I was at Costco and saw these cute little small eggplants and I had to buy them. I was cruising Tastespotting, as I so often do, and I stumbled across these miso-glazed eggplant. If you all know me, you know my obsession with miso- I made these that night for dinner! It was delicious.

I cooked these on a sil-pat on a baking tray, and the glaze that ran off the eggplant and on to the sil-pat was just pure candy- it was soo sweet and delicious. I think that when …

Isn’t Summer awesome? Even though it hasn’t been very sunny in Vancouver lately (boooo!), I’ve been trying to make the most of it by jumping outside to soak up the sun when it actually decides to come out, and taking advantage of the long days for relaxing chats and crazy dancing over drinks with friends. Ooh! And riding my bike, how could I forget! Of course, I have also been in the kitchen whipping up cookies, pizza, plenty of salads, and trying to perfect a granola recipe.
Tonight I decided to …

I had a brand new package of organic bulgur that had been sitting in my pantry for way to long. I wanted to make something other than the traditional tabbouleh with it (don’t get me wrong though, I enjoy tabbouleh!) I found a fantastic recipe from Bittersweet and as soon as I saw it had miso in it, I was sold! I was so impressed with this recipe, it sounds so simple but simple really is best here. My mom and I have been enjoying this over the past couple …

I love fish and although I am a vegetarian, I still eat seafood. It’s just what works best for me- I have tried being vegan, tried different forms of vegetarianism and have found that having access to fish and seafood as a protein source works well for me. I love halibut but I find it has very little flavour. I wanted to kick things up a notch with a great asian-inspired flavour. It turned out fabulous, especially for having no recipe or measurements. (I’ll try to estimate how much of …

Long time no post! Busy times means less time for pictures- not that I haven’t been cooking or baking, but some days there just isn’t enough time to shoot and blog!
After a few days without taking a look at my garden, I went out today and was totally shocked to see how BIG my swiss chard had grown! To me, swiss chard always looks like rhubarb’s long lost brother or something….. well, anyway, I had to make a dish with it! I picked it and noticed that it came with …

It’s Wonderful Wednesday! I’m feeling tired and I wanted a quick but yummy dinner. I once made a teriyaki quinoa dish from Dreena Burton’s “Eat, Drink, Be Vegan”. I have since created my own version that I like to call Citrus Quinoa. It is delicious! It comes together in only a couple of minutes and it has a great balance of flavours- ginger, tamari, chewy quinoa, and a hint o’ sesame with plenty of zesty citrus flavour! I paired it with steamed broccoli accompanied by a miso-tahini dipping sauce and …

This is a “recipe” for a dressing that can be used as a sauce over vegetables, a spread for sandwiches, a dip for crackers or veggies…whatever you want! The recipe comes from Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine but it’s all about throwing the ingredients together to create the taste and thickness that you desire. My favourite use of this is as a dip for steamed veggies- I love the super salty flavour the miso provides.
Miso-Tahini Dressing
Mix about equal parts of tahini and miso …