I love going to Japanese restaurants and getting salad with carrot and ginger dressing. Sometimes I crave this dressing at home. I decided to try to make my own version. After looking at a couple recipes, I found one that looked fairly easy. Make the dressing by taking 3 medium carrots and coarsely chop them….
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Fast Microwave Custard
When you are feeling lazy (or you are just lazy), here is a dessert for you. It is super easy and tastes like creme caramel. Start with eggs, vanilla extract and whole milk. You can use 2% if you want to cut down the fat, but it wont be as creamy and rich. Beat all…
Tonic Coffee
When I saw this on Pinterest, I had to try it. It looked so interesting. You only need two ingredients, tonic water and espresso. But since I don’t have an espresso machine, I decided to use cold brew coffee instead. If you want to know how I made my cold brew coffee, check out the…
Easy Dulce de Leche
Dulce de Leche is sweetened milk cooked for several hours to make a creamy caramel sauce. This version cuts the cooking time to only 2.5 hours!! It is really simple and easy to make. When I make this recipes, I make a couple cans and save them for later use. They store well in the…
Refreshing Lavender Latte Cold Brew Coffee
Summer is coming and what better way to enjoy summer than with a nice refreshing cold cup of coffee. Lately I have been enjoying making cold brew coffee. It is easy, can store for store for a long time and is nice and refreshing on a hot summer day. This is what I do to…
Side Ideas: Kohlrabi Mash, Roasted Mushrooms and Sauteed Kale
Sometimes its hard to think of ideas for side dishes. Here are a couple of recipes that are easy to modify and go well with a variety of mains. Side idea 1: Kohlrabi Mash This year I subscribed to a veggie box from Odyssey Market Garden. Its a great way to try different vegetables that…
Lavender Simple Syrup
A while ago, I bought some lavender to make some tea. The tea was nice but I bought quite a large bag so I had a lot of leftover. I decided to try this recipe out. Well this is just part one of the <secret> recipe. You need to come back to find out what…
Roasted Radishes and Turnips
This year I wanted to be more adventurous with what I ate so I decided to purchase a veggie box with Odyssey Market Garden in Surrey, BC. My first box came with some radishes and turnips. At first I didn’t know what to do with them but I did some research and found a recipe…
Matcha Affogato
What do you get when you mix matcha tea with matcha ice cream? Matcha Affogato! Well this is my version of it. First you need to start with making your matcha. Okay I don’t make it the traditional way. I just add hot water to my matcha powder and stir with a spoon. You also…
Cricket Chocolate Chip Cookies
I thought I would give cricket flour another try so I made some Cricket Flour Cookies. This was a recipe I got from Entofarms. http://entomofarms.com/featured_item/bite-sized-chocolate-chip-cricket-cookies/ This recipe is a great way to get people to try insect protein! Insect protein is a great substitute for protein powders. It is also full of vitamins and minerals so…
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