Kushikatsu is Japanese dish of deep fried skewered meat and vegetables. You can use a variety of meats and vegetables and customize it to what you like. This dish is very easy to make. However, I could not find a good recipe for the sauce. I decided to use carrots, cauliflower, chicken and pork. Prepare…
Category: Sides
Get Ready for Pi day with Some Sweet Zucchini Pie!
Soon it will be one of my favorite days in the year. Pi Day on March 14. I love it because its nerdy and tasty! This year I will make it tastier with this wacky recipe. For all of those parents out there, this is a sneaky way to get your kids to eat their…
Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake
I’ve craved for a pineapple upside down cake for a while now so I decided to make some for a Chinese New Year dinner at my uncle’s house. These delicious desserts look great and are super easy to make! Start with the topping. Mix 1/4 cup of melted butter with 2/3 cups of packed brown sugar….
Pan-fried Gyoza
Dumplings are always a favorite of mine. I love that they can make a quick meal and how you can cook them in many ways. This recipe is a non-recipe because most filling varies from recipe to recipe. There are no real set measurements and you can eye the amount of each ingredient. A guide…
Homemade Basic Hot Sauce
This year I wanted to try making hot sauce for friends and family. Something similar to Tabasco or Franks Red Hot. Both of those hot sauces are fermented. I have made cultured food before: cultured pickles, kimchi, and cultured beets. This recipe is very similar to the cultured beets and just as easy. Start with…
Pad Thai and Green Papaya Salad
Pad thai is traditional Thai dish full of wonderful flavours. A little spicy, a little salty, a little fishy and a little sour. This is recipe comes from One World Kitchen. Pad thai gets its wonderful aroma from fresh tamarind and fish sauce. Tamarind pods grow on tree and are harvested and used for its sweet and…
Pickled Avocado! What?!
Want to try a weird recipe? Well you have to try this one. When I first found this recipe on Pinterest, I just could not figure out how this would taste. I love avocados but pickled avocados? What? To me this tastes like pickled egg, but it is probably is just the vinegar. It is…
Spinach Gomaae
Make spinach interesting by adding a bit of Japanese flavour to it. This recipe is from Hana! http://www.hanaetsuko.com. The first step is to buy and cook lots and lots of spinach. Spinach wilts a lot so I recommend buying twice (or triple) the amount that you would think you need. I placed the spinach in a…
Cultured Pickles
There is nothing better that biting down on a nice crunchy piece of pickle. Cultured Pickles are easy and delicious version of the classic pickle. It keeps it crunch and has a nice natural sour note to it. Begin by starting the brine. Add 1 1/2 tablespoon of salt to some water. Stir to dissolve. …
Shaved Zucchini Salad
Salads can be a very boring or interesting. When people think of salads, they think of leafy greens or even something like pasta salads. I came across this salad idea from a friend. She used a grater to create zucchini pasta. I thought it was neat and remembered that there was salad that was created…
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