Coconut bacon, because sometimes you crave something salty and smoky with a crunch. Even as a vegetarian, I had a hard time trying to find a substitute for bacon. I tried tempeh bacon, but the texture and flavour wasn’t the same. I had tofu bacon, and the flavour was right, and the texture was thin, […]
Condiments & Sauces
How to Crack a Coconut
It’s not very often I have my friends over while I work, but when I do, I take the opportunity for them to be my hand models, especially when I want to explain to both you and my friends how to crack a coconut. I recently shared a shot of the cracked coconuts on my […]
Kale Tahini Green Dressing
With St. Patrick’s day coming, the entire food blogging world is green. Green cupcakes. Green cookies. Green shakes. I’m adding to the mountain of green with this kale tahini green dressing, and I’d like to say I’m sick of the colour already, but green happens to be my favourite. Shocking, right? Most people think it’s […]
Vegan Walnut Parmesan
I used to be a parmesan FIEND. I would cover my pasta under a blanket of that cheap, non-refrigerated grated parmesan before I discovered the magic that is shredded brick parmesan. The salty, undeniably cheesy flavour, the dry bite of its texture, and with some garlic and olive oil? I felt like I was back […]
Ginger Syrup
One time when I was in Vietnam, I experienced for the first time what David Lebovitz describes as the “zip” of ginger syrup. I was about seven years old and I had gone to visit my grandparents, to meet them all for the first time. My parents had immigrated to Canada before I was born, […]
DIY Pumpkin Spice
It’s fall, and this weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, so there’s sure to be lots of pumpkin desserts to be had. In preparation for this, I decided it was high time to get a little jar of pumpkin spice for easy access for all the pumpkin-y things I’ll be making. This Thanksgiving will be the […]