Strawberry Japanese cheesecake recipe (Uncle Tetsu-like)
In March 2015, a store named Uncle Tetsu’s Cheesecake opened up near where I work. Having some Japanese heritage in my background, I
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How to save tomato seeds
One of the amazing things about heirloom tomatoes is their incredible taste and wide variety of colours, sizes and shapes. Another amazing thing
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Pickled balsamic onions
These pickled balsamic onions are a great way to use up the small onion bulbs that form at the base of old walking
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Grow endless green onions with walking onions
If you can get your hands on walking onions, you may wind up with a lifetime supply of green onions. A tough, perennial
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Get your garlic scapes while you can
I love to see the arrival of garlic scape season. For me, it means the mid-season vegetables like cucumbers and zucchini are around
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Vegan salad with bitter greens
The first time I tried curly endive, I was pretty taken aback. It looked like lettuce, but it sure didn’t taste like lettuce.
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5 herbs to grow yourself
Lately, friends have been asking about choosing herbs to grow at home. Here are 5 herbs that are easy to grow, both in
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Rotisserie chicken dry rub
I may be understating things when I say that we eat a lot of chicken. We certainly eat it several times a week,
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Try growing sylvetta… carefully
I love the taste of arugula. For me, it was truly love at first bite. It’s a leafy green, but with a much
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Yes, you can grow quinoa at home!
(Can you spot the ladybug?) Quinoa is a seed with a lovely, light flavour and a bit of chewiness. The first time I
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