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…
Category: Meal ideas
Chinese Tomato and Egg Dinner
Today, I felt like making a Chinese egg and tomato dish. This was something that my grandparents would make and we would serve it on rice. You start with a tablespoon of corn starch and 2 tablespoons of warm water. Mix these together and set aside. Take 6 eggs and give them a nice beating…
Mandu – Korean Dumplings
Cooking and baking can be tedious tasks. Especially when you do them alone. Spice them up and have cooking parties!! Friends make all the difference in the world. This time we decided to make mandu or Korean dumplings. They can be fried or broiled and contain meat, tofu, green onions, garlic and ginger. Mandu are…
Two Takes on Lasagna!
Lasagna can be a tedious meal. Usually involving making tomato sauce, cooking ground meat, pre-cooking noodles, assembling and then baking for about an hour. After all that the results are so rewarding. Its a warm comfort food full of delicious flavours. I’ll show you two ways to make lasagna! To create a home made traditional…
Smiley Face Pancakes with Cranberry Sauce!
Everyone is familiar with getting cranberries from cans or from jars but having fresh cranberries is such a treat. Fresh cranberries are tart and spongy. They need to be cooked down with a bit of sugar to get them sweet. I decided to experiment and make some fresh cranberry sauce for my sour dough pancakes….
I Heart Canada!!
Its nice to celebrate the country you live by hanging out with friends, eating good food and of course celebrating the colours of the flag. My friends decided to celebrate by making red and white food. It was hard to come up with a decent meal that didn’t consist of ketchup and vanilla ice cream….
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…
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…
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…
Chicken Soup for the Stomach
Being creative in the kitchen sometimes involves using those leftovers in the fridge. Yes! If you have leftovers you have to eat it later because you did not eat it then. Like my dad always says “eat it now or eat it later”. After looking at all the leftovers in the fridge and freezer, I…
EAT it NOW or EAT it LATER 