Vietnamese Caramel Flan

Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen: Simple Recipes from My Many Mothers by Kim Thuy is written like a story book, which is fun to read. It gives insight into the culture that expresses love through food.

Extreme Bean Fiesta Bean Salad and Summer Entertaining Ideas

Matt and Steve’s was founded in 2000 by two entrepreneurial friends looking to bring a little fun into the garnish world with the original Extreme Bean Hot and Spicy. Since then Matt and Steve's has expanded its product roster with the highest of quality standards by creating tasty, topical, social and fun products. They use local ingredients that are simple, and their products are all natural, gluten free, GMO free, with no artificial anything, at 10 calories or less per serving. 

Nanaimo Bars with Loacker Chocolate wafers

Canadians have spoken and the nation’s favourite flavour is chocolate! In this year's Savour Serenity Survey conducted by Loacker, 72% of Canadians selected chocolate as their favourite sweet flavour. To help satisfy this craving for chocolate, Loacker is launching new flavours this summer, including Double Chocolate wafers.

Almond Rice pudding

This almond and rice pudding or kheer is easy to prepare within about half an hour and it tastes delicious. It can be enjoyed warm or cold.

Lavender Shortbread Cookies

These Lavender Shortbread cookies have a floral flavour and aroma because of the dried lavender flowers. This buttery shortbread cookies will be enjoyed by adults and children. Everyone we shared it with loved the taste. These cookies are wonderful to serve with tea or to give as gifts. 

Spiced Pumpkin Quinoa Muffin and Oven to Table Cookbook Giveaway

Oven to Table by Jan Scott has over 100 recipes using one of six cooking vessels including a skillet, sheet pan, Dutch oven, baking pan, roasting pan, and casserole dish. Jan has developed recipes that focus on the importance of a stress-free, mess-free, and no fuss cooking attitude in the kitchen.

Dipping Sauce nuoc cham

This nuoc cham dipping sauce from Vietnamese cuisine is delicious to enjoy with any meal. It can be served with spring rolls or grilled meats and seafood. This recipe is from DK Canada Spice book.

Hamilton Beach Egg Cooker and Go Sport blender

The Hamilton Beach Egg Cooker cooks up to 7 eggs at a time. We have the option of cooking the eggs to our preference soft, medium, or hard boiled. There is also an option to make three poached eggs at a time using the separate dishwasher safe egg poaching tray.

Greek Honey Cookies

We enjoy making these Greek Honey Cookies known as Melomakarona, which were introduced to us by our neighbours. These Greek holiday cookies do not contain alcohol, the recipe is adapted from this site. I have kept the measurements in grams as I use a measuring scale to measure all the ingredients. 

Funnel Cake

This funnel cake is the perfect carnival food to enjoy even when it is cold outside. It tastes delicious with different combination of fruit toppings you like.