonful of this sorbet hit me with three flavours at once: mango, mint, and rose. Five ripe mangoes blended with chopped fresh mint, rose water, and a simple syrup of sugar and water. Poured into a shallow container and frozen for six hours. …