What’s more delicious than cheese? Well nothing really. Pupusas come pretty close though. I made these pupusas with some friends and we filled them with just cheese but they are traditionally filled with beans, cheese and/or pork. The dough for the pupusas are made with masa harina or a masa corn flour and are gluten…
Category: Vegetarian
Pressed Almond Short Bread Cookies
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! As a tradition at work, we decorate a brown paper bag and on Valentine’s day we give each other cards and treats. I wanted to make something special and different so I looked up some cookie recipes. One that intrigued me was stamped cookies using a cookie stamp. I decided to try…
Green Tea Mochi! (with Homemade Red Bean Paste)
The other day was my grandma’s birthday. Instead of making her a cake I decided to make your green tea mochi. I have always wanted to make mochi but was scared that it would be hard. In fact it is super easy. I even made the filling! The night before I rinsed and put the…
Homemade Condiments: White Sugar-Free Ketchup and Vegan Egg-Free Mayo
I have been avoiding sugar for quite a while now and the one thing that I really miss when I go out to eat is ketchup. Ketchup and fries, ketchup and burgers. Yum. I finally decided to make my own white sugar free ketchup. It was super easy and I loved it. It was just…
IceBox Cookies
Icebox cookies are buttery cookies that are shaped and then cut. At first when we tried making them, we would stick them in the freezer (doesn’t that make sense when you call it icebox??). We found that when we did, the cookie logs would be really hard to cut. We later learned that refrigerators used…
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…
What the Yucca!
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…
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…
Thai Pumpkin Custard
Its time for pumpkins! I love all things pumpkin. Every time I find small sugar pumpkins I try to make my Thai pumpkin custard. So delicious and creamy and it is super easy. This is a great dish to show off to your friends. Beat together eggs and sugar, vanilla and salt until sugar dissolves. …
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