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Author: Chenzi

  • Whole wheat chia seeds no knead bread

    Whole wheat chia seeds no knead bread

    No knead bread is all the rage right now. It’s arguably a great way to create rustic artisan loafs with minimal effort. I didn’t find it all that straight forward however. Despite eating these for a straight month with almost one loaf baked a week, i’m still struggling with consistency.

  • Miso garlic asparagus salad

    Miso garlic asparagus salad

    Spring time for spring veggies. Picked up these beauties on sale on my weekly (more like daily) Chinatown groceries run.

  • Salted duck yolk and lotus seed truffle

    Salted duck yolk and lotus seed truffle

    I have not been cooking on postcall days. Instead I’ve developed a new ritual where I head to a Chinatown bakery and pick up myself a delicious fatty chinese pastry. My favourite is a smaller version of duck yolk lotus seed mooncake. The perfect combination of sweet and salty richness is the perfect cure for…

  • 12 hours, stranded in Manhattan

    12 hours, stranded in Manhattan

    I was flying back to Toronto connecting through JFK and I missed my connection. Typical right? Taught me a valuable lesson to never cheap out and take a connecting flight when a direct one is available. Here’s documentation of my 12 hour stay in Manhattan.

  • Cumin carrot salad

    Cumin carrot salad

    I haven’t posted anything for a month. Life has been rough. 1/4 calls for 2 months straight coming up, will aim to make something once a week.

  • Basic creme caramel

    Basic creme caramel

    Creme caramel! The equally impressive but simpler cousin of creme brûlée! this is an oldie but goodie recipe. Very easy once familiar with process yet impressive. Then plate it as pretentious as you like!

  • Matcha black sesame coconut oil cookies

    Matcha black sesame coconut oil cookies

    Baking is the bane of my existence, especially when i’m trying to make random things with whatever I have in my pantry. These actually turned out ok.

  • Miso caramel popcorn

    Miso caramel popcorn

    I’ve been in a rut… my diet has consisted of avocado banana smoothie for breakfast, tofu salad for lunch and popcorn…lots of popcorn for dinner and weekend meals…every-single-day (with the exception of going out to all the new foodie places to eat of course). So I might as well embrace my popcorn rut and share…

  • Duck breast prosciutto

    Duck breast prosciutto

    I’m in a cooking hiatus. The title of this blog says it all – no postcall days= no creative cooking. So this isn’t exactly a recipe, not for the faint of heart, and definitely not for those who are fearful of dying from listeria.

  • Duck fat roasted cauliflower

    Duck fat roasted cauliflower

    this is my standard meal in the winter. The oven fill my tiny box in the sky with the aroma of cumin and paprika. I’m feeling a lack of inspiration for cooking these days so heres the cop out recipe that’s so easy it can’t be called a recipe…