So when I made Spaghetti a la Homer, I had to scour the earth (or every store in Vancouver) for Mizithra cheese. Mizithra cheese is this really hard, salty cheese that tastes AMAZING on pasta. The searching was very much worth it. The only problem is that they sell it by the ball. So now…
Strawberry Muffins
Healthy Strawberry Muffins made with olive oil. This is a great recipe to make as a nut free snack to bring to work, or a quick and easy grab and go breakfast idea. I love strawberries. Love love love. With a capital L. The color, the flavor, the look of them. Can’t get enough. But…
Onion Omelette Breakfast Bagel
You know those mornings where you can’t decide whether to have a breakfast sandwich, a bagel or an omelette? (Honestly with these rhetorical questions of mine, I am only describing myself…) Well look no further! With a wham and a bam (and some pam) you can create… a combination of all three! Who’da thunk it?…
Apple Pie Cookies
Easy Apple Pie Cookies recipe. This quick and simple dessert idea makes a great portable nut free snack for busy mornings. For the days were you really want an apple pie, but are too lazy to make your own pie crust. You bake cookies. Actually, I don’t know. The crust is the best part of…
Melted Marshmallow Hot Chocolate
Easy Melted Marshmallow Hot Chocolate recipe. A fun way to warm up on a cold day, this drink will help you satisfy your sweet tooth. For those nights in the winter months where all you want to do is crawl up inside a blanket and drink a big cup of hot chocolate. These days should…
Spaghetti a la Homer
I remember the first time I went to The Old Spaghetti Factory with my boyfriend and he ordered this. I ordered a vegetable lasagna: not quite spaghetti, but tasty none the less. The waitress brought him his plate, and I thought “really? Mine has a whole mix of ingredients packed in here, and it just…
Raspberry Almond Cake
Ode to the raspberry: Now there is one berry that takes my heart. Just the right amount of sweet, just the right amount of tart. …and that’s as far as I’m going to take this little poem. You can see why I am not majoring in English. But since it is not raspberry season, it…
Vegan Chocolate Maple Syrup Muffins
Simple Vegan Chocolate Maple Syrup Muffins that are easy to make, and healthier than your average muffin. Dense and chewy, and refined sugar free. So making these Vegan Chocolate Maple Syrup Muffins was my first actual attempt at making something vegan (I don’t know if I have made anything vegan before. I’m sure I did….
Apple-pumpkin Muffin Pancakes
You know those days that you want to bake something really yummy, but the only thing stopping you is that it just takes too long? Or maybe you don’t actually, maybe it’s just me. I’m just extremely impatient when it comes to food. I specify “with food” because I am typically a patient kind of…
Gingerbread Latte
Homemade Gingerbread Latte recipe. Tastes just like the one you can get at Starbucks but without the steep price tag! The sun is out. The weather is so nice and yet.. And yet I’m missing all the flavours of the winter. The warm drinks, pumpkin, gingerbread… But who says we can’t have them all year…
