Taste tests
Aquafaba meringues vs egg white meringues
What is aquafaba? Aquafaba is the liquid from cooked beans. Most of the time people think of chickpea liquid when they hear the word aquafaba but it can come from…
Mooncake battle
The mid-Autumn festival, which is the second biggest Chinese festival after Chinese , also known as the moon festival just passed. It’s also called the moon or mooncake festival because…
The char siu (Chinese BBQ pork) cook-off
My friends and I did a char siu cook-off on Canada Day last week. The char siu recipe that we have doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and is definitely…
The Noodle Party – Which Asian wheat noodles to buy?
Buying noodles at an Asian grocery store can be overwhelming – there are so many different types! While my friend swears by a certain brand of wheat noodle, I usually just…
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipes – Skinny, regular and French vanilla
I made homemade ice cream a couple weeks ago to see if ice cream is worth making from scratch. During the process I learned that there is a wide variety…
Homemade Nutella vs. Store-bought Nutella
I am so excited to be writing this post. Homemade Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread – also known as gianduja) is something that I have always wanted to make. I grew…
Pumpkin Pancakes – regular vs. whole-wheat flour
This isn’t the first pancake experiment I’ve done. One of the first taste tests I did involved making pancakes from scratch and comparing them to a boxed mix. Nowadays, I…
Homemade energy bites
This summer I joined a cycling club as a way to help train for triathlons. The club I ride with does rides that range anywhere from 50-140km so it’s definitely…
French fry taste test: Part 2
When I told my coworkers about the results of a French fry taste test I had done and my disappointment with frozen McCain Superfries a couple of them spoke up and said…