Author: eatafood

puffed wheat cake (or kamut or millet or whatever)

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cakes / desserts / tasty trash

this is my birthday cake. always. this is my favourite birthday cake, and my dad’s favourite birthday cake and most people would argue that it isn’t even a cake. growing up, we cut holes in it with a knife and shoved in birthday candles, it was almost always the assumed birthday cake. you can call it a square, but i can’t. birthday squares? no way. i have always made it with puffed wheat, but the […]

banana splits!

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desserts / more / sweet

so i made the all time most romantic food on thursday. the food of love. that’s right, i made vegan banana splits.     BANANA SPLITS 1 banana per person coconut bliss ice cream (i used pineapple coconut) 1 strawberry per person (at least), diced 1/4 c. chopped toasted nuts   CHOCOLATE SAUCE 1 can coconut milk 1/2 cup cocoa 1 tsp vanilla 1 tbsp rum, cointreau, kalhua, whatevs. this is optional. 1/4 cup brown […]

squash, mushrooms, kale, apple and almonds in puff pastry

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appetizer / kale / meals / mushrooms / nuts / squash

this saturday, we made it out to the farmer’s market (which i rarely do. so early! so far!) and got soo much delicious, rad, seasonal, local produce. i used a bit of everything i bought in this dish.  there’s a great mushrooms stand where you can get a mixed bag of portobellos, criminis, oyster, portabellini and enochi. this recipe calls for 3 kinds of mushrooms because i had them, but feel free to use crimini […]

wonton soup!

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greens / meals / soup / soups / tofu

OH YEAH TASTY TIMES. i made this soup as a starter for my lettuce wrap dinner. then i ate it for my next 2 meals. i used wonton wrappers and made them the lazy way instead of making a dough because i was tight on time. when i figure out a good recipe for wrappers i’ll let you know. until then, do this: FILLING 5 shitake mushrooms, soaked for an hour in a 1 1/2 […]

a favourite breakfast

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banana / breakfasts / nuts / quick / savoury / sweet

is this worth posting a recipe? probably not, but it is a damn tasty combination and i always like it. 2 pieces your favourite bread (i like a super grainy one) almond butter 1 banana, sliced tiny drizzle of maple syrup or agave or honey tiny sprinkle of good sea salt toast the bread! put on the almond butter! lay out half a banana on each slice! drizzle! sprinkle! breakfast! thor is also a big […]