Egg Tofu with Udon in Soy-Peanut Sauce

There are days that I really don’t feel like cooking. That’s why I fill my pantry with items that can easily be turned into a balanced meal with very little effort. Something I always keep around are udon noodles. You can find them in Asian grocery stores in the noodle aisle (for those who haven’t…

Laksa – seafood noodle soup

Sometimes my cravings get so overwhelming that I end up spending way too much time and effort on satisfying them. Enter laksa, a deliciously fishy, rich and spicy noodle soup I first tried in an Asian food court in Markham, ON (First Markham Place, if you’re wondering). I wanted it BAD, but not bad enough…

Curry noodle soup – Sick at home edition

If you’re truly, horrendously sick, you’ll have to had done some planning before making this. Hopefully you have most of these items in your house, like homemade broth in your freezer, coconut milk in your cupboard, curry paste and noodles. You should also have some vegetables and proteins hanging around in general. And if you’re…

Sick at Home Edition: Lazy pho

Okay, it’s actually Saturday, but I’ve been feeling like crap all week and I’ve decided that the only thing that could fight off this flu/cold is bowls and bowls of hot, spicy pho (rhymes with “whuh?”. Traditional pho takes almost 20 hours and a whole bunch of ingredients that I can’t deal with right now,…

Fried Vermicelli with Canned Corned Beef

Canned corned beef. The food of my childhood. It’s comforting, easy, and cheap. If I see it on sale, I usually buy a couple of tins because I really like having it around. Ingredients 1/2 pack thin vermicelli, cooked according to directions, drained and rinsed with cold water 1/2 can corned beef, cubed 1 large…