One thing that I miss is cream of mushroom soup. In this recipe, I tried to recreate the taste and texture using coconut milk. Start by slicing and sautéing 5 mushrooms in dairy-free butter or oil. Browning the mushrooms would bring out the nice earthy flavour. Set the mushrooms to one side while you brown…
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…
Baking Soda vs Vinegar: Getting that Travel Mug Clean
Over time metal travel mugs start getting a brown grime and old coffee smell. It also makes your coffee taste old and stale. I decided to look up ways to clean my travel mugs. I found comments from different people saying to use white vinegar. Others said to use baking soda. I had two cups…
Easy Lemon Honey Chicken
Looking for an easy quick dish? This is one of my favorites. It is actually called Honeymoon chicken. It is sweet, sour and tasty. For this recipe you will need lemon, poultry herbs (thyme, rosemary and sage), honey, garlic, olive oil and white wine. When a recipe asks for whole chicken, I prefer to use…
Eggs and Peppers
Somedays cooking for one can be tedious. I sometimes get so lazy that I end up just opening up a can of tuna and eating it with a bowl of salad. Today I decided not to be so lazy and make dinner instead. This is an easy and quick light dinner that you can make….
Eggless Chickpea Quiche
Oh how I miss eggs. The creamy taste. I miss breakfasts, scrambled eggs, poached eggs, eggs Benedict, omelets and quiches. I have been looking for some egg substitutes that could possibly help with my cravings. I came across this recipe that is made with chickpeas and is supposed to have the texture of eggs. Well…
Science and Gummy Worms
Molecular gastronomy is still growing. There are more and more recipes that involve food and science. Using what we know about the physical and chemical changes of food to create mind blowing dishes. Here is a simple recipe to get you intrigued with molecular gastronomy. This technique is also used to create fake caviar. The two…
Onion Pancake
This is an other another recipe that reminds me of my childhood. I decided to make this because my chive plants have been going crazy and needed to be eaten. This is a super simple recipe. If you don’t have chives, just replace it with green onions. Chinese chives are also available some supermarkets. Chive…
Minecraft Grass Block Rice Krispie Squares
A childhood favourite, Rice Krispie squares are easy and quick. All you need are marshmallows, margarine and Rice Krispies. To add a twist to this recipe, I decided to add a bit of whimsy and create dirt blocks from the popular video game Minecraft. To create the squares start by melting 1/4 cup margarine on…
Sourdough Turkey Meat Pies
Here is another recipe you can do with your leftover sourdough starter. This is really easy to make and great to freeze for an easy meal. Start by making your pie crust. You will need to refrigerate it for a couple of hours to make sure that it is nice and cold. Put flour, shortening,…
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