Sorry for the lack of entries lately. You can blame mountains of cake orders, being understaffed at my full-time job and my recent discovery of Breaking Bad. Yeah, it’s really more of the latter since I’m pretty damn obsessed right now (I’m already finished Season 3 and it’s only been a week) and trying to catch up before the series ends. That said, I haven’t been cooking too much. I’ve also been sick and going out to eat a lot since all I crave nowadays are noodle soup basically everyday.
But I’m finally back in the kitchen and ready to share more recipes with you!
First up? Spicy garlic green beans.
I’ve been working on a number of projects lately regarding my business, Dolce Delights, and one of them has involved candy. I was recently asked by a friend of mine if I could try my hand at making some candy for his restaurant that will be opening up pretty soon in the Crosstown area. Exciting?! Totally. The thing is, I’ve never made candy before AND I don’t even own a candy thermometer. But this was a new reason to go out and get one (new toy!!!) — so I did. And I decided to make a toasted coconut brittle.
When it comes to summer, there is always an abundance of corn in season. Now, I am a huge fan of corn especially sweet jubilee and the peaches and cream varieties but I`m extremely pick where I get them from. For me, I can only have local from Chilliwack. Sure, it`s far but it`s SO worth it. Sweet, crunchy and perfect in every bite. I can`t have it any other way, I just can`t.
Today I made black bean and cheese pupusas. Say it with me. Pu-poo-sas.
It was just a few months ago that I visited Spaghetei on Robson. Spaghetei is a Japanese spaghetti bar specializing in none other than Japanese spaghetti. I had walked right passed it with my boyfriend as we were planning to go to Motomachi Shokudo for some ramen but double-backed when I noticed it was their grand opening. They were offering 30% off and we decided to give it a go.
Pasta salads are one of the best things to bring to potlucks and social gatherings. Why? Because they’re a cinch to make and who doesn’t love pasta!? Hello carbz! So when my cousin and his girlfriend finally invited the family over for their first official housewarming party, I was asked to bring pasta so pasta it was! I made a tuna and pesto pasta salad.
I kind of really love bean dips. Hummus is seriously my most go-to dip — it’s so quick, easy, and filling. And today, I just made the most amazing roasted red pepper hummus that pretty much completed my life. You can thank me in advanced.
Living in Richmond, I’ve been lucky to grow a number of produce in both my backyard and frontyard. Apples, pears, cherries, raspberries, chives, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, alpine strawberries, yellow oregano, chives, mint… So blessed. The first half of summer was filled with raspberries and strawberries and the second half, cherries. Not a big fan of pitting cherries nor am I a fan of all the worms that we’ve gotten inside the actual cherries — it’s safe to say that I’m not a cherry lover. In fact, there’s still a huge bucket of cherries in my fridge just sitting there! Help?
If you know me, I absolutely despise vegan meat. Fake sausage, fake deli meat, fake ground meat… It’s fucking disgusting. Whoever said that those products actually tasted somewhat similar to meat must be delirious cus it’s not even close. Yuck.
Umami & Me 