Bai Tang Gao (Mandarin) aka White Sugar Cakes I make this treat for the kids when I am feeling nostalgic about the old dim sum days with my parents. This dessert was once a staple at the old dim sum houses, bakeries, and tofu shops of New York City’s Chinatown. This cake is known for … Continue reading White Sugar Cakes (Bai Tang Gao)
Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake A few weeks ago, I wrote up a quick and easy Vegan Vanilla Mug Cake recipe to make with the kids. Later, my daughter told me "to be fair" I really should come up with a chocolate version. I think she has ulterior motives since she is a huge chocolate fiend. However, who … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake
Blueberry Lemon Sorbet The last few weeks I've gotten a few requests for gluten free, dairy free dessert options. One of my favorite flavor combinations is blueberry and lemon, as you know from my Lemon Blueberry Overnight Quinoa recipe. The weather is getting warmer and berries are now plentiful. Blueberries are the inspiration for this … Continue reading Blueberry Lemon Sorbet
Roasted Tomato Salsa As the summer approaches, one of my favorite items at the local farmer's market is the cherry tomato. They are fantastic to eat straight but they also make the sweetest and most delicious salsa. You can use it for salsa fresca (aka pica de galio) or if when they get ALMOST overly … Continue reading Roasted Tomato Salsa
Paleo Berry Jam Everyone in my family LOVES jam but lets face it, to make a good tasting jam require SUGAR and lots of it! This is not going to work in our household since I have been working to not only cut the kids sugar intake but also the grown ups. For the last … Continue reading Paleo Berry Jam
Vegan Pumpkin Loaf The smell of pumpkin spice is once again in the air and there are plenty options of fresh and canned pumpkins at the stores. Many of my loyal readers are always asking how I can make a recipe vegan or top 8 food allergen free. This time around as I was writing … Continue reading Vegan Pumpkin Loaf
Strawberry Mango Salad Strawberry Mango Salad Warmer weather means more berries and mangos in the market! When people think of fruit recipes, usually a dessert or some type of sweet treat comes to mind. However, I always love combining strawberries and mangos to make my favorite salad. The goal in making this salad is to … Continue reading Strawberry Mango Salad
Roasted Brussel Sprouts I absolutely cannot complain, I have kids who love brussels sprouts. Recently, I happen to stumble upon a large bag of it at Costco and of course I had to buy it. This time of the year we see it at most grocery stores and I thought I would share how I prepared … Continue reading Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Cinnamon Apple Butter Don't laugh at me but I have been very hesitant about using my electronic pressure cooker (aka. instant pot). I had this irrational fear of it exploding in my kitchen and food all over my walls. I must have read the instruction pamphlet a hundred times, to ensure there was no mistake … Continue reading Cinnamon Apple Butter
Crockpot Chicken This is one of the original recipes on my Facebook blog and I thought it might come in handy as we approach the fall holidays. I know that at my grocery store around Thanksgiving, when you spend a certain amount you have a choice of a free ham, whole turkey or a whole … Continue reading Crockpot Chicken
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