Ayoub’s Dried Fruit and Mixed Nuts
love the chandelier in Ayoub's If you love nuts and dried fruit, you'll have to check this place out. Ayoub's first of all is beautiful. It's like walking into another...
Table for 2…. or more: Taiwanese Bamboo Rice 台湾竹筒饭
I have access to fresh bamboo. So, it's not an excuse not to try making this. My husband's employee falls her bamboo bush every Eid and I must ask for...
Kishimoto Japanese Kitchen and Sushi Bar, Vancouver
Carrot butterflies atop my wasabi. Details are so importantYou think all I do is eat out, eh? well, it certainly seems that way these last couple of days. We had...
CAKE ON THE BRAIN: Crackle Crème, Vancouver
Duelling my 7 year old for the crackle! After our garlic chicken wing fix at Phnom Pehn, I was feeling kind of sorry for my 7 yr old Bib, who...
Basho Cafe & Sweets, Vancouver
Matcha Latte Afternoon Tea special ($5) Upon entering Basho Cafe on East Hastings (my old teenage stomping grounds!) you are immediately taken aback by the fine details evident in the...
CAKE ON THE BRAIN: Earnest Ice Cream, Vancouver
London Fog Do you ever argue with family members about where to eat for dinner? well, this is us practically every weekend. I figured out a compromise. One person...
Table for 2…. or more: Taiwanese Mugwort Dumpling 草仔粿
Chinese Mugwort 艾草 (pronounced "ngai chou” in Cantonese) is a household herb that is usually used in omelettes and soups. It can also be used to add colour and flavour...
CAKE ON THE BRAIN: Blueberry Milkshake
Blueberry Milkshake My friend gifted me a HUGE ice-cream pail full of perfectly sweet local blueberries from a UPick farm in Richmond. The blueberry season is here NOW! and I...
Parthenon Greek Supermarket, Vancouver & a GF rant
Spanakopita (Spinach pie) The best part of living in Vancouver is my proximity to good authentic eats if I'm craving it. I live within 10 minutes of excellent foods from...
Table for 2…. or more: Taiwanese Hakka Tang Yuan
Tang Yuan, is usually eaten during the Winter Solstice Festival.They are made with glutinous rice flour, round and chewy.One can either make them plain, or filled with fillings like red...
Table for 2…. or more: Taro Balls 芋圆
I can frankly tell you, I'm not a fan of these things.I ate them at Blackball before and didn't fall in love with it, but I won't say I hate...
CAKE ON THE BRAIN: Matcha Chiffon Cake (gf)
Matcha Chiffon (GF) I'm looking forward to seeing a few of my high school classmates today. It's kind of neat to be able to see them so many years later...
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CAKE ON THE BRAIN: Gluten Free Flour Blend
The following GF flour blend recipe is the one I have tripled and kept in an airtight container to be used in place of regular flour. It has been truly...
CAKE ON THE BRAIN: Matcha Milkshake (GF)
Matcha Milkshake I'm cray cray about matcha recently as evidenced by my Matcha Madeleines (gf) and Matcha Coconut Mochi (gf) recipe.Matcha powder. I use Do Matcha, which is an organic green...
Table for 2…. or more: Liang Yuan (Cool Rounds) 凉圆
Liang Yuan is an old time snack in Taiwan. Sold by uncles on pushcarts, displayed on blocks of ice. But of course.... not all are sold that way nowadays.I didn't...
