This Vietnamese-style stir fry is something I grew up eating, using a simple base of bouillon, soy sauce, and scallion for flavour. A combination of clearing out old pictures on my hard drive and making this nostalgic Vietnamese-style stir fry reminds me of when I was in university completing my Master’s. Every time I’d come home […]
Zucchini Beet Noodles with Avocado Cilantro Lime Sauce
Before I moved, I had vigorously tested two recipes and photographed them to my liking so that all I would have to do is write up something and then have it scheduled to post prior to my move so that I could just close my computer and focus on work and packing. I can hardly […]
Homemade Vegan Vietnamese Pho
As The Viet Vegan, I feel like homemade vegan Vietnamese pho is an obligatory recipe on here. So here it is. If it weren’t for the fact that I’ve now branded myself as The Viet Vegan, almost nobody would know I was Vietnamese (in real life, anyway). I’ve had people ask me if I was […]
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 […]
Bun Cha Gio Chay- Rice Noodles with Vegetarian Spring Rolls
So earlier this week I posted the Vietnamese vegetarian dipping sauce that I use on any Vietnamese dishes that traditionally call for nuoc mam (fish-based dipping sauce). One of those dishes is typically bun thit nuong cha gio (rice noodles with grilled pork and spring rolls), and since I don’t really like eating fake meat, I decided […]