Mussels in Prosecco sauce with grilled whole grain bread slices. Mussels are my go to dish! I love it because it makes me feel a little bit fancy but it is cheap and quick. I am not kidding about cheap, they are around $2.99 per pound in most stores. I get them fresh from the [...]
Calamari two ways - Grilled and fried calamari with tri-color pearled couscous in a tomato shrimp head sauce. This morning I woke up and had a taste for something a little special. I dug into my freezer and found the last bit of calamari and some frozen shrimp heads I had. The couscous calamari combination [...]
Plantain gnocchi with brown butter Alfredo sauce and fried basil I wanted to created a meal that reminds me of home but slightly elevated. I grew up in the Caribbean and plantains were a staple in my house, we LOVE them. My preference for eating them is fried, slightly over-ripe, not too soft so when [...]
Baked lemon salmon with caramelized onion au gratin potatoes and sautéed garlic kale. Salmon is one fish that is easily accessible and tasty enough that it makes its way into all of our kitchens. I am somewhat of a purest when it comes to seafood, I don't add much sauce or stuff them with more [...]
Grilled grey squash stuffed with lemon basil ricotta, topped with yellow grilled spiral squash noodles on a tomato base I have grown to love squash in a way I never thought I would. There are a number of foods that I realized I didn’t care for because of how other people prepared them. Squash was [...]
BLACK AF bulgur risotto, Prada Duchess Satin coat and Atrium wall This is the first time I am combining one of my original recipes in a Palate Architect IG post. I created this recipe because of my love for seafood. When I started my search for fashion and architecture to coordinate with this, I knew [...]
Bulgur risotto with cuttlefish (squid) fish ink and calamari. To know me is to know that I love seafood. I love it all. I love the flavor, the smell, and the trips to the fish market to pick out my own fresh pieces. All of it. I grew up on an island and fresh fish [...]
Beef chuck Ragu lasagna with homemade lasagna pasta and béchamel sauce This lasagna is called Labour of Love because the cook time from start to finish is about 6 hours. You will only put in this effort into yourself or someone you really care about, hence the name. I had only made lasagna once before [...]
The outfit inspired by Beet Me Down Salad. First of all the skirt has POCKETS!!! Very deep pockets. I digress, let's move on. I love this outfit! I have had it for a very long time. It was an inexpensive purchase from ASOS that I thought would be a very versatile option for many occasions, [...]
Roasted beets, sautéed beet and kale greens, roasted butternut squash and seeds with a rose jam jalapeno vinaigrette. I call this dish the Beet Me Down Salad because I have always hated beets and despite the constant praise my friends would give them I refused to eat them. I finally gave in and made them [...]
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