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Salmon Cakes

What happens if you run out of ideas or don’t have any food left at home to make a meal? Well, these salmon cake bad-boys are your lifesaver when you need to make a quick meal. They’re so easy and simple to make and you’ll be surprised how delicious they turn out to be. I […]

Desserts & Snacks, Food & Local Dining, Restaurants

Aphrodite’s Organic Pie Shop

APHRODITE ORGANIC PIE SHOP (3598 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC) Aphrodite Organic Pie Shop is a really adorable little cafe with several tables available for the general public. The pie shop is literally a little bigger than a coffee shop with a very good selection of pie and beverages. The pie shop is diagonally cross from […]

Food & Local Dining, Restaurants

Nammos Estiatorio – Greek Restaurant

NAMMOS ESTIATORIO (3980 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC) Nammos Estiatorio is a greek restaurant located on Fraser Street and East 24th Ave. For all you ice cream lovers, this elegant greek restaurant is next door to the famous Earnest Ice Cream shop. Nammos is a fairly big restaurant as opposed to other smaller greek tavernas in the […]

Food & Local Dining, Restaurants

Cafe de l’orangerie

Cafe de l’Orangerie (1320 West 73rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC) Cafe de l’Orangeris is a Japanese fusion restaurant that combines a unique twist of Japanese cuisine along with a Italian pasta style creativity. It’s a small restaurant located in Marpole area of Vancouver. It is located on the corner of west 73rd avenue and Hudson Street (close […]

Food & Local Dining, Restaurants

Hi Genki – Japanese cuisine

HI GENKI Restaurant (6680 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC) HI GENKI Restaurant is a Japanese restaurant that is tucked away inside a Japanese Senior’s home at “Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre.” This Japanese restaurant provides very generous portions with a decent price that doesn’t break the bank. I first discovered this restaurant 3 years ago after […]

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Traditional Chinese Chrysanthemum Tea

This is my all time favourite tea year-round. This traditional Chinese method is different from the western method of tea steeping. The Chinese method requires boiling and steeping the chrysanthemum tea leaves in a pot on a stove. It takes about 30 minutes of continues simmering to bring out all the flavour. PREP TIME: 10 […]

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Baked Cauliflower Soup

Warming up the hearts of loved ones during the holiday season with this delicious heart-healthy soup. I absolutely love making my own soup because it contains less sodium and knowing all the ingredients within my soup. I also prefer making my own veggie broth because it’s so easy to do and it’s less expensive than […]

Food & Local Dining, Restaurants

YOOK: Korean Grill BBQ and Bistro

YOOK – Korean Grilled BBQ and Bistro (2408 Nanaimo Street, Vancouver, BC) YOOK Restaurant opened its doors since Summer 2017 so it is still a fairly new restaurant in the neighbourhood of Nanaimo and Broadway. This hidden gem is tucked away in the corner of East 8th Avenue and Broadway. This little Korean restaurant caught my […]

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Dark Chocolate Coconut Cookies

I absolutely LOVE cookies!!!! I like entering a bakery smelling the aroma of fresh pastries being baked in the oven. So, what do I do? I started turning my kitchen into a bakery. The aroma of fresh mouth-watering cookies fill the air with remarkable… PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES     ||     COOKING TIME: 15-30 MINUTES Ingredients: 1 […]

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Banana Bread – Five Roses Recipe

I have always loved eating bananas but the store bought banana breads are always too sweet for my taste buds. I have researched so many different Banana bread recipes and most of them have high sugar contents which takes away from the rich banana flavour and aroma of the fresh bread. Then, I came across […]