Beetlejuice Swiss Roll Cake for Halloween

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

BOO! The cute &  adorable Japanese deco Swiss Roll Cake recipe was hijacked this month to create a gousligh Beetlejuice movie themed cake for Halloween. I am always super excited to present my big main Halloween post each year! And this year, with my goolish...

Neko Manma with Chinese Broccoli

Exotic World Recipes, Vegetable and Side Dishes Recipes

Neko Manma is a Japanese dish that translates literally to “cat rice”. It is a plain yet delicious bowl of rice topped with bonito flakes and a dash of soy sauce. You can add a little fish, greens, or other seasonings. This very simple dish...

Bean Vegan Lately? Brazilian Vegan Feijoada & Red Bean Ice Cream

Cookbooks, Exotic World Recipes, Ice Cream and Frozen Recipes, Main Course Recipes, Vegan Recipes

More beans are good for you! Here are two great recipes to add to your recipe rotation: Vegan Feijoada and Japanese Red Bean Ice Cream. For as long as I can remember my mom has been on the hunt for good recipes with beans and legumes. This has influenced me a bit too...

Media Outings: Je t’aime en Chococlat & Wafu on Dragon’s Den

Dessert Recipes, Events, Montreal Buzz, Sauce and Condiment Recipes

One fun perk about running a food blog is getting the occasional media event invite. After a while they sort of all blend together. Well this time I got 2 really original invitations I could not pass up: one by Je t’aime en Chocolat, the 3rd annual chocolate...

Pickled Ginger for a Cucumber Carrot Ginger Salad

Exotic World Recipes, Main Course Recipes, Sauce and Condiment Recipes

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled ginger how many pickled gingers did Peter Piper pick? This is the one English tongue twister that rolls of my tongue with ease. Well with peppers which I switched up for ginger. For this month’s Creative Cooking Crew...