Our newest obsession has been to experience ‘escape rooms’ – Vancouver has had an explosion of these businesses pop up, each completely different from one another. We’ve probably gone to two dozen of them, and have no plans of slowing down! What does this have to do with okonomiyaki? Absolutely nothing! 🙂 I’ve always loved…
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Birthday Cola BBQ Ribs
Recently, it was Jax’s birthday, and it has now become a tradition to throw a backyard BBQ for her and all of her friends. One item that is easy to make, and share amongst 50 people are racks of ribs. Since you are able to do most of the prep work well ahead of time,…
Mushrooms Roasted Japanese Style
I love mushrooms!! I order this dish at our local Japanese restaurant every time we go there, so when I saw this on a tv cooking show and realized how easy it was I had to make it. We ate it as a side dish to CS’ Blazing Cast Iron Steak and it was soo yummy! All you…
Diablo Crispy Pork Belly [Siu Yuk]
Yesterday, we had a BBQ on the beach, so we decided to bring Korean Style Short-Ribs. While shopping for meat, Jax saw that pork belly was a decent price, so she picked up a couple packs for ourselves. Co-incidentally, one of her friends just asked about how to make pork belly, so this is the…
Procrastination Mango Munchies
We love puff pastry. Look at all of the previous recipes we’ve posted, and you’ll see how many include puff pastry. It’s so versatile — you can have it with both savoury and sweet. Since it’s readily available at our grocery store, it’s super convenient to always keep some in the freezer. This is another…
Bloodsport Braised Pork Belly [Hong Shao Ro]
The first time I went over to Jax’s family for their Chinese New Year dinner, her mom cooked a Red Meat dish that I absolutely fell in love with! I knew on my first bite that I’d have to start making it myself! Why Bloodsport? Simply because it’s my favourite movie of all time! This…
Jax’s Salmon Wellington – A Secret Family Classic
This dish had it’s beginnings in my uncle’s restaurant in the 80s. The place was called Jonathan’s (named after my cousin) and you could find it on Granville Island back in the day. My mom and dad LOVED this dish and we would go there every Sunday to have it for brunch. Since the restaurant closed down we have never found a place that…
‘Moreish’ Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Today I bring to you something that Jax has been making — cookies! Who doesn’t like cookies? Taking inspiration from many of the other recipes out there, she’s put her spin on it. For all of you Trini’s out there, you’ll know what moreish is. Growing up, if there was something my dad liked, ice…
cs’s South Central Confit/Seared Castiron Skillet Savory Chicken
Lately we’ve been eating a fair amount of red meat in our household, so to cut back, we are going back to chicken as our protein of choice. Stir frying it becomes boring after a while, and I don’t believe in deep frying. Could there be a compromise between the crispy juiciness of battered-oil-soaked-chicken and bland…
Anti-Hipster No-Bake Cheesecake
Today I present to you the Anti-Hipster No-Bake Cheesecake. Why Anti-Hipster you ask? Well, let me tell you! There is a current trend amongst hipsters to use Mason Jars for salads, and soups, and other miscellaneous things. I don’t have anything against this, as repurposing old items for new uses is great! What I do…
Thunder Chili Wonton
Sun nin fai lok! Happy lunar new year to you all! In celebration of this date, we are back to Chinese food (yay!) We were tasked to bring an appetizer to our family gathering this year, and what better way to start your meal than with chili wontons? My family name character translated from Chinese…
Marpole Honey Sriracha Chicken
I’m going to be trying out a new naming scheme for everything we cook. Instead of the usual [Seasoning][Protein] naming convention, from now on, it’s going to be called something that has meaning to me. Whether it’s a person, place, or thing, will be left up to how I feel that particular day. Today’s meal…
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