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Maple Glazed Ham Recipe

2011-12-13T15:51:00.000-08:00

This delicious glazed ham recipe is perfect for christmas or anytime during fall and winter! Impress your guests or family effortlessly by serving this decadently sweet dish. Versatile, you can pair it with almost any sidedish to make a spectacular meal: mashed potatoes, veggies, salad, rice…

If maple syrup is not easily available to you, replace it with honey. The texture and sugar levels are very similar and the result will be almost the same. These amounts are for a small ham, 1 ¾ lbs, so if yours is bigger, think of making more glaze!

List of ingredients:

HAM!!! (well, duh)

4 tbsp brown sugar

4 tbsp maple syrup

1 tsp Dijon mustard

1/8 tsp garlic powder

1/8 tsp ground cloves

¼ tsp black pepper

Minestrone Soup Recipe - The Insanely Sexy Potato Show

2011-11-20T19:06:00.000-08:00

This is the perfect food to warm you up on cold fall and winter days. As you will see, its easy to make, healthy and very affordable. You dont have to follow the exact list of vegetables im using. You can substitute them as you please, let your imagination, or whatever is in the fridge and needs to be eaten before it dies, get inside your soup!

Im using chicken stock here but you can use vegetable broth instead if you wanna keep vegetarian. Skip the parmesan if you wanna go vegan. You may also add lentils and other beans for more protein. Meat lovers can add pancetta or bacon to the mix!

List of ingredients:
1/2 onion
a few cloves of garlic
1 zucchini
1 carrot
2 ribs of celery
1 cup of green string beans
1 large can of diced tomates
1 can of red kidney beans
4 cups chicken stock
parsley, cilantro, pepper, parmesan to taste

Serve this with some bread, cheese, crackers. Have yourself a comforting meal!

What's in your fridge and pantry? Tag Video Rules

2011-11-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

I was emptying the dishwasher when I had an epiphany! I want to start a series of tag videos on youtube. For a while now, I wanted to share with my fans all those amazing channels I subscribe to.

If people start tagging each other and leaving video responses, we can get people involved and get to know each other better amongst the foodie community on youtube.

The videos will be about showing the inside of your fridge and/or pantry. Tell us what your favorite foods are, make excuses for all the booze or chips, why do you organize it (or not!) that way, is there something missing thats usually always in there..?

Rules:

1-You may show either your fridge or pantry or both. Its up to you

2- You may tag 3 to 5 people

3- You can also tag vloggers, musicians, makeup gurus, ANYONE! If you think they would be interested to participate, ask them. We can make non-foodies discover the many amazing cooks of youtube!

4- Make sure to name the people you want to tag back in your video and refer them to this blog so they know how this game works.

5- Share this idea on facebook, twitter, google+ or elsewhere. People who have NOT been tagged yet can also participate and leave a video response to the tag video of their choice and then tag their own friends back as well.

Think it sounds fun? Get involved, get started! Should you have any questions, please leave a comment down below, send me a private message on youtube or @mention me on twitter. Our hashtag will be: #FridgePantryTag

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Zombies and Brains Halloween Marshmallow Treats

2011-10-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

Here's an original yet easy sweet recipe to do with the kids for a Halloween party! All you have to do is prepare a batch of rice krispies squares according to the recipe on the box.

Then you split it in half and add food coloring, in this case green to one half. You will have to wait for the mixture to cool down a bit before you can manipulate it. To avoid it from sticking to your hands, make sure to have them coated with butter.

You can use candy, chocolate chips, strawberry jam or cake icing to decorate your patties and make eyes or blood. Place your marshmallow treats on a buttered cookie sheet to avoid them from sticking while they firm up. Enjoy!

List of ingredients
5 to 6 cups of rice krispies type cereal
1 bag (250g) of marshwallows
1/4 cup margerine or butter
a few drops of vanilla extract (optionnal)
2 tbsp of chocolate chips, melted
2 tbsp of fruit jam
more butter or margerine for your hands and your cookie sheet

Apple and Garlic Pork Roast Recipe

2011-10-11T15:15:00.000-07:00

If you were afraid to cook a roast because you think its hard to figure out how long you need to cook it or how to season it, I have the perfect recipe for you. This apple and garlic pork roast also has nutmeg and rosemary - all flavors that are absolutely divine with pork meat so you cant go wrong. I personally dont like to poke holes to stick whole garlic cloves in my roast but I do love the taste. Spreading it around with apples will give it the sweet and tangy taste youre looking for. The amounts listed here are for a 1 pound roast so from there, you can multiply if needed. As always, dont forget to play around with the amounts and the types of seasonings to make it your own or according to the side dish you will be having with it. Enjoy!

List of ingredients
1 pound pork roast
1 medium mc intosh apple
3 cloves of garlic
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp rosemary
salt and pepper
olive oil for cooking

Carrot Cake for Jory - The Insanely Sexy Potato Show

2011-10-02T17:09:00.000-07:00

HA BISKYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! The host of 'Is it a good idea to microwave this?' Jory Caron turned 24 last week. We were talking on twitter and I suggested to dedicate him a cake recipe. He thought it would be awesome so there it is!

The raisins and walnut are optionnal for this recipe and you may also vary the amount of spice you add to the dry ingredients. I like pungent flavors so I add a lot! If you are lactose intolerant or just dont have sour cream you can replace it with apple sauce or crushed pineapple. White granulated sugar instead of brown sugar wont make much of a difference either. As always, play around with the recipe and make it your own!

For the cream cheese frosting recipe, im reffering you to the best pastry chef on youtube: lovelyladycakes! She makes amazing desserts and turns them into fun and easy to follow video recipes for you to enjoy.

List of Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/4 cup grated carrot

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1/2 sour cream

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup crushed walnuts

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/2 tbsp nutmed

1/2 tbsp ginger

1/8 tsp ground clove

1tbsp baking powder

French Toast Recipe - The Insanely Sexy Potato Show

2011-09-26T12:29:00.000-07:00

Got stale bread? Dont throw it in the garbage, make french toast for breakfast! You probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry. This recipe will make about 8 slices of toast or serve 4 people. You can double it or cut it in half depending on how many people you are serving.

List of ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 heaping tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
                                     1/8 tsp nutmeg
                                                    1 tsp cinnamon
                                                         butter for cooking

Comic Con 2011 Montreal - Vlog of Randomness #35

2011-09-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

Me and the batmobile from the 60s

Here is a montage of the best bits on the event that occured in Montreal at Place Bonaventure on september 17th and 18th: the batmobile, Stan Lee, the delorian from Back To The Future, cosplay and more! The line to get in was tedious but it was all well worth it.


Space Marine kills again!

R2D2 and the speeder

Tam-Tams Plateau Mont-Royal - Vlog of Randomness #34

2011-09-14T10:06:00.000-07:00

In wich I take you to the moutain where every sunday for the summertime, people gather and enjoy the music. You will also see footage from Avenue Mont-Royal.

This has been around for many years. When my mother was my age people were already meeting at the base of Mount Royal for some hippie fun.

This, to my knowledge, is not organised by the city or any sort of group. People just know that others will come for a jam session and everything a nice park has to offer on a beautiful day.There isnt a 'type' of person over there either. You will see men, women, children, senior citizens, circus type people, vendors, tourists and locals. Tam-tams are for everyone!

I also wanted to tell you that I have a new band that you will hear in my videos. We Love Danger! are a 90s style punk band from Québec city. I will still use songs by Weak Size Fish too but im gonna mix it up a little! For more about both bands, theres more links than you care to visit on my youtube channel page ;)

Bruschetta Recipe - The Insanely Sexy Potato Show

2011-09-10T12:41:00.000-07:00

Chic italian apetizers that are ridiculously easy to make and wont empty your wallet! You wanna start with a nice fresh french baguette. White bread is the way to go. Ive tried to mix it around and believe me when I say multigrain or pumpernickel doesnt work well for this.

Then we move on to our star: the tomato! While its traditionnal to use italian plum tomatoes, almost any variety will do the job. If youre daring enough, add in some yellow cherry tomatoes in the mix or those heirlooms that we dont really know what to do with!

I always stronly encourage you to use fresh herbs but if you dont have them, dont sweat it! Dried oregano and basil come to life when heated in olive oil, wich we add to our concoction here.

As for the cheese you can use either parmesan or buffalo mozarella. Both ways seem to see traditionnal according to me research. You can go cheese-free too if youre lactose intolerant or just dont happen to have cheese in the fridge on that day.

List of ingredients:

1 french baguette
2 medium tomated
2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp each of dried basil and oregano
2 tbps extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper
parmesan to taste
fresh parsley (optionnal)

Potato Salad with Candied Bacon Recipe

2011-08-30T13:48:00.000-07:00

This is the perfect sidedish for you BBQ, pot lucks and family gatherings! Red potatoes are great for this salad but not mandatory. Any kind of potato will do.

For the dressing im using 1/2 fat olive oil based mayo by Hellman's with dijon mustard. Then again, those a personnal preference. If you have a different mayo or better yet, wanna make your own go for it!

I always see hot dog mustard in this salad but I think the spiciness of the dijon adds something more and allows you to keep the seasonnings fairly simple: salt and pepper with a handful of freshly chopped parsley.

Im also allowing you to change what kind of onions you wanna use. Play around with the ingredients, add cheese if you feel like it or even sweet corn! If you make this salad in advance, I suggest to add the bacon just before you serve. That way it will remain crispier than if it bathed in mayo over night ;)

List of Ingredients:
1lb potatoes
2 ribs of celery
1/2 red bell pepper
1/4 red onion
a handful fresh parsley
1/4 cup mayo
2 tbsp dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

OPTIONNAL - Candied Bacon
3 slices of bacon
2 tbsp brown sugar
1tsp paprika

The Nerd Shelf - Vlog of Randomness #33

2011-08-24T12:56:00.000-07:00

Take a tour of my living room now that its finally put together! If you were intrigued by the geek stuff on the shelf behind me in my cooking videos you will get your answers here.

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Primavera Pasta Farfalle - The Insanely Sexy Potato Show

2011-08-09T14:59:00.000-07:00

A light pasta dish for summertime, as request by my friend Richard! If wikipedia didnt lie to me, this recipe is authentically italian. The sauce is made from soffrito (mirepoix: celery, onion, carrot) and fresh green vegetables. Primavera means spring so asparagus, zucchini and peas are often used in this recipe but you can use just about any vegetables you want. If you have something about to die in your fridge, just throw it in there! Its great to avoid wasting food!

You also want to use fresh herbs, extra virgin olive oil and real parmesan cheese to maximize the flavors. Then again pretty much any herb you like will go well with these pasta. That's what's so great about primavera, you can make it a different way every time you have it.

People usually like to use linguini or farfalle to make pasta primavera. I also like to use rotini or fusilli sometimes. They key is to let your creative sense guide you to your ideal combination of ingredients.

List of Ingredients:
2 cups of farfalle
1/2 lbs of asparagus
1 zucchini
1/2 onion
1 carrot
2 celery stalks
1 tomato
5 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of frozen peas
fresh herbs of your choice
salt and pepper
parmesan to taste
olive oil

Parc Lafontaine - Vlog Of Randomness #32

2011-08-03T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is probably the best park in Montreal. All sorts of people like to hang out there and just enjoy the sun, the pond, to walk their dogs, ride bicyles or have a pic-nic! I should have a new cooking video very soon. Enjoy!

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Mussels in White Wine Recipe

2011-07-19T17:27:00.000-07:00

This is how my mother made mussels when I was a child. It was always a special treat but the truth is - theyre pretty easy to make. You can use either shallots or green onions as your base with the garlic. I recommend using butter instead of oil to give your dish a richer flavor. I like to add fresh lemon juice just before I serve them but you can skip that part if you dont have lemon that day. Mussels are often served with fries but I like them with rice and fresh salad.

List of Ingredients(for 2 people):
1 pound mussels
3 challots or green onions
2 cloves of garlic
bay leaves (optionnal)
a glass of white wine
1/4 lemon worth of juice
fresh parsley
salt and pepper

Insanely Sexy Roasted Potatoes - Lemon and Herbs Taters

2011-07-14T09:19:00.000-07:00

These potatoes go well with anything! It's a super easy sidedish that you can make any day of the week but looks fancy enough for a week end meal with guests. You may use any kind of potato to make this recipe. It will always turn out fantastic as long as you blanche them before putting them in the oven. Why do the extra step? Because when you boil them, some starch will be released and thats how you get the inside soft and the outside golden brown. I encourage you to use fresh herbs but if you only have the dry stuff, its perfectly fine too. Pretty much any herbs will taste good so feel free to experiment and find out what blend is your favorite. Mine is rosemary-thyme-oregano.

List of ingredients:
Potatoes
lemon juice
olive oil
salt
pepper
sugar
garlic powder
chili flakes
your favorite dried herbs

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Cute Cats Enjoying the Garden - Vlog of Randomness #30

2011-07-10T09:06:00.001-07:00

My cats Filou (black long hair) and Pupu (tabby) really love going outside in our new backyard! They both were always indoors cats but now that we finally have a nice fenced garden they can enjoy the wind and sunshine!

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Fake Bolognese

2011-07-03T18:34:00.000-07:00

This meat sauce goes great on spaghetti, rigatoni or even in a lasagna. Its not really italian but its pretty damn delish.

Most people like to use ground beef to make this sauce but a blend that includes veal and pork makes it even better. Sometimes, I just empty a few spicy italian sausages instead. For a leaner sauce, use ground chicken or turkey. You can make your turkey taster 'beefier' by adding 2 tablespoons of beef stock concentrate while youre cooking it. Deglazing the bottom of your pot with red wine will also improve the final result.

While in italy they only use tomatoes, garlic and onion in their traditionnal bolognese sauce, I prefer adding more vegetables. Its a healtier recipe and it also has more texture.

I suggest that you double this recipe and freeze small portions for those days when youre too tired to cook but you dont want to eat junk food delivery. Then you just have to boil some pasta and microwave a tupperware of your sauce.

List of Ingredients:
1 lb ground meat of your choice
2 medium carrots
2 ribs of celery
1 large onion
3 to 5 cloves of garlic
half a green bell pepper
5 or 6 mushrooms
fresh parsley to taste
2 cans of diced tomatoes (12 oz)
olive oil
red wine (optionnal)
Seasonnings: 1 tbsp each of salt, pepper, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, savory, sugar, worcestershire sauce, ground chili flakes and 3 bay leaves

Classic Macaroni Salad Recipe

2011-06-28T06:47:00.000-07:00

This is the perfect side dish for your BBQ or just on its own for a light meal.

You can get creative by changing the shape of pasta you use and choose different colors of bell pepper. The vegetables in this salad make it crisp and appealing to the eye and then you have the comfort of the pasta with the richness of the mayo with a tangy zip from the vinegar.

Here I am using a reduced fat olive oil based mayo and rice vinegar but you can use whatever you like to keep in YOUR fridge. I would not suggest using a dark vinegar, like balsamic, simply because it will darken the dressing and it wont look as nice. You can also use lemon juice instead of vinegar.

You must let the salad sit for at least one hour so all the ingredients can get to know each other and also because its way better when served cold. The best is to do it the day before to get the most flavor out of it.

Now, forget about buying pre-made macaroni salad at the grocery store and try this recipe. Its cheaper, doesnt take long to make and you can control how much salt and dressing goes into it. That means you eat it exactly how you like it and watch the calorie count. I hope you enjoy!

List of Ingredients:
1 cup dry macaroni
2 ribs of celery
1 carrot
1/4 of any color bell pepper
1/2 onion
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 vinegar
Parsley to taste
Salt and Pepper

Chili Lime Chicken Recipe

2011-06-24T13:26:00.000-07:00

Fresh lime juice, chilies and garlic make this chicken tender and incredibly flavorful!

You may leave the meat to marinate for about 1 hour but I suggest overnight for a more pungeant taste. Here Im using breasts but you could also use thighs or drumsticks.You can also cut the breasts and put them on skewers if you would rather gril them than cook them in the oven.

You can serve this chicken recipe with rice, potatoes, a nice salad or anything you want really. If you have leftovers, wich I doubt unless you make a large amount, it will make a terrific chicken salad for lunch the following day.

This recipe is fairly simple and I hope you try it yourself. Enjoy!

List of ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 lime
1 shallot
3 cloves of garlic
2 thai chilies
1/4 cup olive oil
any herbs you like
salt and pepper to taste
a squirt of honey (optionnal)

Montreal's Gay Village Summer 2011 decorations - Vlog of Randomness #29

2011-06-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

Every summer, Ste-Catherine street is closed and decorated from may to september. For about 1 mile, merchants extend their stores to the curb, you can eat outside almost everywhere and many festivities take place. From art expositions to the gay pride parade theres something happening every week! I hope you enjoy these images. I should have a new cooking video next week, in my new kitchen!

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My New Apartment!

2011-06-11T06:39:00.000-07:00

This is the reason why theres no cooking video this week. Were moving in a week and were busy doing all these renovations and packing and etc. I promise to have a new episode of the insanely sexy potato show as soon as possible in my new kitchen. I will also be totally absent from the internet all fathers day weekend because of the move and were having the internet plugged back in on monday so I may miss some videos from the people Im trying to support. I will do my best to catch up so I apologize in advance if you wonder where all my witty comments and tweets have gone!

We will remain in the gay village. Our new place is only a few minutes away from here but the street over there is much more quiet. Also, we wont be as close to all the bars so we will finally stop being bothered by people coming out at 3 am. Its really nice around here but seriously, people come around our building at all hours to either get drunk, shoot up, take a leak or even have a sexual encounter. Im more than tired of chasing away people invading our privacy. You would think theyd be ashamed and leave quickly when caught but NO! They argue, call me names and really dont seem to care that people live here.

Finding used syringes in the parking out back is a common thing, tour buses from artists who perform at the Olympia park in front of my place leaving their engines running for 16 hours straight and roadies yelling shit. That one time, I yelled at a guy who was taking a piss under my living room window like I was his mother and he smashed said window.
My landlord being a major A-hole, he tried to sue us for the cost of the window (700$ my ass!) plus more for emotionnal distress. Thats because it was october and we insisted that be replaced it before the night because its was gonna get cold in here and all this glass was actually dangerous. I had to lock the cats in the bathroom to make sure they dont hurt themselves! Anyway, he said his maintenance guy was taking care of his sick daughter and we caused him considerable pain by asking that ANYBODY come here to take care of what we considered an emergency. This story is only the tip of the iceberg of shit that was our relationship with this landlord from hell.

It would take at least 10 more blogs like this one to go around all the problems weve had here. A week from today its going to be all over and were hopeful that things will be much better in our new place. Yes, its more expensive than when we are right now and its completely justified. Wanna see it?!

Shout outs and replies from awesome youtubers!!!

2011-06-04T09:38:00.000-07:00

I made a compilation of all the shout outs and replies I received from famous youtubers since the beggining of my channel. The sense of community is definetly a big part of why youtube is my home for my cooking show. I am currently on a cooking hiatus because I will be moving in a few weeks and Im pretty busy getting things ready and organized. Plus, my kitchen is a total mess! I hope to see you all back for more insanely sexy potatoes towards the end of june!

Easy Salmon Croquette Recipe

2011-05-30T19:14:00.000-07:00

This recipe was requested by one of my subscribers on youtube: enokiatgmail. He asked for a fish recipe and I had not done any fish yet on the show so I accepted. I am now taking requests and ideas through my youtube channel's moderator module. I am using fresh salmon in this recipe because I wanna show people how to cook it but you could also use a can if thats more convienant or affordable for you. I dont recommend using instant mashed potatoes because they are too soft and it would crumble apart. You can replace the green onions with chives or green garlic and the panko with regular bread crumbs. They go perfectly with any vegetables you want on the side. If you want a dipping sauce to go with it, just add a squeeze of lemon juice in a couple tablespoons of mayo. I hope you try it yourself and enjoy!

Ingredients (for 2 people)
1/2 pound piece of salmon
2 potatoes
2 green onions
panko
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne pepper
lemon (for presentation and juice)

***Keep in mind that you want to have roughly the same amount of fish and potato to make sure the patties dont crumble when you brown them in the skillet.

Montreal old Port - Vlog of Randomness #26

2011-05-25T21:59:00.000-07:00

I spent an afternoon with my favorite aunt and my 2 cousins that youve seen before on 'Bonne Fete Noemie' and 'Full Jasmine'. We took a stroll down Place Jacques Cartier where Jasmine had a portrait made of her by a street artist. We then grabbed a bite at La Grande Terrasse where Noemie made friends with a nice waiter named Laurent. We ended up renting a carriage and enjoyed the beautiful weather and the old Montreal's architecture. This was a great day and im happy that we have this video to remember us of the good times we had.

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