Who doesn't love a good pumpkin spice latte? Though the fall drink was originally made popular by Starbucks, other coffee shops are now jumping on the bandwagon and offering up their own versions. Starbucks has in the past used things like artificial ingredients and colours in their pumpkin spice lattes, but this year they have changed their recipe ...
Homemade Pickling Spice
The story is a familiar one. I run out of something, I decide to make it myself. This time, it was pickling spice. I used up the last of my store-bought pickling spice in a recipe that didn't turn out. Determined to take another stab at that same recipe, I decided I would make my own pickling spice this time instead of buying it. The spice blend ...
Lucuma & Cinnamon Banana “Ice Cream”
It's official! Summer is on its way, despite the hail and snowstorm we had in Edmonton this week. It's only been 2 days since the snow, and already it's melted and the grass is greener than before. Trees have baby leaves, flowers are popping up, the farmers market is selling seedlings again, and I've resumed biking everywhere. We had our first ...
Homemade Garam Masala
I love Indian food. It's right up there with Thai in my books. My partner and I make a lot of curries, because they're easy and so delicious. Recently when we ran out of store-bought garam masala, I decided I wanted to try making my own. I always buy my individual herbs and spices in bulk, because check this out. Buying a bottle of dried parsley ...
Vietnamese Pho – My First Attempt
I tried pho for the first time ever shortly after moving to Edmonton. We weren't quite settled in yet, plus we had some moving allowances to burn through, so we were trying out some of the local restaurants within walking distance of our new apartment. One night we were debating where to go for dinner when my partner discovered I had never had pho ...
Honey Cinnamon Walnut Almond Butter
This. Stuff. Is. Amazing. No joke. If you like almond (or any nut) butter, you're going to LOVE this stuff. It's ¾ walnut butter and ¼ almond butter, hence I like to call it walmond butter. You can replace the almonds with more walnuts and it'll be that much more decadent, but I like to cut the costs a little by using almonds, since they're ...
Superfood Chocolate Brownie Truffles
I have a confession to make. I hate the word superfood. Like, hate it. In my opinion, every (edible) plant is a superfood. They all provide us with their own unique combination of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. Who are we to say that one food is better than another? Variety is the key. The more types of plant-based foods you ...
