Tomiko’s birthday is in early July, and since the whole family was working and busy on the actual day, we put off having the cake until the following weekend. I have made my own birthday cakes since I was 13, and I love making my family’s birthday cakes as well! They don’t seem to […]
Food
Crustless Fiddlehead and Butternut Squash Quiche
No clue about tonight’s dinner? Here’s a quick and easy meal where you can use almost any veggie in your fridge. I had some fresh fiddleheads and roasted squash and knew they’d be perfect for my picnic quiche!
New York City Eats: Ladurée
Shopping in Soho was tiring work, so our aunt, Tomiko and I set out for lunch. On our way to a Japanese restaurant, we saw the sign for Ladurée! Since we were going for Japanese food later that weekend, we thought, why not! We were led through the front of shop, through the sumptuous dining […]
Easy Peasy Edamame
Edamame are green soybeans that are eaten as a bar snack in Japan. At parties, we often include a platter of boiled edamame in their pods as an appetizer. You can buy them frozen, in their pods or shelled. The ones in their pods are a great finger food, while the loose shelled ones are […]
The Farmers’ Market at Evergreen Brickworks
The Evergreen Brickworks is this amazing complex in the Don Valley. It’s called the Brickworks because, well, it was the brickworks of Toronto. Our dad is pretty sure that our 100-year-old house was made with bricks from the Brickworks. It has long since been closed as a factory, but was left derelict and forgotten for many […]