Author: HappyEnki

I hope I come across as an interesting person. I love reiki and other forms of healing, cooking, crystals and baking. I am constantly working on crafts and projects such as painting, felting, and knitting. I feel like I am still looking for my happiness in life. My life purpose. Isn't that what we are all looking for. I don't mean happiness as friends and loved ones since I have plenty of those. I mean career wise. You can see my journey through my blog as I explore my culinary passion. Follow me on Tumblr, Twitter and instagram @happyenki

What the Yucca!

Yucca, tapioca, cassava, the root with many names.  As I went through my eczema elimination diet I had to avoid most bread and potato. I looked for alternatives and found the good old yucca root.  I have always wondered what that weird root was.  It kind of scared me.  That’s when I found out that…

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How do you eat your Cream of Wheat?

I love the texture of cream of wheat.  I started eating a lot of cream of wheat ever since I wanted to increase my blood iron.  For 3 tbsp it is 30% of your daily iron intake.  It is a wonderful way to get iron.  The recipes that I am sharing are refined sugar free….

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Spicy Peppery Beef Jerky

Nothing beats homemade beef jerky. I have made this recipe a couple of times, each time gets better and better.  It may take a couple times to get the beef jerky just right since you will need to experiment with thickness, marinade time, and amount of marinade you use.  With the perfect combination you will…

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Thai Pumpkin Custard

Its time for pumpkins!  I love all things pumpkin.  Every time I find small sugar pumpkins I try to make my Thai pumpkin custard.  So delicious and creamy and it is super easy. This is a great dish to show off to your friends. Beat together eggs and sugar, vanilla and salt until sugar dissolves. …

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The Eczema Diet Part #3: Coconut Yogurt

I recently started seeing a naturopath for my eczema.  I had an IgG test to see what my foods sensitivities.  Most of them were the typical ones; nuts, egg, most grains including rice, dairy and citrus fruit but I had weird results like yeast, and green beans. I wasn’t allergic to gluten! woohoo!  I had…

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Decorating with Apple Roses

Oh the delicious apple crumble.  It is such an adaptable recipe. Sometime you add nuts,  dried berries, and sometimes different spices. You can try different types of apples and different sweeteners. The lists can go on. There are so many things you can do to change this classic recipe.  Here is a way to make…

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Using Gluten-Free Flour… GF Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am starting to notice there is a huge gluten free trend happening in Vancouver.  Gluten free foods can be found everywhere. Even all purpose gluten free flour is easily attainable.  Well I decided to try using some gluten free flour to replace flour in a non gluten recipe and see what the results are….

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Everything Blueberry…Flourless Blueberry Chocolate Cupcakes

I love blueberries.  To me, they are the best berries.  Not only are they yummy but you can also do cool experiments with them.  Check out the post on blueberry science . I made this recipe for my dad’s birthday.   I was inspired after my strawberry red velvet cake recipe. First make some blueberry paste. …

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PPP…. Peanut Butter and Pickles Filled Puff Pastry

That craving. It just hits you. Mmmm peanut butter and pickles.  What a strange combination.  It started out one day when my friend said that he tried peanut butter and pickles.  Eww. I heard about that combination and always wondered who on earth would like it. But of course I had to try it.  The…

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