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 […]
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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 […]
Mango Lassi (Sinh to xoai)
Mango Lassi: a milkshake drink that’s fresh and full of mango goodness. Some of you may be aware that I am currently doing a MA in Translation Studies. My academic work doesn’t often permeate my blog, but recently, one of my professors suggested that most people who pursue translation as a career often have […]
