Finally: Pastry Xpo in MY neighborhood

admin | March 29, 2007

Yes, we finally have an excellent cafe in the neighborhood, Pastry Xpo. Beautiful French delicacies and cakes, and superb coffee. I just hope it lasts. They offer samples every morning, and I could sustain myself on those alone. It is a very high end pastry shop, and a real treasure […]

Too much garlic

admin | March 23, 2007

How do i minimize too much garlic in my spaghetti sauce?

My Sweet Vegan Selected as one of the Top Ten Vegan Cookbooks

admin | March 19, 2007

Among the hundreds of cookbooks on the market, Vegan.com selected My Sweet Vegan as one of the top ten vegan titles for 2008. When asked to share one of her favorite recipes for the Vegan.com top ten vegan recipes of 2008, Hannah selected the Root Beer Float Cupcakes from My Sweet Vegan. Hannah […]

#9: Umaiya-t like it!

admin | March 17, 2007

I haven’t had a favorite cheap sushi place for a while. I guess I always have Tampopo, but looking for some place that’s a little closer and, sushi being sushi, hipper, I had enjoyed T-Spot Sushi on Lincoln near Irving on a couple of visits, but then experienced one of my most expensively disastrous […]

What is natural cooking?

admin | March 13, 2007

Natural cooking is pretty simple! All you have to do is cook fresh minimally processed foods for the best taste and health you could ever get. Lets star by stocking up on your pantry of all natural and fresh ingredients.Natural ingredient mean ingredients which under go the least amount of processing containing the least amount […]

Eagle’s Eye Restaurant at Golden, BC

admin | March 9, 2007

Here’s a restaurant with a difference. Diners can arrive by a 15-minute gondola ride some 7,700 feet above sea level. Unsurprisingly, the views are to die for with the snow-capped peaks of the Rockies visible on the horizon. This is Eagle’s Eye Restaurant at the Kicking Horse Resort in Golden, British Columbia. […]

Don’t Replace Meat with SPAM!

admin | March 4, 2007

According to the Associated Press, since meat prices have skyrocketed, people have resorted to buying canned meat, namely: Spam. ICK!
All I can say is: DON’T DO THAT!
Why? Because anything processed and canned is treated with chemicals such as sodium nitrites (to keep its color and to preserve it) and salt. That’s why it can live […]