DIY: Cinnamon Sugar

DIY: Cinnamon Sugar, recipe and uses

Cinnamon sugar is great way to add a festive flavour to any recipe. stir into coffee, tea, or hot chocolate sprinkle onto pancakes sprinkle onto waffles sprinkle onto yogurt sprinkle onto crème brûlée before caramelizing sprinkle on top of muffins before baking (like these tea cakes) roll donuts in cinnamon sugar sprinkle onto oatmeal or […]

Toronto Eats: Lunch at Kinton Ramen

Toronto Eats: Kinton Ramen, Kiku Corner

I love noodles. I am a noodle girl. Hence ramen. Specifically, Kinton Ramen. I walked by often as it was undergoing construction and was intrigued by the gorgeous wood siding storefront, and I finally found time to eat lunch there with some friends. To start, I had the delectable Tofu Furai, a mixture of tofu […]

Dark Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

Dark Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips, Kiku Corner

These dark chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips are crisp around the edges but delightfully chewy in the middle. The cookies are so dark because of the significant amount of cocoa powder added. The white chocolate chips added a nice contrast to the black cookie dough. And Ryan and I threw in some butterscotch chips as […]

Akkawi Manakeesh – Arabic Cheese Bread with Nigella

Akkawi Manakeesh is an Arabic cheese bread sprinkled with nigella seeds that we grew up with in Saudi Arabia. At the major grocery chain in Riyadh, Tamimi Markets, there was a wood-fired bakery at the back of the shop. When our mom would buy groceries, she would make a beeline to the bakery and order […]

My Peugeot Pepper Grinder

My Peugeot Pepper Grinder, Kiku Corner

For my birthday, Ryan got me a Peugeot Pepper Grinder, among other things (all edible). It is a beautiful work of art that has pretty much the same shape as one of my floor lamps! He insisted on getting me a grinder because whenever he would cook at my apartment and would ask for some pepper, […]