Back in one of my older posts (curry noodle soup), I linked to a recipe for Penang curry paste. It was the wrong one, which I discovered when I made it for a bunch of people. I looked in my handwritten recipe book and found the real one. I’ll be fixing the link, since that…
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Vegan Enchiladas
I know, it looks gross, but it tastes great. Okay, this is nowhere near authentic. I tried to make authentic enchilada sauce and it was a horrific failure. So here’s my version. Note, the chipotle pepper in adobo sauce is what gives this sauce the right flavour. It will be spicy. I don’t know how…
Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
Fluffy potatoes, stewy stuff, what’s not to love? Note, I use real butter in this recipe, but it’s easy to substitute with vegan margarine. Ingredients 1/4 cup carrot, diced 1/4 cup celery, diced 1/2 onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced about 10 mushrooms, chopped small (I used white button mushrooms) 1 can brown lentils, drained…
Vietnamese Vermicelli with Chicken and Green Papaya Salad
It’s hot. It’s been about 40ºC with the humidex for over a week and not surprisingly, a heavy, hearty meal isn’t what I’m looking for nowadays. I still love love love noodles, though, so here is a recipe for something I get pretty often in Vietnamese restaurants. Vietnamese Chicken and Vermicelli 2 Chicken thighs 1/2…
Fancy Fish Curry
Sorry for the iPhone photo. I don’t always bring the good camera to work This recipe is based on one for Gulai Ikan from Charmaine Solomon’s “The Complete Asian Cookbook.” I was in the mood for an East Asian green curry fish dish (yes, my cravings are just that specific) but I didn’t have all…
$12 Sandwich
Do you ever go to a bistro for lunch and see a sandwich that looks tasty and say “$12?! What the what?!” It happens to me pretty often. With a little bit of foresight, those sandwiches could be had for a couple of bucks. Good quality deli meat, roasted veggies, it doesn’t take much. Obviously,…
Easy Roasted Chicken with Chinese 5 Spice Powder
Chicken is probably the easiest meat in the world to make. Put some spices on it and bake. Ingredients 2 chicken thighs, separated 1 tbsp Chinese 5 Spice Powder 3 tbsp light soy sauce Let’s do it! Put everything into a big bowl and coat the chicken well. Let marinate for as long as you…
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
As I say in my bio, my husband is a picky eater. But together (my cooking skills and his inability to cook) we’ve expanded his palate to eat all sorts of things. One of the things that seemed really challenging at first, but was made pretty simple was dark green veggies. Loaded with nutrients…
Easy Somewhat Homemade Meatballs (with spaghetti!)
I’m sorry about the terrible photo. I left my camera at home and I took this on my phone. If you can’t eat dairy, you probably don’t eat meatballs (or you do, and feel the pain later). This recipe is easy and dairy-free, and totally delicious. I got the idea for using sausages from some…
Vegan cheesy chili
Yeah, let’s totally pretend that I’m going to eat 7 chips with this, and not that entire bag behind it. The first rule of chili is that it needs to be bad for you. This is junk food, so despite all the veggies and lack of fat in this dish, it still has to…