Sometimes I like to indulge in some hot chocolate, but lately the weather in Toronto has been flip flipping between cold enough to snow or warm enough to be sweater weather. It’s getting ridicadonk. Anyway, I like to peel off the layers and cool off from being ridiculously overdressed by indulging in a little frozen […]
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Vietnamese Avocado Shake (Sinh To Bo)
Creamy, cool and refreshing: this Vietnamese avocado shake, also known as sinh tố bơ, is a classic sweet dessert and treat. Don’t knock it until you try it! This shake is called sinh tố bơ in Vietnamese, which directly translates to “butter fruit smoothie”. Vietnamese culture makes a lot of things into dessert, which confuses […]
(Healthier) Chocolate Fudge
Wait what? Since when do “healthy” and “fudge” ever go in the same sentence? Not very often, that’s for sure. This fudge uses good ingredients that are better for you than your regular combination of butter and granulated sugar. The benefits from coconut oil alone, especially raw, speak for itself. Why is it good for […]
Butternut Squash Carrot Soup
Let me preface this post with the following statement: IMMERSION BLENDERS ARE THE BEST. You can seriously make so many different things with them, and you don’t have to worry about cleaning the inside of a blender. It’s amazing. Want a slushie? Blenderize it in the cup you want to drink with this thing. Got […]
Leek and Potato Soup
My brain must be backwards or something because I never seem to want food during the the right season. I want soup during the summer and fresh salads during the winter. Maybe it’s because I crave what I can’t have during that season. But this soup is pretty magical. It’s so smooth, it’s almost like […]
Curried Lentils and Rice
Oh long weekends, how little significance they have to the unemployed. All of my friends are so excited to have that extra day off to do nothing, making the Monday a friend rather than a dreaded day of the week. Some people like to relax and take care of chores and errands that have fallen […]