You’re very welcome, Happy Holidays!

Hello! Merry Christmas in advance to you too! (We celebrate on the 25th here, it’s interesting to learn that you celebrate on the 24th!) I love croquettes! I haven’t eaten any in a long time though. (Your brussel sprouts sound yummy too!) Tonight, we had roasted zucchini, broccoli and chicken for dinner. Hope you’ve had a nice weekend! :)

@ChocolatesAndChai Hello to you too! 😃🌸🌸🌸 Wow! Nice meal! May i ask what carbs you had with the chicken and veggies? I am so curious... Yes, we celebrate on 24 here. I really don't know why because i think that most countries celebrate on 25... Lots of best wishes and hope your week starts off well. Enjoy life! 🌳🌳🌿🌱⚘️

@ oh, I forgot! we had some quinoa and some lentils too :)

@@ChocolatesAndChai that sounds really good! 😃😃😃 Have a great Monday! 🌶🫒🍕🍟

@@lorrding Thank you!

This recipe is balanced using the agar agar so I wouldn’t recommend swapping it out for anything. Instead, I’d suggest using another standard recipe for the meringue portion (cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9641-strawberry-pavlova) and then switching back to this one for the decorations :) Hope that helps!

@ChocolatesAndChai thanks so much for your reply,I will try that

@@susandoyle5632 Happy Holidays!

Thanks so much, Farinaz! Hope you’re having a better day now! :)

@ChocolatesAndChai thank you 🌻

Ooooh the kebabs sound delicious. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed them! We have LOTS of leftovers at home so we will be having a mix of fried chicken, pizza, and vegetables haha. Hope you’re having a good night :)

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi dear Riz! Your leftovers sound great! Pizza? That sounds amazing! I love pizza! What pizza was it? My favorite pizza is with pineapples. Do you know why some people don't think one should have pineapple on pizza...? What's wrong with that...? Have a wonderful afternoon! Best wishes!

Hi Farinaz! Funnily enough, it was a pizza with chicken, mushrooms and pineapples! I like pineapples on pizza too! Some people don’t like the idea of a sweet topping like pineapples on a Savory food like pizza, I guess? Hope you’ve had a great day! :)

@@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! Oh, that's why! I love pineapple on my pizza... My day was long and tiresome... I didn't cook what I was in the mood for so I became in a bad mood. Hopefully, the evening will cheer me up. Hope you've had a good day. Best wishes from Sweden.

Thank you, I hope you enjoy it!!

Hi Farinaz! Thank you! I’m so glad to hear you’ve been enjoying all the videos :) Steak with couscous sounds lovely. I had shawarma today (though I didn’t cook it myself haha), and some chocolate chip cookies too :) Wishing you a happy and relaxing weekend!

@ChocolatesAndChai Thank you! I am enjoying the weekend as much as I can. 💚💚💚💛 I am trying to learn to relax on my weekends. ✨️✨️✨️ Ciao!

Thank you, it was fun to make!

Me too! I love the holiday season because everyone is so cheerful and Christmas is so bright and colourful here. Are you decorating at home? Mmm your chicken with coconut milk and cranberries sounds really good! Tonight, we’re having quinoa with roast chicken and mushrooms (I love mushrooms!). Hope you have a lovely evening :)

@ChocolatesAndChai I know! Mushrooms are really tasty! I love cooking with mushrooms too! Christmas times are great. It's so joyful. No, I am not gonna decorate for Christmas. I would have to love to have a tree but my apartment is too small. Have a good afternoon!

Thank you! I love lemon muffins, they always have such a lovely fresh taste to them :)

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! I agree, lemon muffins are the best. I agree!!😍😍😍

Hi Farinaz! The chocolate is pink due to the way it’s been processed! (I didn’t have to add any food colouring) Ruby Chocolate is generally believed to be Belgian-Swiss, but this recipe doesn’t really belong to any particular country. I just made hot chocolate using the Ruby chocolate :) Hope you’ve had a good weekend!

@ChocolatesAndChai Aha! That was interesting! The recipe is wonderful! Have a good day! 💚💚💚

Hi Farinaz! You spaghetti and tomato sauce sounds yummy, I’m glad you enjoyed it! We’re having quinoa, mince meat, and Brussels sprouts for dinner (leftovers from the other day haha). Have a good night, and hope you have a great Friday!

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi again dear Riz! How are you? Yes the spaghetti dish turned out great! Thank you! And your leftovers seem so tasty. 🌼🌸🌼🌸 Hope you will have a good Friday! Best wishes from a cold Sweden! ✨️⚘️⚘️⚘️

Thank you! I had a very busy Friday, but am very grateful to be able to enjoy the weekend now. Hope you have a lovely weekend, Farinaz!

@@ChocolatesAndChai Hi again Riz! 🌼🌸 My weekend was ok, I rested a lot and I was really tired. We didn't cook anything today. I had some rice and also some tomato sauce that we had with pre-cooked meatballs. It was really tasty! I hope your week will start off in a good way. Wish you a good Sunday afternoon! 🌸🌸🌸

Hello! Oh! That’s a good question, Canada has a pretty diverse population so there isn’t a really standard Christmas dinner - but usually it involves some sort of roast (turkey or chicken are most popular with people I know!), some vegetables, and mashed potatoes with gravy! Hope you had a good day, Farinaz! :)

@ChocolatesAndChai Sounds great! I really admire people who cook up a Christmas table for lots of people. What patience to cook for so many people! Really impressive!! 🌸💐🌸💐 Hope your day is going well. Here, it's the afternoon and i feel content with my day so far. We made salmon in a coconut milk sauce with almonds, served with rice. It was awesome! Hope you enjoy your dinner later! Take care! 🌳🌲🌳🌲

😂😂😂 my apologies for the pain I’ve caused!

@@ChocolatesAndChai😂❤

I’ve never tried sausage stroganoff, but it sounds yummy! I used to have beef stroganoff at school lunch all the time! Have a good day from cold Toronto! :)

@ChocolatesAndChai that sounds good! We had excellent school lunches when i was young. I was so grateful. Enjoy your weekend! 🌹🌸🌹🌸

Hi Farinaz! I’m doing good, happy that it’s finally the weekend! So glad to hear you feel great today. That’s so fun, we had burgers for dinner tonight too :) (ours had cheese as well, because I love cheese haha) Fish with an almond sauce sounds yummy, hope it turns out well :) Thanks so much, I’m glad you liked this recipe. I’ve also been working on a Korean fried chicken recipe to share with you soon :) Hope you have a good weekend!

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! Yes, it's great that it's finally the weekend! I can feel that too! Yes, burgers are really fun to eat, and make too. 🌼🌷🌼🌷 Oh, thank you! I am really looking forward to seeing the video for the fried chicken! I am so excited! 💙💚💛🧡 Enjoy your weekend now! Hope you have a great time! Ciao!

@@ChewwyPew oh no! I’m sorry to hear that. If your potatoes became too soft, it could be that they were boiled too long, or that there wasn’t enough starch in them (different varieties of potatoes have different amounts of starch). Hope that helps, good luck!

Hi there, the ingredients are in the description. Just click the link and it’ll take you to all the ingredients and step by step instructions. For spicy noodles 3 noodle blocks 1 tbsp neutral oil 1 tsp chili flakes 2 tbsp hoisin sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp hot sauce (I used sriracha) 2 tsp sesame oil For spring roll 2 carrots, julienned 2 cucumbers, julienned 4 tbsp soybean sprouts 3 tbsp scallions, sliced 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 8 rice paper sheets

@@farinaz005 hello! S’mores are more American I think, but are usually made with crackers instead of french toast :) yes! That’s chocolate sauce on top! I had a very chill morning. I was supposed to go to the gym but ended up having coffee and listening to music instead. And for dinner we went out to a nice restaurant! Have a lovely Sunday from a slightly cold Toronto. :)

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! 🌼🌺🌼🌺 That sounds great! I am so happy you chilled yesterday! It's completely ok! Well done! 🌷⚘️🌷⚘️ Well done! 🌷⚘️ So, i think i have to google what s'mores are actually... 😺😺😺 I have heard about it but never really understood what they are. Today, for lunch, we had a big cheese and ham salad from the pizzeria! It was so tasty! 💖💞💕 I wish you a good evening! Hope you have a good time today too.

@@reemkaram4483 you get me :)

Hi Farinaz, I'm glad you liked it! Oh I love dumplings too, I always feel like I don't eat them often enough. What did you think of them? Hope you have a great day! :)

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi Riz! Oh, I have tried dumplings a few times now, but actually I don't think I liked them. I don't know why. 🥺 And they are so difficult to prepare, even though from frozen. But I think I still like spring rolls a lot. 😊😊😊 Big love from me. 🌸🌼🌸🌼

@ That’s okay, we all have things we like and don’t like :) Hope you have a good night, Farinaz!

@@ChocolatesAndChai Thank you, hope you are having a good day too! Yes, sometimes I don't like some foods. Hopefully, people understand. I wish you the best and hope you eat something nice tonigt. Today, we had boiled potatoes with steak and bearnaise sauce. 😊🌼🌷🌼🌷

@ Hello! Tonight, we’re having a bunch of leftovers. Some lentils, some stew, and some chicken! Your steak and potatoes dinner sounds lovely :) Have a good evening, Farinaz! And hope you have a good weekend too!

@@reemkaram4483 Thank you!!! 🙏🏾

@@farinaz005 Hello again! It depends. It’s very easy (and quite cheap) to start a website if you want it to just be a hobby, and are not looking for growth or to create a business. However, It can be a lot of work (and more expensive) if you’re planning to start a website as a business. If you’re comfortable with tech stuff, most of it is quite easy to do (but does require regular updating/maintenance etc) - many bloggers actually pay companies to handle that side of things for them. The work to create a new recipe video/blog post can be quite a lot if you’re doing it all by yourself - researching and testing your recipes, then cooking/plating, then shooting photos and video, editing, writing the blog post, and then uploading and writing social media posts etc. Are you interested in starting a website? (Because that sounds great!)

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! 💛💛💛 No, i don't think i will start a website. But it seems so much fun and it's a great way to connect with people on. I wish i would... but i don't have the time or energy to keep it running. Maybe one day in the future, because it seems a lot of fun. Enjoy your Wednesday! Big love!

@@farinaz005 Thanks Farinaz! Hope you had a great day, and hope you enjoy thick American-style pancakes whenever you get a chance to try them! :)

@ChocolatesAndChai hi! Thank you! Have a great day you too!

Thank you! Have a good weekend!

@ChocolatesAndChai thank you Riz! 🍄‍🟫🫘🫚🫚🍔

@@farinaz005 Hi Farinaz! My day was okay, a bit tiring but mostly good. How was yours? Thank you! Yes, these are really tasty and fun to eat (though I don’t eat them too often). You’re correct, I sprinkled some shredded coconut over the top (though this isn’t required for the recipe). Your dinner sounds delicious! We had chicken pot pie :) Hope you’re staying warm in cold Sweden! Have a good night :)

@ChocolatesAndChai Oh hi! 🍋🍎🍏 I am sorry your day was tiring... hope things get better soon. ⚘️⚘️⚘️ Chicken pot pie sounds great! I am not sure if I know exactly what that is though... I would love to see a video for it! Do you have a video for it here on KZbin? 💝💖💝💖 I have just come up with a great recipe that i am gonna cook soon. Minute steak of beef, fried cabbage with spices and white rice with the moroccan spice mix ras el hanout. What do you think of that? 😃😃💞💞💞 Hope you will have a good day tomorrow! I wish you the best from Sweden! 🐴🐴⚘️🌱

@@farinaz005 oooh I actually don’t have a chicken pot pie recipe up. Maybe I’ll add that to my list for next year :) Your beef recipe sounds wonderful! Love that you’re using ras el hanout! Hope you’re having a great day :)

@@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! Oh, my day was quite ok. I slept bad though, so I feel a bit tired. But I managed to cook some nice food! I boiled some white rice and fried some minute steak of beef. And I also fried some white cabbage with some salt and pepper and the moroccan spice mix ras el hanout. The meal turned out great! Oh, I would love to see a video for chicken pot pie. That would be great! 🩵🩵🩵 How was your Saturday? Did you eat anything nice? 🌷🌼🌷🌼

@ hi! I had a pretty good day, I’ve come to a cottage with some friends so we are just relaxing this weekend. Your meal sounds great. I haven’t eaten anything yet today but I believe we’re going somewhere for lunch soon. Hopefully it’ll be good. Happy Saturday!

Hi Farinaz! Hope you’re having a good start to the week. My day has been quite busy (and a little stressful 😥), but nothing too terrible. I love marinating chicken in yoghurt too, it really is delicious. Tawa chicken is popular in both India and Pakistan, but it is mostly believed to originally come from Pakistan. (Though there are some that say it was in India first) Hope you enjoy your tasty dinner :) Wishing you a good week ahead from Toronto 😊

@@ChocolatesAndChai Hi dear Riz! 🌼 Thank you. I hope the rest of the week will be positive for me! 🌼⚘️🌼⚘️ Yes, marinating in yoghurt is heavenly! I am glad you like too! 😃😃😃 So sorry your day is stressful! Hope you will have time soon for a cup of tea and some sweets. 🫖🍪🍪 Remember to take a pause and have some tea or coffee... and don't forget about the cookies... Yes, I am having pasta with a creamy pasta sauce! It will be sooo tasty! It's leftovers. The sauce has cream, creme fraiche, radishes, carrot and onion. I have started experimenting with pasta sauces. I was always so disappointed in my pasta dishes. But first, i admitted to myself that pasta alone doesn't taste so much. Then, number two, you need hence make a sauce with lots of flavors and i have learnt also lots of spices. And third, i try to remember that meat or chicken in the sauce makes the whole dish, together with the pasta, too heavy, and i don't like it. I am gonna keep trying. I wish you a good and relaxed evening!

@@Highyeah007 Thanks for commenting, Adam! Hope you enjoy it :)

@@farinaz005 hi Farinaz! Burger with fries is one of my favourite meals! Shish barak is a Middle Eastern dish though I’m not sure where it originated (I’ve heard a few different places - Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan), but it is popular in Saudi Arabia too! Pierogi is delicious! And you’re right this is quite similar :) Happy Sunday from Toronto!

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi again Riz! 😃😃😃 Yes, burgers and fries is like sooo nice! I love it too! 😍😍😍 Yes, I know! Polish pierogis are so so so tasty! I am happy you like them too. You know, we are quite close to Poland on the map! 😃😃😃 I wish you a fabulous evening! 💕😺😺😸

Thank you! Hope you had a great evening too :)

@@shanaazabrahams1319 It’s a popular wedding food in Pakistan, you’re not meant to eat it every day 😅

@ChocolatesAndChai well that's okay then

Hello! Yes, I love it! It’s actually not very popular here in Toronto so I had to learn to make it just so I could eat it more 😅

@ChocolatesAndChai Haha! 😃🌸 I can't believe they are so hard to find! They are so tasty, everyone must love them!

Hello! I think there’s a time and place for extra fancy or complex dishes, but most of the time I prefer to make easier/quicker recipes! So glad to hear you like the noodles…I’m a big fan of noodles too. Hope you have a good weekend!

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! I see what you mean. Sometimes, simple is the best option. Yes, I love noodles! I might cook noodles soon, because I felt so inspired by your recipe. I thought I would cook one or two veggies, cook instant noodles and then put everything on the table alongside some shrimps and soy sauce, and everyone can build their own noodle dish. Have a good evening! Take care! 😃⚘️⚘️⚘️

Hi Farinaz! So glad to see you liked this video (I actually prefer dark chocolate the most!). I even made some dark chocolate brownie mix earlier today haha The song is “Baby, It’s You” by Revel Day. Do you like it? Homemade kebabs sounds delicious! And so does the chicken stew!! We’re having a bean stew with quinoa and some roast chicken :) Hope you had a good day!

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi dear Riz! 🌼🌷🌼🌷 Wow! Your dinner seem ama-zing! 😮😮😮 What a great combo of flavors! 😃 Yes, I liked the song!! Is it a famous canadian pop group?? I had some leftovers tonight! That kebab with rice, and tomato as veggie. Enjoy your evening! Take care! 🍋🍉🍋🍉

Hello! I’m glad you liked the song, I’m not sure if they’re very famous (or necessarily even Canadian 😅) - I found the song while I was browsing songs that I can use :) Hope you’re having a good Thursday!

@@ChocolatesAndChai Hi! No problem! Thank you, my Thursday was quite good. I wish you a great Friday! Hope you eat something nice. We are planning on cooking fish with mashed potatoes. 😃😃😃💜

@ Thank you! Happy Friday! (I don’t know what I’m having for dinner yet…maybe some fast food tonight haha)

Hi Farinaz! I had a super busy at work. I’m glad to hear you had a good day! Thank you very much! That’s very kind of you! I’ve been lucky to have a lot of people help learn how to cook lots of different things over the years :) I really enjoy Indonesian food, it’s not very popular here in Toronto, but I was able to enjoy it a lot when I was younger. Hope you had a good day!

@ChocolatesAndChai Hi again Riz! Yes, indonesian cooking is really fascinating! Have you lived in Indonesia? My day was ok. I hope my evening will be good though. Tomorrow, I will start over again. Some days nothing goes right. Big love from me in Sweden! 😊⚘️⚘️⚘️

@ oh no, I’m sorry to hear that you haven’t had a good day. Hope tomorrow is better for you :) I didn’t live there, but I ate lots of yummy Indonesian food as my old nanny was from Indonesia. Have a good night, Farinaz :)

@@ChocolatesAndChai Wow, sounds awesome. My day today was a little bit better. The weekends are a bit difficult as i suddenly feel tired and the exhaustion comes over me. I was so tired today that i could barely have any energy to cook. We just boiled some eggs and had it with some veggies and bread. Have a good night, you too. Best wishes from Sweden.

@ oh, eggs and veggies sounds lovely. I’m glad you’re feeling a bit better today. I know what you mean about the weekend. After the busy week, it sometimes feels like all that tiredness catches up with you! I always prefer to have at least one day of the weekend where I do very little :) Have a nice evening!

😅😅😅 Egyptian food is delicious! It’s just not really that popular in the west (yet).

@@farinaz005 ooooh that’s a tough question, F! I like a lot of different coffees. I like cappuccinos a lot, but I think my favourite is a cortado! Happy Saturday!

@@ChocolatesAndChai Oh, cortado?! Oh, i don not remember what that is! 💔💔💔 Is it like a double or tripple espresso?? What is a cortado?? Big hug from Sweden! Enjoy your evening, afternoon and enjoy your nice dinner! Peace! 💕😸😸😸🐆

@@farinaz005 oh! A cortado is a diluted espresso. Usually, it’s made as a 1:1 ratio of espresso to milk (or sometimes cream). I find that the little bit of milk really adds a nice sweetness to espresso and also lets me drink it a little longer!

@@ChocolatesAndChai Sounds great! I love coffee! It makes me feel happy! ⚘️⚘️☕️☕️

@@farinaz005 me too! I’m actually having a cup of coffee right now :)

Hey there! Thanks so much! Seven Spice is a popular Middle Eastern spice blend - if I remember correctly, it’s made up of cumin, black pepper, coriander, ground cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and cardamom. (Baharat is another popular spice mix that’s very similar to Seven Spice.) Hope that helps, have a good day! 😊

@@ChocolatesAndChai Thank you, Riz! That helped a lot. 💖💖💖 I think that spices are very, very interesting. I have been reading about it once on the net, but i didn't remember about this seven spice. But i recognize the name Baharat. I think i remember that Middle Eastern cooking has a lot of nutmeg. I looove nutmeg, it's so sweet and tasty somehow. Do you like nutmeg?? I highly recommend using it in everyday cooking, it lifts the food in a very tasty way. Cardamom is tasty too. Thank you for teaching me about seven spice, it was very interesting! Have a good afternoon! 🫙🫙🫙🥪🥪

Happy I could help :) I do like nutmeg, but I don’t use it that much. I’m going to try using it more at home. Thanks for the tip, Farinaz!

Am going to try this today

@@PhionOwiti Hope you enjoy it!