Old School Sweet Potato Dumplings in 20 Minutes

Sweet Potato Dumplings in Cabbage Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups hot mashed potatoes (I used 1 sweet potato and 2 small yellow potatoes)
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg slightly beaten
1/2 cup flour
Salt and pepper

Directions:
Combine all ingredients.


Roll into skinny things on a floured board. Cut into 2 inch lengths.

Cook in salted boiling water until the dumplings float. Drain. Eat.
Serve with soups (clear broth), with olive oil, or with whatever you can muster up that tastes good.

Must Have Salt!!!!

A friend of mine was obsessed with lavender salt and sparked my curiosity. He pointed me in the direction of this super salt stand at St. Lawrence market. Please go!!
http://www.selsisearocks.com/

I ended up picking up:

Lavender Salt: This was served to me on potatoes and added a soft, floral twist that I had to have at my fingertips forever!

Salish Smooked: West Coast sea salt smoked with Pacific Alderwood in the Salish tradition. Instantly triggers memories of the finest dining experience: the open fire. Recommended on corn, potato or anything that you might cook over fire.

Smoked Serrano: Mildly spicy with subtle notes of berry. I had it on popcorn and on chocolate ice cream. Both were damn good.

Garlic Salt: Pacific sea salt infused with roasted garlic. Great on everything!

DIY Korean Food for Dummies

All you need are these 6 simple ingredients to DIY a surprisingly authentic Korean food experience at home.
1. Hanmi Rice: I bought this short grain rice at an Asian Supermarket. Be sure you rinse it before cooking.

2. Korean Red Pepper Sauce: This sauce (about $3.00) gives rice a very authentic Korean taste. A little goes a long way!

3. Sesame Oil: Available at most supermarkets/health stores/Asian markets.
4. Broccoli: I like the long stemmed version.
5. Kimchi: From an Asian Supermarket.
Instructions: Make the rice. Top with broccoli. Season with pepper sauce. Drizzle with sesame oil. Garnish with Kimchi. Be shocked that it was that simple to make such good food.

Lemon Tree Patisserie

Lemon Tree Patisserie

These stunning works of art are a dream to eat. Support this local food genius and order a few of these treats for your next party. Or just try one on the ground level of St. Lawrence Market, Lively Life International foods.

http://www.lemontreepat.com/Lemon_Tree_Patisserie/Lemon_Tree_Home.html

Goodbye Doritos. Hello... yellow pepper??

It has been hard to keep junk food at bay...
until I discovered the liquid gold (high quality olive oil).

This is a very tasty, one-minute snack full of goodness.

Yellow Pepper Yum

Ingredients:
-1 yellow pepper
-high quality olive oil
-kosher salt
-fresh chevre (I used C'estbon Cheese- its very mild and local)
*www.cestboncheese.com

Directions:
Cut pepper. Sprinkle salt. Drizzle Oil. Dip in cheese. Pursue relaxing activity such as watching Cash Cab. (As I did when this recipe developed out of the scarce situation in my fridge.)

Orange Chocolate Green Tea

Who would have thought this tasted so good!

This tea is extremely smooth and fragrant. Highly recommended.

Good Buy: Good Olive Oil

High quality olive oil will change your kitchen forever.

This one, by Christine Cushing, is DELISH and costs about $15. Its flavour is very comparable to olive oils in a much higher price range. Excellent on raw vegetables, drizzled on salad, or for dipping bread into. Some people even drink it straight up... because its that good!

Kimchi: Superfood!

Kimchi



This is whole lot of Kimchi but you end up with a great container.
Woot woot.

Apparently Kimchi (Korean pickled cabbage) is a "superfood".
It is great in soup, on rice with veggies, with breakfast foods, on pizza, in sushi, etc.
You can be very creative in the kitchen with this stuff!!!

This tub cost $10. Find it at Asian Supermarkets.

Kimchi article:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/health_and_beauty_feature/s/1032802_a_korean_superfood