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 […]
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Deconstructed Spicy Avocado Sushi Bowl
I started JSA almost four years ago, and it’s so odd to look back through the archives and see how far it’s come. Not only how my writing, my recipe development skills and my photography skills have come, but also how far I have come. The first two years of my blog were spent baking […]
Miso Soup
Make your own vegan miso soup at home! My time with Chris is ending Sunday at 5 am when he flies out of Toronto to go back to his teeny tiny hometown for the summer. I’ve been trying to take advantage of the time I’ve had with him here, but here I am blogging, I’ve […]
Spiced Tomato Red Lentils
Spiced tomato red lentils are filling, easy on the wallet, and so good! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and had lots of time to enjoy the beautiful weekend with friends and family. I had a friend visit from out of town and I hosted a taste-testing early dinner shebang to see what my […]
Soba Noodle Bowl with Marinated Tofu and Peanut Sauce
If you asked what my ideal lunch would be, I would have to say it’s this soba noodle bowl with marinated tofu and peanut sauce. Soba noodles are made from buckwheat, which is naturally gluten-free, so all you GF friends, this one’s for you. The noodles have a deep, earthy flavour to them that’s beautifully […]
Soba Noodles with Sesame Tahini Sauce
I actually made these soba noodles with sesame tahini sauce last week, but it is so unbelievably hot in Toronto, I need to make it again right meow. I was told to prepare for the city heat wave, but holy I was not prepared for this. Today it is 31 C, and it is 42 […]