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Apr 25
This Greek classic recipe is my favourite savoury pastry to eat. I made this Spanakopita for lunch today and served it with a traditional Greek salad. I don’t make this very often because my husband and I will eat the whole pan in one sitting. It (read full article)
Appetizers, baked, cooking, dill, Dinner Recipes, feta cheese, filo, fresh, Greek, healthy
Apr 03
Another rainy night in Vancouver…So what goes good with the rain? A nice fresh hot homemade soup, that is what’s for dinner tonight… Creamy potato, bacon and leek soup recipe 4 medium size Russell potatoes, diced 2 large leeks, washed a (read full article)
bacon, chicken stock, cooking, cream, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, fresh, garlic, Home Made, homemade
Apr 02
This is one of the side dishes that I served with the spicy pork kabobs. Serve with any main dish or serve at a bbq or picnic by itself. With the left-overs you can make a really good salad with it the next day. I will put up a really tasty recipe fo (read full article)
Appetizer, Appetizers, bbq, beans, cooking, cous, cous cous, Cranberry, Dinner, Dinner Recipes
Feb 14
You need something to serve that looks fancy but really easy to make? Make this the next time you have a wine and cheese party, how about tonight? Have an Olympic party! Trusts me people are going to wonder how the onions are so sweet that it brings (read full article)
Appetizer, Appetizers, baked, brie, Chardonnay, cheese, cooking, crackers, Dips and Sauces, jessilyn
Feb 09
I invited my sister Regina and my 1 year old niece Keira over for lunch today. I looked in the fridge to see what kind of vegetables I had and found eggplants, snake beans, squash, tomatoes, and onions. I immediately thought of a classic Filipino dis (read full article)
coconut milk, cooked, cooking, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, Filipino, Filipino dishes, Ginataan, gulay, jessilyn
Feb 05
My friend Nafisah asked me to make her a seafood chowder recipe the other day so here it is Naf, enjoy! Tell me how it turns out… Seafood chowder recipe Ingredients: 5 tablespoons of butter 4 tablespoons of flour 1 medium size onion, diced 2 la (read full article)
Appetizer, Appetizers, chowder, cooking, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, jessilyn, kitchen, laurel, lunch
Feb 01
Apple crumble in phyllo pastry – individual sized recipe This apple crumble looks really fancy but is actually really easy to make… Preparation: 20-25 minutes Cooking time: 15-20 minutes Serves: 8 people What you’ll need: Phyllo (read full article)
apple, cooking, crumble, Dessert, dessert recipes, fillo, individual size, jessilyn, kitchen, pastry
Jan 25
I was at my mom’s house last week and my aunt Evelyn has asked me if I knew how to make empanadas from scratch. Well I have the day off from work today so I thought I would try it. I have not made empanadas for years but it turned out really well, (read full article)
Appetizer, Appetizers, baked, Chicken, cooking, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, empanada, Filipino, food
Jan 24
This is a Filipino classic, you cannot have a Filipino get together without serving lumpia. This is one of the items that are always in my freezer, you never know who will show up at your door. I recommend doubling this recipe because you can keep th (read full article)
Appetizer, baked, cooking, deep fried, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, Dips and Sauces, Filipino, food, jessilyn
Jan 21
These crackers only take 20-25 minutes to make and you can customize them different each time with different herbs and spices. Your guests will be impressed that you served them home made crackers of your own creation! Parmesan Olive oil crackers ing (read full article)
cheese, cooking, cracker, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, Dips and Sauces, from scratch, hand made, Home Made, jessilyn
Jan 18
This salsa is really good with fresh tacos, on top of fresh grilled chicken breast, or grilled pork chops. Try this out for your next dinner, it’s really easy to make, all you need is a food processor and these ingredients…. Fresh Pico d (read full article)
chip, cooking, Dinner Recipes, dip, Dips and Sauces, food, fresh, hand made, jessilyn, kitchen
Jan 17
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cooking, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, healthy, jessilyn, kitchen, Linguini, lunch recipes, Pasta, recipe
Jan 16
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chick pea, cooking, Dinner Recipes, dip, healthy, hummus, jessilyn, kitchen, lunch recipes, pesto
Jan 05
I learned this recipe while traveling in Thailand. I have altered it many times over the years, but it always turns out wonderful. I personally always double the recipe because it tastes so good the next day. If you would like to to make this recipe (read full article)
Chicken, coconut, cooking, Curry, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, jessilyn, kitchen, lunch, lunch recipes
Jan 04
This dish is one of the easiest recipes that I can share with you. This classic Spanish dish is very healthy and tasty! You will need: 1 large potato/yam or sweet potato ½ of a medium onion 1 large tomato A small bunch of fresh or frozen spinach 1 (read full article)
Breakfast, Breakfast Recipes, cooking, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, dish, egg, frittata, healthy, jessilyn
Dec 15
This Roasted tomato and garlic soup recipe is very tasty: You will need a blender for this recipe…….. -25 to 30 roma tomatoes (try to use roma tomatoes because they are very sweet) (cut in half) -1 medium onion (diced) -1 medium red bell (read full article)
cooking, Dinner, garlic, jessilyn, kitchen, lunch, recipe, roasted, Soup, tomato
Dec 15
For my Quiche recipe I use: -Pillsbury already made pie crust (cut into 12 even circle or leave as 2 pie crust) -3 pieces of hotdog or sausages (cut into 1/2 inched diced) -1/2 of a medium broccoli (diced) -1/2 of a medium yellow onion (minced) -1 l (read full article)
Breakfast, cheese, cooking, Dinner, egg, jessilyn, kitchen, lunch, pie, Quiche
Oct 03
My name is Jessilyn Laurel and I hope you love to cook as much as me. I thought I would start a blog to share with you some of my creations that I come up with, as well as some tips, tricks and different ingredients that I use while cooking and bakin (read full article)
cocktails, cooking, Desert, Dinner, drinks, food, martinis, Meals, tips, tricks