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 […]
Gluten-Free
Polenta with Caramelized Mushrooms
The first time I had ever had polenta (not delicious, hot, polenta with caramelized mushrooms, but more of a random slice of it) was at an event in Ottawa called Dinner in the Dark. You have dinner blindfolded, which simulates being blind, to experience food like someone who is blind or is visually impaired. It’s […]
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 […]
Watermelon Agua Fresca
It is hot outside. Not just dry heat, because that would be tolerable. No. It’s damp, muggy, disgusting heat that doesn’t seem that hot when you look outside, but the second you walk outside, it’s like swimming through a lukewarm, thick, smog. Summer in the city is the opposite of my favourite way to pass […]
Crispy Scallion Potato Pancakes
These wonderfully crispy scallion potato pancakes are sure to knock your breakfast out of the park. Some of you may have seen it on my Instragram feed a while back. It’ll take your taste buds where no taste bud has gone before. That is, unless you’ve previously had latkes, which I have not. But these […]
Roasted Tomato and Mushroom Soup
If you’ve been following my blog at all, you may have been made aware that soup is pretty much my favourite form of food. Not just any soup though, I have a weird preference for puréed soups. Minestrone? Bleh. “Chicken” Noodle? (well, veg broth noodle) On occasion, sure. But creamy butternut squash, cauliflower, or kale […]
