Genève’s Kitchen

I had gone for a long walk yesterday when the idea for gazpacho soup popped into my head.  The cool soup with refreshing flavors of cucumber, tomato, peppers, and herbs would be the perfect way to cool off after a long busy day of work.  
I had made gazpacho a few times in the past but [...]

One of the best things that I did upon graduating McGill back in 2001 was make plans to travel by myself around Europe instead of looking for a job.  My travels took me to famous cities and memorable little towns.  One of my favorite spots was a quaint little village in the Tuscan countryside called [...]

As a little nibble before dinner or as a mid-day snack nuts provide a nutritious and satisfying treat. I wanted to spice up the usual nut mix (pun intended) by adding the exotic flavors of ginger, cumin, curry, and chili powder. This is a really simple way to add a twist on the regular ol' [...]

I am very excited to share the first ever video segment on my blog. I hope to make this a regular feature on my site. As you'll notice when watching I'm a total newbie at the whole cooking on camera thing. (Most notably, I was so overly concerned with prepping my area that I completely [...]

There is now a new feature located at the bottom of each post that will allow you to get a printer-friendly version. I hope that you'll find this useful! (Thanks for helping me with this Kareem, you're the best!)

Although it isn’t officially summer according to the calendar, the weather has gotten significantly warmer and I’m seeing all the signs at my grocery store and local market that summer is in fact here. Today I bought a big round emerald striped watermelon for a mere $3.98. They were in a large bin out there [...]

I’m already starting to feel that summer laziness kicking in. It’s that feeling of just wanting to lie on the couch after a long day of work – still hot and sticky from the journey home. I find that I don’t have a very big appetite on hot summer days and I definitely don’t want [...]

I wrote about a great pesto dish that I enjoyed in NYC a few weeks ago but I wanted to post about the basic, pure, unadulterated version of this potent green sauce.
Pesto, as simple as it is, has complex flavors that are refreshing and yet substantial. Each ingredient is very intentional and is apparent without [...]

This Moroccan-style chicken recipe will send the aromas of exotic spices all through your house. If you are looking for a new recipe to “spice up” your old stand-by chicken dish, here’s just the thing. While spicy in flavor, it’s not at all hot – the spicy flavor comes from cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and a [...]

As you’ve probably been able to gather from the number of seafood recipes on my site so far, I really love seafood! In addition to great flavor, seafood is incredibly easy to prepare and often takes only minutes to cook (it’s super healthy too). Mussels are one of those classics that seem (at least they [...]