I discovered that my rice cooker had a setting for sweet rice and wanted to try to make Mango Sticky Rice! First I soaked 1 cup of rice for 10 minutes in cool water. Then I placed the rice, 1 can coconut milk and 1/4 cup of sugar in a rice cooker. Set the rice…
Category: Vegan
Fermented Kale
Kale is a great winter crop as the plant is hardy and can endure cold weather. I still have plenty of kale in my garden so I decided to try to preserve some of it by fermenting it. This is my first time trying this but I would definitely experiment again and make some changes….
Ponzu Cucumbers
This is a simple cucumber salad that you can make right before dinner. I used some cucumelons from the garden and supplemented it with some store bought cucumbers. Begin by cutting up the cucumbers into bite sized pieces. Next you want to marinate the cucumbers in some ponzu sauce and garnish it with some roasted…
Zucchini Flour
At the end of zucchini season, it is hard to want to eat zucchini. A great way to preserve zucchini for the winter is dehydrating and making it into flour. This way it frees up your freezer and also is a good way to add some veggies to soups, breads and even pancakes. First wash…
Pineapple Zucchini
This year we had a lot of zucchinis. We would be getting about 2-3 zucchinis a week. During our one week trip, one zucchini grew enormous and we could not finish it. I decided to look up some recipes and found one for pineapple zucchini. Wash and peel zucchini. Cut zucchini into bite sized bits….
Blackberry Syrup Shave Ice
This summer we purchased a shave ice machine and then our imagination went wild! Here is a delicious and simple blackberry syrup that can be used for topping your shave ice. Put 3/4 cup water and 1 cup of blackberry into a blender. Blend. Place blended blackberry juice into a saucepan. Add 1 cup of…
Pickled Sea Asparagus
Sea asparagus is a succulent that lives in coastal areas in BC. Sometimes it is called samphire, pickleweed, sea beans or crow’s feet. These succulents are pretty tasty and have a briny flavour. They are great as part of a salad or pan fried in butter. If you have too much of it, you can…
Gamja Jorim (Korean Potato Side Dish)
I love going to a Korean restaurant and getting Gamja Jorim as one of the sides. I also found out that my kiddo loves this potato dish so I decided to give it a shot. Begin by peeling and dicing the potatoes into cubes. Heat up a pan on medium, add some oil and then…
Banana Peel Bacon
In an effort to reduce food waste, I decided to try out a recipe that I thought was pretty weird. Normally you don’t eat banana peels and they mostly end up in the compost but this recipe uses the peels to make vegan bacon! Begin by peeling the bananas leaving long strips. Using a spoon,…
Pumpkin Pie Puree
Fresh pumpkin pie puree is better than canned. It is a lot easier than you think and you can use the puree for a ton of different applications. I love having extra puree on hand to make things like cakes and pasta sauce. Start by getting a pumpkin. Look for pumpkins that are meant for…
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