Banana Nutella Swirl Muffins

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Hello! Today we are taking a short break from our regular scheduled programming of vegetarian food from around-the-world, so I can share this wonderful recipe for Banana Nutella Swirl Muffins. I’ve been making lists upon lists of globally inspired dishes I want to re-create and make over the next few months to share – but after I saw this recipe for Banana Nutella Swirl Muffins, I knew they had to be the next thing on my cooking/baking bucket list! After a few days of not feeling well, I finally felt up to spending some time in the kitchen this morning….

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Cheesy Vegetable Tamale Pie

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Over the past few days, there’s not been a lot of cooking going on in my kitchen. Jesse and I have discovered Downton Abbey and have become obsessed. What a truly fantastic show! I adore the characters. And, oh man – the clothes are incredible. We are just finishing up season two and will start season three tomorrow. Have you seen Downton Abbey? Great, isn’t it!? Last night, our leftovers from the weekend (I made Oh My Veggie’s awesome Vegetable Baked Ziti) ran out and I needed to take a quick break from our Downton Abbey marathon to make some…

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Vegetarian Yakisoba

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Today we are headed on a culinary adventure to Japan to learn how to make one of my favourite Japanese dishes – Yakisoba. Yakisoba is a Japanese noodle dish often sold as street food in Japan. Yakisoba literally translates to “fried noodles in sauce” and is derived from the Chinese dish chow-mein. Soba noodles are cooked with sautéed cabbage, shredded carrots and fresh ginger then mixed with a sauce of soy, rice wine vinegar, chile-garlic paste and sesame oil. Yakisoba is often sold with pork or beef, but veggies are the focal point of this dish. Feel free to add…

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