With the Olympics happening soon, why not add to the excitement with a snack that’s healthy and celebrates the colours of the occasion? Packed with healthy gelatin and natural fruit tints, these gummy candies will help get you into the spirit of the games. Enjoy them as a deliciously chewy stand-alone treat for snacking, or use the five colours as a decorative cake or brownie … Continue reading Olympic Rings Gummy Candies (with Natural Colours)
If there ever was a frosting destined for chocolate, this raspberry frosting is it. Put it on chocolate waffles, chocolate pancakes, or chocolate cupcakes and you have a naturally delicious burst of pink colour and zingy berry flavour. Chocolate waffles are especially nice because they can appear as either breakfast or dessert. I made a double batch of Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles and froze them, per … Continue reading Chocolate Waffles with Natural Pink Raspberry Frosting
Happy Lunar New Year’s Eve! It’s been an exciting and busy week for many of us as a big weekend approaches. Both the Lunar New Year and the Superbowl are converging at almost the same time. Have your local grocery shelves been emptier than usual? That’s been the case around here, which means I may have to resort to making some Chinese dumplings completely from … Continue reading Lunar New Year Recipe Roundup
In Canada and the U.S., thoughts are already turning towards Valentine’s Day, but there’s another special holiday coming even sooner, and it is one of Asia’s biggest celebrations: Lunar New Year! This week, China, Vietnam, Singapore, and Korea are all gearing up to ring in the year of the horse, which starts on January 31st this year. I’ve experienced the lunar New Year fireworks, food, … Continue reading Pin to Party: Celebrating the Lunar New Year!
Delightfully different, this pizza has a perfect balance of flavours that will satisfy winter cravings for something colourful and interesting. A creamy, Asian-inspired cashew sauce ties together the pomelo, shrimp and avocado topping medley. While a sprinkling of cilantro would be nice, it isn’t essential. To save an extra trip to store, I worked with what I had on hand and was quite happy with … Continue reading Citrusy Shrimp and Avocado Pizza with Cashew Sauce
Over the last decade I have experienced life in places with radically different weather and have had to learn to cope. I went from enjoying mild, snowless “winters” in subtropical Vietnam to frigid temperatures and heaps of snow Chicago, before moving on to Nebraska, and now further north to Canada. Last winter we wore snow boots every day from October to April up here, I … Continue reading Citrus Swirl Lemon Bars
Swirls and Spice 