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 […]
Asian
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 […]
Cucumber Avocado Sushi Rolls and Hand Rolls
Being Canadian-born sometimes makes me forget that I’m Vietnamese. Or that I’m Asian at all. But all it takes is a visit to some sort of Asian restaurant and my face incurs a slew of confused Asians who can’t figure out what I am. Before I get into how I make cucumber avocado sushi (which […]
