When I was a kid, I remember having this salad at Chinese restaurants. It’s an easy salad with simple ingredients. Yes, the name sounds strange. Yes, there is shrimp with mayo with fruit salad. Begin by draining the fruit in a sieve. Toss the fruit with salad and let it continue draining for at least…
Category: Easy
Lemon Posset
This my new favorite easy make ahead dessert. It is sweet and tart and I love the presentation. For this recipe you will need whole lemons. If you want 1/2 a lemon for each person, you will need to adjust the recipe. Alternatively, you can serve this in small dishes. Prepare the lemons by cutting…
Purple Sweet Potato Pancake
I have been addicted to purple sweet potato. I love the colour and candy like taste when you bake it just right. Here is a recipe to incorporate sweet potatoes into pancakes! Begin by making your sweet potato paste. Wrap the purple sweet potato in aluminum foil. Bake the purple sweet potato in a 350…
Strawberry Tiramisu
This dessert is an easy no bake dessert that isn’t too sweet. I made this kid friendly with no caffeine or alcohol. Make strawberry compote. Start by finely cutting up 1 – 1 1/2 cups of strawberries. Add 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp of lemon juice. Mix well and set aside for at least…
Chili Pepper Crisp
I have always loved chili crisp sauces but many of them contain peanuts. My favorite brand is the Lao Gan Ma Chili Crisp. This year I tried making my own at home and it was super easy. Start by prepping your garlic and onion and measuring all your other ingredients and placing it in a…
Rice Cooker Mochi
I’ve have an addiction to mochi and have a lot sweet rice in the pantry so I decided to give this recipe a try. Begin by soaking the sweet rice overnight. Cook the rice in a rice cooker. I have a handy measure on the side of my rice cooker but it is usually a…
Braised Pomelo Rind
Chinese New Year is around the corner and l love to reminisce about recipes I had as a kid. There was this dish that my grand parents used to make using the pomelo rind. It was interesting but also really tasty. I think I have tried making this a couple of times but it never…
Marinated Red Shiso
I love gardening and I love experimenting with food. Last year I decided to try growing something I have seen but never tried, red shiso. I thought it was going to taste more like the Japanese green shiso that I am used to. Maybe mine is a different red shiso. It isn’t as floral and…
Hibiscus Taco and Agua de Jamaica
This is another recipe inspired by our trip to Mexico. Although we didn’t have this during our trip, this recipe caught my attention when I was looking up some Mexican recipes. I found these dried hibiscus flowers at a local supermarket. To make these hibiscus tacos, you need to rinse hibiscus flowers to make sure…
Milk Bread
There have been so many low carb/gluten free recipes out there that I needed to try some. I am sure something new and hey maybe I will actually like some of these recipes. I came across this recipe from Katy from One Day One Recipe that I follow on youtube. She say it is like…
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