Recipes

Surprise! Our lives are filled with these unexpected encounters. They can be big, like winning the lottery, or small like coming home to a fresh bouquet of flowers. Unfortunately our lives are also filled with bad surprises. Those times in your life when some crappy …

Growing up in Arizona I always had habits, phrases and memories that were quite different than those around me. With my dad from Canada and my mum from England, my sister and I were never entirely certain where our behaviour came from. *Note: I will …

Noodle: a strip, ring, or tube of pasta or similar dough, typically made with egg and usually eaten with a sauce or in a soup.   The simple ingredients that make up what is a noodle can vary from place to place; from the spaghetti …

Macaroni and cheese. Avocado and toast. Tomatoes and Basil. There are some foods that are just made for each other. Their individuality is alright, but their combinations are historical. Can you even say macaroni, without adding cheese to the end? The tricky part comes when …

Raise your hands if you are aching for barbecue season (I will assume everyone reading this just raised your arm slightly or maybe your brain went hmm yeah, I could go for barbecue). Well even if you didn’t raise your hand, I am ready for …

Telling people about my college experience and moving far away from home, I often got the “you must’ve eaten a lot of instant noodles”. All I could do was to awkwardly laugh along at this over played joke. To be fair I can understand where …

As I have been learning to cook, it really is about experimenting. Adding a dash of this, a pinch of that to create a delicious result. Throughout the entire process of creating a savoury meal, you can adjust and improve. This allows me to know …

Scrolling and scrolling through the pages of Instagram and Foodgawker , I am left in awe by each picture. The way the light hits that cookie, or the display of the chopsticks and bowl which perfectly frame the shot, each photo is perfection. Constantly looking at …

I never understand people who don’t like breakfast or don’t even eat breakfast (gasp!). Not only is it the most important meal of the day, it is also the most delicious meal of the day. It can be anything you want it to be; sweet, …

I know what you are all thinking..another taco recipe?! The answer is yes. Tacos are always a yes. Although many of us may be familiar with taco favourites such as carne asada or carnitas, veggie based tacos don’t often jump to mind. But they should. …