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Truth about food bloggers

Published: August 9, 2019 | Last updated: August 9, 2019 27 Comments

Cup of coffee, camera, notebook, letter board on a table.

Truth about food bloggers is that food blogging is a labour of love. It is also hard work. It is work! It is business. And we deserve to be compensated. Let me tell you what actually goes into publishing and producing a recipe.   I write in small paragraphs. They are usually two or three…

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Filed Under: Personal, Recipe Tagged With: blogging

Russian Potato Salad (Instant Pot)

Published: December 16, 2018 | Last updated: December 16, 2018 3 Comments

Two bowls of Russian Potato Salad with the rest of the salad in a big bowl in the background

This Russian Potato Salad is one of the most popular Russian dishes. Made with creamy potatoes and eggs, mixed with crunchy pickles, and speckled with peas and carrots. Instant Pot makes cooking it much easier and faster.

Filed Under: Gluten-free, Instant Pot, Personal, Recipe, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: Eggs, mayo, Potatoes, russian

Instant Pot Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo (vegetarian)

Published: September 3, 2018 | Last updated: September 3, 2018 3 Comments

Photo of a plate of Instant Pot Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo with an Instant Pot in the background

Instant Pot Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo is delicious, creamy and satisfying! It’s perfect for a busy weeknight and has a delicious addition of pumpkin and white beans. White beans are optional but they add extra nutrients, fibre, and protein which is great when you are feeding picky eaters. This pasta is easy and really fast to make! Great for busy moms!

Filed Under: Cheese, Dairy, Fall, Instant Pot, Pasta, Personal, Recipe, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video Tagged With: Pumpkin

How to Store Herbs: mind-blowing trick!

Published: August 10, 2018 | Last updated: June 21, 2019 8 Comments

photo of a bunch of dill

This mind-blowing trick for How to Store Herbs will change your life! The herbs will easily last for 2 weeks and often 3 or even 4 weeks in your fridge!

Read the post with exact instructions and view the video where I show you precisely how to store fresh herbs!

Filed Under: Herbs, How-to, Personal, Tips, Video

Russian Dill Pickles (Quick and Low-Salted)

Published: July 23, 2018 | Last updated: July 23, 2018 11 Comments

Two Russian Dill Pickles on a small plate, one of them is half-eaten. A jar of pickles in the background

These Russian Dill Pickles are deliciously crunchy and refreshing. Perfect to accompany a sandwich or your favourite bbq meal! Really easy and quck to make, these pickles will be ready in just 2 days. No canning required!

Click to see a short instructional video on how to make these pickles. Hint: it’s the first time when you will actually see the person behind Imagelicious!

Filed Under: Appetizer, Healthy, Herbs, Mom recipe, Personal, Recipe, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Video Tagged With: Cucumbers, dill, Pickles, russian

Sinfully Good Peanut Butter Iced Coffee

Published: May 30, 2018 | Last updated: May 31, 2018 14 Comments

Glass filled with Peanut Butter Iced Coffee and homemade creamer being poured into it. There are peanut butter puffs scattered around the glass

This Peanut Butter Iced Coffee is smooth and creamy, refreshing and sinfully good! You’ll be sipping this Iced Coffee flavoured with Peanut Butter Creamer all summer long.

Click to read more about how this recipe was inspired. I go personal and talk a bit about my pregnancy and maternity leave…

Filed Under: Baby, Dairy, Dessert, Drink, Mom recipe, Personal, Recipe Tagged With: coffee, iced coffee, Nutella, Peanut Butter

Instant Pot Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes

Published: March 11, 2018 | Last updated: January 10, 2019 11 Comments

Closeup view of a plate filled with Instant Pot Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes. The plate is on top of a blue checkered napkin. There's a fork and a spoon on the side of the plate. In the background there's a bowl of mashed potatoes and another bowl with the meatballs

I took a little break from blogging. I wish it was a break to relax and recharge, but life happened and I just physically had no time and, on occasion, no energy to sit down in front of my computer and write a post. Life is funny. Sometimes there are days, weeks even, when everything is the same and slow and comforting and hours drag like thick molasses. And then suddenly there are swirls of activities, events, deadlines that hit you over the head and rush over thick and steaming like boiling and foaming milk. You blink and a month has gone.

And when life is happening and you have no choice but let it be, these Instant Pot Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes are an easy and delicious comforting meal, ideal for a weeknight dinner. Meatballs are healthy and not fried. The whole dish comes together easy in a pressure cooker and you don’t have to watch multiple pots and pans to cook a complete meal. 

Filed Under: chicken, Healthy, Instant Pot, Personal, Quick Recipe, Recipe, Video Tagged With: complete meal, mashed potatoes, meatballs, Potatoes

Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions

Published: February 20, 2018 | Last updated: October 20, 2018 38 Comments

Top down view of a red pan filled with Two Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions, a few cranberries are visible in the sauce. A few fresh thyme leaves are sprinkled throughout. Two whole ontario apples are next to the pan.

When making these Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions, your kitchen will smell like a high-end restaurant. Succulent duck breasts meld together with delicious sweet and tart apple-onion sauce with cranberries. It’s a comforting and delicious meal perfect for any celebration or just a cozy weekend dinner.

This recipe for the Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions is an homage to that Russian Duck with Apples. In Russia, the most popular duck recipe is for the whole duck that is stuffed with whole or chopped apples and then roasted in the oven. In my version, I use duck breasts that I sear first, then braise in a delicious mixture of Ontario apples, onions, thyme, and cranberries. For those who think that braising duck breasts is a sacrilege, I tried this same recipe with duck legs also. It works and is totally delicious but I personally like Braised Duck Breasts with Apples and Onions more than the legs. To make this recipe even more Russian, I serve it with buckwheat, which is a traditional side in Russian cuisine.

Filed Under: Fruit, Gluten-free, Herbs, Meat, Personal, Personal, Recipe, Sponsored Tagged With: Apples, duck

Welcome to my new site

Published: February 22, 2017 | Last updated: May 10, 2018 8 Comments

Imagelicious - new site, same great recipes!

Those of you who follow me on Facebook and Instagram know that I hinted on something new happening this week. Well, it’s here! Welcome to my new site!!!  I started my website almost a decade ago, it was a custom site that a friend created for me. A year later he added a blog functionality since…

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Filed Under: Personal

Recipe Nod: Apple Pie Oatmeal with Maple Candied Pecans

Published: January 26, 2017 | Last updated: May 10, 2018 1 Comment

Apple Pie Oatmeal with Maple Candied Pecans | Imagelicious

For the past few weeks I’ve been thinking about food blogging a lot, which is not really unusual since I blog about food. However, this time I wasn’t thinking about recipes; I was contemplating the pressure of food blogging. I’ve been trying to post twice a week. Think about it! twice a week for a…

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Filed Under: Personal, Recipe, RecipeNod Tagged With: App, Oatmeal

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Hi, I'm Julia and I love cooking simple, easy, and healthy meals. My favourite meal of the day is breakfast so you'll see many pancakes. Cooking and baking shouldn't be complicated, let me show you how.

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