NicolaOct 8, 2017Easy Sous Vide Pumpkin Spice Creme BruleeCanadian Thanksgiving is on Monday October 9th this year and it totally slipped my mind. For some odd reason I kept thinking it was Octob...
NicolaOct 2, 2017Rainbow Taiwanese Pineapple CakesThis famous pastry from Taiwan are usually enjoyed on Chinese New Year, but I thought they’d be a different treat that you can bake and e...
NicolaSep 17, 2017Snow Skin Taro Mooncakes made with Fried Glutinous Rice FlourMid-Autumn Festival is coming up in less than a month (this year, it’s October 4, 2017) and I started to think about what to make for the...
NicolaSep 17, 2017Taro Root Filling for Mooncakes or other yum pastriesWhere to find Taro Root? You can buy them at your local grocery store. I got mine from Osaka Supermarket in Richmond BC. Mid-Autumn Festi...
NicolaFeb 19, 2017Heavenly Coconut Cream PieCoconut Cream Pie is a classic. If you love coconut, or anything with coconut in it, you will love this recipe! It will become a househol...
NicolaFeb 5, 2017Molten Chocolate Lava CakeIt’s almost Valentine’s Day! What better dish to serve than a simple, indulgent, yet sexy molten chocolate lava cake. What’s great about ...
NicolaJan 29, 2017Super Moist Banana BreadBanana Bread is a type of quick bread. It is a bread that is leavened with agents other than yeast or eggs. In this recipe today, we will...
NicolaJan 22, 2017Baked Nian Gao Chinese New Year is around the corner, and last week we looked at making Koi Agar Jelly, this week will be a baked nian gao (Baked New Ye...
NicolaJan 15, 2017Chinese New Year – Koi Agar JellyChinese New Year is coming up on January 28. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals celebrated and is observed by Chinese comm...
NicolaDec 18, 2016Royal Icing for DecoratingIt was back in high school when I first discovered royal icing. My home economics teacher taught a special course in Grade 12 (or it coul...
NicolaDec 18, 2016Gingerbread CookiesNothing says Christmas like Gingerbread! We are in the midst of December and Christmas is just a week away. Time to get started on some m...
NicolaDec 11, 2016The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip CookiesChristmas is just around the corner and what better recipe to post than my “Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies”? Cookies and milk are a po...
NicolaDec 4, 2016Dongzhi – Homemade Tang Yuan (Black Sesame Filling, Peanut Filling, Coconut Filling)Dong Zhi Festival is coming up on December 21st this year and as mentioned in last weeks post, tang yuan is a traditional food that is ea...
NicolaNov 27, 2016How to make Ginger SyrupGINGER SYRUP – 10 WAYS TO USE IT! Add ginger syrup to hot water to make ginger tea. Substitute it as a sweetener in tea Use as a sweetene...
NicolaNov 27, 2016Dongzhi – Homemade Tang Yuan (unfilled)WHAT IS WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL? It is literally translated as “the arrival of winter”, and is another important festival by Chinese as w...
NicolaNov 20, 2016Apple GaletteSO WHAT IS A GALETTE? A galette is a pie without a plate or dish. It is super easy to make, and there is no fancy lattice top or crimping...
NicolaNov 13, 2016Homemade Caramel SauceCaramel sauce is simple to make. It is a mixture of caramelized sugar with a thick milk cream. The sauce can be used on a variety of dess...
NicolaNov 6, 2016Delicious Apple PieImagine a pie with a large gap between the fruit and the upper crust? And if the gap is so big, it caused the upper crust to collapse int...
NicolaOct 30, 2016Flaky Food Processor Pie CrustAs a follow up post to the hand mixed method for a Basic Flaky Pastry Pie will be a flaky tender pie crust made in the food processor. It...
NicolaOct 25, 2016Halloween Special: Graveyard Pudding CupsThis is a quick and easy way to turn pudding cups into spooky graveyards! These Graveyard Pudding Cups are simple to make and kid-friendl...
