Confession time. I’ve made this soup twice for the blog. First time I was feeling normal, but just wanted to try the Vegetable Noodle Soup. (The whole ginger miso broth element sounded tasty. I’d never tried miso before.) The second time I was totally fucked. Coming down with flu. Made the ‘quick’ version of this…
Month: September 2016
Beautiful. Just Beautiful: Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad
Have you ever been to Vietnam? Nope? Me neither. But I feel like I have after eating this bowl. (Okay, maybe saying that I feel like I’ve actually been to Vietnam after having eaten one meal is maybe a bit…asshole-ish. Talk about touristy, superficial, know-it-all attitude. It’s like those people who are like “I went to the Eiffel…
Creamy Peanut Slaw. Dope.
This truly is a “slawsome” side dish, just like the Thugs say. I love that they use peanut butter in the dressing. I mean who would ever think to add that to a cabbage slaw?! When I think summery cabbage side dish, I think coleslaw. But that has been done to death. This is just a…
Baked Okra and Potato Hash
This post is about hash. The kind you eat, not the kind you smoke. We can talk about that other kinda hash some other time. My favourite shop EVER in this area is my local Middle Eastern shop. It’s called Bazar. They have all the best stuff in there, and the cheapest spices. If you have a local…
Cheeky Tiki Tiki Chickpeas
Okay, so you know you’ve had a good party when you wake up the next day and find your kitchen looking like this. Had some friends over to break in our new Tiki Tiki basement bar. Decided to make the spiced chickpea wraps with tahini dressing for dinner, because it’s nice and simple to make, and you…
Game of Thugs
A girl has no name. But a girl has a list. The list is 115 long. With only 297 days and nights left, time ticks for the girl. Today we strike a name from the list. The name is Tortilla Soup. Because the night is dark and full of terrors, it is best not to be…