I know everyone is busy with work, life or kids. Sometimes making something delicious for dinner can be daunting and tricky. I decided to make something that I’ve had as a kid. Its comforting and easy! Cheesy potato hashbrowns. Dice a medium yellow onion and saute it in a pan. Add the 1/4 cup butter….
Parmesan Crisps
While we visited Hawaii, we bought a bag of Cheese Crisps and ever since we have been addicted. This will be my first attempt at making cheese crisps. I love them but they are so expensive so I decided on making them on my own. I decided to try to make them out of Parmesan…
Easy Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie is a classic dessert for Thanksgiving and Halloween. It is one of my favourite desserts. The only thing I don’t like is the cloves and nutmeg found in store bought pies. I like only using cinnamon. I found this recipe on the back of a pumpkin pie can label. I decided to try…
Simple Nappa Cabbage Side Dish and Basic Pasta for Kids
I have always been concerned that my toddler isn’t eating enough vegetables. This is the one dish that he always eats, every lunch and dinner. I just wanted to share this with other mommies and daddies. For this recipe you need suichoy (or nappa cabbage). It is ideal to get the younger ones (smaller and…
Strawberry Daifuku
Daifuku is a Japanese sweet made with mochi and stuffed with various fillings. You can use anything from red bean paste to ice cream to fresh strawberry. I decided to try making Ichigo Daifuku or Strawberry Daifuku. This was my first attempt at making them so they were not the prettiest. These also require practice…
Mango Coconut Popsicles
It is never too cold to have popsicles! Even when it is freezing out and windy and rainy and all those things that happen in Vancouver in October…. These popsicles will remind you of warmer tropical weather! And they are so easy to make that you can make them year round. You will need two…
Butter Mochi
I discovered butter mochi during my trip to Hawaii. Butter mochi in Hawaii is usually made with mochiko (sweet rice flour) and coconut milk. In Japan, they usually use whole milk. I decided to try a whole milk butter mochi. Butter mochi is very easy to make and is a hit at dinner parties. Begin…
Carrot Lox
For my dad’s birthday, we had a little get together for dinner. I wanted to try something new and decided that I wanted to try making some carrot lox. I thought it would be interesting to see how similar it is to real salmon. For this recipe I decided to use large carrots because I…
Asian Style Marinated Eggplant
This is super easy recipe that can be made for a side dish to your meal. I love oven roasting eggplants to get them to the nice caramel colour. Prepping the eggplant does take a bit of time since you would need to get the eggplant to marinate for at least 30 minutes. This process…
Cauliflower Mashed Potato
Here is an easy way to add some veggies to your meals. You have already seen something like this in these Sneaky Shepherd’s Pie. It is also a way to make your mashed potato lighter and healthier. For this recipe you need one cauliflower and three russet potatoes. Peel and dice the potatoes, add to…
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