Shrimp po’boy and purple slaw

June 14 One of the things we bought on our original outing to T and T supermarket was a one pound box of frozen shrimp. It’s been sitting in our freezer until the morning when I decided I should open it up and make some dinner. You couldn’t really tell what was in there, but […]

Onigri (rice balls)

June 7 As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, we went to Japan for about 4 weeks three years ago. It certainly isn’t a cheap country to travel in, so for breakfasts, and sometimes even for a small lunch, we would often go to the 7/11. This isn’t as shameful as you may imagine. At lunch […]

Bibimbap

June 4, 2013 We couldn’t bring the majority of our pantry staples with us when we moved. The movers warned us that any bottle with liquid in it was liable to explode on the way to Calgary because of fluctuations in temperatures, so as much as it was hard (and costly) to part with all […]

Hazelnut Butter

May 31, 2013 A few weeks ago, I was makingĀ this cakeĀ for my boyfriend’s birthday (mostly because it was described as tasting just like nutella). The recipe calls for a whole bunch of ground hazelnuts, so I was using a blender to grind-away when I realized that the hazelnuts at the bottom of the blender were […]