Mothers and grandmothers are amazing. Seasoned bakers who learned from their moms whom learned from their moms often know recipes and the order in which they go like they know how to breathe. They don’t think about it, and they don’t really measure that precisely. It’s a few cups of this, a couple dashes of […]
summer
Mojitos
For those who know me, they know that there’s a school-year version of Lisa, and then a summer-time version of Lisa. School-year Lisa is kind of boring, usually is always working/volunteering/studying/cooking or just hanging out with Chris & co. She’s not really into drinking—too many bitties and whoo-girls. However, Summer Lisa is a whole different […]
Peach Apricot Mango Iced Tea
Nothing like a nice glass of cold, lightly sweetened tea with summery fruits to make your day better. This week is RIDICULOUSLY hot. It feels like I’m back in Vietnam where we had iced sweet green tea every day to try and cool off. That and beer. But that’s a different story. In Ottawa, there’s […]
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce (Goi Cuon voi Tuong Dau Phong)
After about a year doing mostly baked goods, I’ve decided to start posting my Vietnamese food. Though it’s not as pretty as churros per se, but I figured I might as well learn/document it now before I forget everything. I never knew what these were called in English, the best description I’ve ever heard was from my […]
