a homage to adventure & plant-forward eating
Every year from mid-January to early February, Dine Out Vancouver graces our city. During Dine Out, hundreds of restaurants across the city offer curated, fixed-price tasting menus to diners. Last year, we had a delicious Dine Out meal at a restaurant called Archer, which sadly …
I love a red velvet cake, and February feels like the perfect time to share a recipe for one, you know, with Valentine’s Day coming up and all. This is my Beet Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Icing, because I will take any and …
Thai Coconut Chicken Soup is my absolute favourite soup to have on a chilly winter’s day or when I’m feeling under the weather. The star of this soup is the coconut milk broth. Loads of fresh ginger and garlic combined with cilantro, chili, and lemongrass give the broth a delightfully complex and warming flavour profile that is equally as comforting as it is delicious. Continue reading Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
Tiramisu is a top-three dessert for me, and you know what is even better than classic tiramisu? Dirty Chai Tiramisu. Perhaps tiramisu is a dessert you usually reserve for ordering at an Italian restaurant and may feel a bit intimidating to make from scratch, but …
Butter chicken, a classic and beloved Indian dish, was my gateway dish into loving Indian food. Butter Chickpeas is my vegetarian twist on the classic dish. I use chickpeas in place of chicken as the protein and cashew cream to keep things a tad bit …
I love to keep a big batch of cozy, nourishing soup on hand to reheat for a warming lunch or light dinner. Root Vegetable Red Lentil Soup is the newest addition to my soup lineup. It has delicious, deeply warming flavours from the cumin, turmeric, ginger, and cayenne, and a hearty, chunky texture from all the diced vegetables. This soup is exactly what I want to be eating in the winter when the weather is cool and the days get dark at 4pm. Continue reading Root Vegetable Red Lentil Soup
The holiday season can come with some serious cooking burnout and dish decision fatigue. If you’re struggling to make it to the finish line and can’t stand the thought of making one more dish, might I suggest this Caramelized Onion, White Bean, and Feta dip? …
Homemade granola is a staple in my pantry, and I love to play around with different flavours to keep things interesting. Banana Bread Granola is my latest granola obsession, and it is just so good! Imagine all the warm and cozy spices and flavours of …
The role of salad maker has somehow become my job at any and all family gatherings. I served this holiday kale salad at Christmas a couple of years ago, and it was a big hit with my family. This salad is on the lighter side so as not to take away from any of the other delicious holiday food on the table, but it still has lots of interesting textures and flavours to create a wonderful, satisfying bite. Every holiday table needs a salad, so why not try this one! Continue reading Holiday Kale Salad
My family has been making some version of frizzled green beans as a holiday side dish for years. This year I decided to level the recipe up with the addition of crispy shallots, and the result is epic. With just seven ingredients and under 25 …
