I stood by the stove watching the simmering pot of water, staring at the emerging bubbles. With one hand on my hip, I started tapping my foot furiously against the wood floor. It was a very bad habit of mine, usually a sign of impatience and frustration. I was so lost in thought that I…
Vegan Tofu Scramble – 2 ways (Firm or Soft Tofu)
High Protein Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (For Skin and Digestion)
When the alarm rings, my natural instincts is just to stay warm and cosy under my soft duvet. My mornings usually include rolling around in bed for 10 minutes before I actually start think about getting ready. I absolutely am not a morning person. Recently I decided I wanted to see if establishing a healthy…
Baked Spaghetti Squash Lasagna (GF + Vegan)
Just got back from Ohio this morning after a day of intensive interviews. I am honestly so excited to be able to reunite with my bed, my sister and especially some wholesome food/cooking. Interviews and flying isn’t always fun especially not when security checks makes you throw away a bottle of hair gel. THANK GOODNESS…
Perfect Roasted Sweet Potato with no Butter or Oil! (+ 6 Asian-Dinner Ideas)
Big Stretch, twiddle my fingers. I’m ready to start. I am ecstatic to share our favorite way of roasting sweet potatoes which we recently discovered. I use to microwave sweet potatoes all the time. It just seemed like the fastest, easiest way. I mean its the microwave right? BUT recently we decided to try roasting them in…
Black Sesame Walnut Banana Bread (GF, Oil-Free)
“Here, take some bananas, use it to make some banana bread”. I looked down at the bowl of cut up bananas and eagerly took some. I motioned to my sister to come help me. There were so many, I could barely balance them out. My friend beside me chuckled, “he’s basically asking you to make…
No-Churn Sesame Tofu Ice Cream with Sesame Tuile (GF, Dairy Free)
GUYS I’m so excited for this new recipe! Honestly this recipe is amazing. We’ve been holding onto it for awhile, waiting for the perfect moment to post! Since school has started, everything has been crazy busy with recruiting, group projects, events and club meetings. So I’m taking a break right now to write up this…
Mushroom Burger with Avocado and Kimchi (Gluten Free + Vegan)
“Hey Mia, are we making burgers tonight?” My stomach grumbled. I did not want to wait for another hour for dinner. I was already tired and…hungry. I could feel my hangry mode kicking in. Zoe pulled out a bag of portobello mushrooms. I stopped in my tracks. I had forgotten, I had agreed to make “mushroom”…
Gluten Free Pandan Cake (Low Carb, Refined Sugar Free)
Japanese Black Sesame Tofu Ice Cream Cake (Vegan, GF)
Sitting around our large dining table, I watched as our friends dug into the food. I was quite impressed myself. In just 1 1/2 hours we had managed to lay out a feast: baked chicken katsu (breaded with gluten free cornflakes) with tonkatsu sauce; another pan of chicken katsu with a beautiful Japanese broth and…
Vegan Black Bean Brownie Strawberry Parfaits (GF)
Dense, Fudgy, Dark – thats what brownies are supposed to be like. A slab of warm chocolate-y brownie topped with a melting scoop of vanilla ice cream! yummm.. that is what I call a guilty pleasure! Thinking back I think the last brownie sundae/parfait I had was at California Pizza Kitchen possibly 6 years ago….