K Lee

Two Takes on Cinnamon Buns

During my trip to Alaska, I found this recipe book. It had lots of different recipes using sour dough. There was cakes, breads and even cinnamon buns. I wanted to see if sourdough cinnamon buns were better than regular cinnamon buns so I decided to try out both recipes. The sour dough cinnamon bun recipe…

How to Make Homemade Yogurt!

Making yogurt sounds like a big ordeal but its very easy to do! Yogurt has beneficial bacteria that helps create the nice tart flavour. I’ve only tried making yogurt a couple of times and I’m still experimenting on the time of maturation and type of milk. So far both my batches resulted in runny yogurt….

Sour Dough Pop Overs

Everyone has those weeks where they don’t have time to make any sour dough treats and of course who would want to toss out the starter. This recipe is so quick and easy that you would want to make this all the time! All this recipe needs is 1/2 discarded starter (no need to let…

Beef Barley Soup in a Slow Cooker!

Having just discovered that my rice cooker was also a slow cooker, I decided to experiment. My favourite soup is beef barley but it does take a lot of time if it is made from scratch. The meat needs to be boiled down to make it tender and the barley needs to cook till its…

Eat Like a Dragon Boat Paddler

Being an athlete isn’t just about the training and keeping fit. Its also about your diet. There are many things to consider when you finish a work out. Protein to repair muscles, fluids to replenish what you loss and of course carbohydrates to replace the fuel you used. Here’s a meal I love after I…

Decorating Cupcakes: Sailor Moon Style

Whenever I plan to host a themed party, I like to come up with creative ideas to decorate cupcakes. There are many professional ways to decorate cupcake and many involve using fondant, icing and sugar work but there are also simpler and easier ways to do it too!! The theme I chose was Sailor Moon….

Pizza Pockets, Really??? Really!!

Sometimes you just crave those old school pizza pockets from the freezer. As kids, our tastes were definitely a lot different than as adults and as our taste buds grow we find that maybe our old favourites are not our favourites anymore. Maybe we know how many preservatives and other things go into it that…

Make it Fresh! Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo is a fresh Mexican salsa that is sometimes called salsa fresca. It can be used for nachos, tortillas or add it to any dish to give it some brightness. The best time to make this salsa is in the summer when the tomatoes are nice and sweet!! I like to start making…

Braided Bread

Braiding bread looks pretty fancy and impressive at any party. It looks difficult to make but is really easy and simple. Start with some pizza dough. I used a sourdough pizza dough (the recipe is below). Roll out the pizza dough to make a rectangle. For ease, place this directly on a baking tray after…