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Sourdough Naan

Sourdough Naan

Well, hello there! And how is your pandemic going? The deeper we get into this thing, the longer it feels like it’s going to go. In China, they are now starting to lift quarantines and life is beginning to go back to normal, but it’s Read more

Sourdough Focaccia

Sourdough Focaccia

When the going gets tough… the tough head to the kitchen. Cooking and writing have always been my best therapy. But there’s a bonus to being able to cook and bake, and that’s being able to take care of other people. A few nights ago, Read more

Sourdough Bread for the Apocalypse

Sourdough Bread for the Apocalypse

Well that went escalated quickly. I try to be active on this platform at a minimum of once a week(ish), and last week’s post had nary a mention of the words pandemic, social distancing, quarantine, or apocalypse, words, which I feel like I now hear Read more

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

Inspiration is a fickle beast.  I’ve been writing this blog for so long, I don’t actually know how long it’s been, but I’m guessing it’s a decade or so.  Certainly my participation has waxed and waned. There have been times when I generated 5 blog Read more

Cookbook Review: Eat More Plants

Cookbook Review: Eat More Plants

I’ve known Desiree Nielsen for quite a few years, so I was pretty tickled to learn that she’d gotten a cookbook contract a while back. I’ve been looking forward to the publication of Eat More Plants, which happened in October of last year.  It took Read more

Commercial Drive Bakeries

Commercial Drive Bakeries

I am a girl who likes her sweets. I love a good bakery. And a cluster of them together??!? Pure gold.  You can walk from one to the next, and that, my friends, burns calories so you can have an extra cookie or a slice Read more

Best Vegan Dishes in Vancouver

Best Vegan Dishes in Vancouver

Welcome to Vancouver. We are one of the best cities to live in and visit if you are a vegan or a vegetarian. In fact, nearly 40% of BC residents under the age of 35 say they eat no meat, and 6.4 Million Canadians say Read more

Kouign Amann in Vancouver

Kouign Amann in Vancouver

Gentle readers, meet my newest obsession, the Kouign Amann.  If you’ve never heard of this deliciousness, two things: I am sad for you, and go remedy the situation and get some now! The Kouign Amann hails from the Brittnay region of France, which is almost Read more

How to Make Perfect Boiled Eggs (Instant Pot)

How to Make Perfect Boiled Eggs (Instant Pot)

Okay, look–I know it doesn’t seem like big deal. Boiled eggs. How much more basic can your cooking skills get? Boiling water? Making boxed mac & cheese? Heating soup?  But there is something elusively tricky about making boiled eggs.  Do you put them in cold Read more

@Flourist Chocolate Chip Cookies

@Flourist Chocolate Chip Cookies

Things I think a lot about: sustainability, the environment, and how we can save the planet.  Well that’s a bright and cheery intro, hey?  Okay. But seriously. The main reason I gave up eating meat all those years ago is because of the environment. And Read more