Category: recipes

  • Cacao nibs chocolate cookie with coconut oil

    Cacao nibs chocolate cookie with coconut oil

    I woke from the sound of a 6 AM text, one of many early texts ranging from 3-5 AM that i’ve been accustomed to receiving lately. The topics range from random thoughts to news to research articles…This morning, I felt like baking…

  • Duck fat roasted brussel sprouts with oyster sauce

    Duck fat roasted brussel sprouts with oyster sauce

    Brussel sprouts is the perfect winter vegetable. On a weekend home call day, I took the liberty of using up some rendered duck fat for the delicious and hearty meal.

  • Beast bait

    Beast bait

    I love making myself breakfast everyday, but not everyone has that luxury or sees it as a priority. The rise in the popularity of energy bites/balls caters to that need.

  • Lemon rosemary roasted chicken with rustic ratatouille

    Lemon rosemary roasted chicken with rustic ratatouille

    Post call days are now for meal prepping instead of extravagant creations. Fall always inspires me to go back to on of my favourite roasted veggie dish – ratatouille. 

  • Orange ginger miso salmon

    Orange ginger miso salmon

    6 weeks of CTU and 1 week of laryngitis later, I’m finally back (sort of). Hosting a dinner for four calls for new experiment in the kitchen.

  • Power lunch salad

    Power lunch salad

    I’ve been eating this every single day for work- healthy, easy, gluten free, and delicious.

  • 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…

  • 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.