Taking a bite of lemongrass tofu fresh spring rolls is like home rolled up in a chewy rice wrapper. Sometimes I feel like I’m being tugged between so many different places that I don’t know where home is anymore. Where my parents’ live is where I grew up, where I called home while travelling the world, and […]
Appetizers & Sides
Lemongrass Tofu (Đậu Hũ Sả)
Lemongrass tofu (also known as đậu hũ sả) is one of my favourite ways to enjoy tofu. It’s super easy to make, quick to serve, and delicious in fresh spring rolls, over rice, or rice noodles. My mom makes this dish anytime I come home to visit with some frozen tofu she has in the […]
Waffle Smashed Potatoes
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m in that awkward place where I want to celebrate Christmas but at the same time I don’t. I’m not Christian, but it’s still a pretty prevalent holiday in Canada, whether you’re Christian or not. I wish my family had big traditions around the holidays that would make this time of […]
Rice and Beans Stuffed Acorn Squash
Today’s stuffed acorn squash with rice and beans is accompanied by a rant. I don’t have much to say about the recipe other than that when I made this for my friends and my roommate, they vocalized their happiness with each bite and insisted that they didn’t want the meal to end. That just tells […]
Vegan Red Coconut Curry with Chickpeas and Potatoes
Disclaimer: I was hired to do food photography for Bistro Fresh but I developed this vegan red coconut curry with chickpeas and potatoes for JSA. The farm tour was an unpaid media tour for Bistro Fresh Potatoes at the Downey Potato Farm. Earlier this month, I was able to visit Downey Potato Farms to see where Bistro Fresh […]
Curried Zucchini Noodles with Sweet Potato
Okay so I finally invested in a spiralizer after years of lusting over the beautifully curled vegetable noodles that were gracing the likes of healthy food bloggers on Tumblr and Instagram. I’ve tried raw zucchini  noodles all but a handful of times, but raw food restaurants are always crazy expensive. I get it, good quality, […]
