The holidays are just around the corner and everyone is busy shopping for presents and getting ready for the celebrations. People tend to forget the holiday spirit and can be too focused on buying and receiving gifts. These stocking stuffers are easy, fun and gets you away from the crowded mall. The first stocking stuffer…
Author: K Lee
Obsessed with creating
Shrimp and Salmon Pasta
Pasta is easily transformed from plain tomato sauce to something more elegant by adding a few ingredients. You can add leftover chicken or stir fry to jazz up the sauce! For this pasta, I bought some prawns and smoked salmon. Begin by dicing up the onions and garlic for the tomato sauce. Sauté the onions and…
A Vegetarian Meal Idea
Its not always easy to create a vegetarian meal that doesn’t involve beans and lentils. Its also harder cooking for people that are meat eaters. With this meal, it is sure to win hearts (and stomachs). Its also a perfect Autumn dinner on a cold day! I started by marinating some firm tofu the night…
Hobo dinner for $5
Who says you can’t cook a delicious meal for $5? With a little creativity and some herbs from the pantry, no one could guess you spent close to nothing for this food. This is also a quick and easy dinner for a single person!! My grocery bill was $3 for 5 chicken drumsticks (on sale),…
Flourless Banana Pancakes
How do you make pancakes without flour? That was my first question when I came across this recipe on the internet. This recipe intrigued me because I imagined pancakes to be fluffy and doughy. Not something I would think eggs and banana would create. To create these pancakes, you need 1 banana and 2 eggs….
Mobius Bagels
“Don’t play with your food” is what went through my mind as I tried to make this mobius bagel. At work we were given instructions to make a bagel into two interlocking loops. It looked easy enough. As I read the recipe, I was getting more and more confused. Where do I have to cut?…
Coconut Cream of Mushroom Chicken
One thing that I miss is cream of mushroom soup. In this recipe, I tried to recreate the taste and texture using coconut milk. Start by slicing and sautéing 5 mushrooms in dairy-free butter or oil. Browning the mushrooms would bring out the nice earthy flavour. Set the mushrooms to one side while you brown…
Baking Soda vs Vinegar: Getting that Travel Mug Clean
Over time metal travel mugs start getting a brown grime and old coffee smell. It also makes your coffee taste old and stale. I decided to look up ways to clean my travel mugs. I found comments from different people saying to use white vinegar. Others said to use baking soda. I had two cups…
Eggs and Peppers
Somedays cooking for one can be tedious. I sometimes get so lazy that I end up just opening up a can of tuna and eating it with a bowl of salad. Today I decided not to be so lazy and make dinner instead. This is an easy and quick light dinner that you can make….
Science and Gummy Worms
Molecular gastronomy is still growing. There are more and more recipes that involve food and science. Using what we know about the physical and chemical changes of food to create mind blowing dishes. Here is a simple recipe to get you intrigued with molecular gastronomy. This technique is also used to create fake caviar. The two…
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