Candice Cooks: A Food Blog

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

The Ultimate Veg Burger (vegan)

The Ultimate Veggie Burger

Pizza Stone

One of my new favorite things for fall is the pizza stone.What could be better than a hot homemade pizza on a cold night?!

The purpose of the pizza stone is to distribute the heat evenly across the pizza as well as extract any moisture so that your pizza dough is crispy.
Prices can range from $16 - $130 but I dont see a need to spend more than $50 for a good pizza stone.

Beef and Spinach Lasagna

What I love about this lasagna recipe is that it combines ground beef, pork and chicken or turkey. Italians (which I am not but who better to take recipe ideas from) are big on combining meat with poultry and it makes all the difference in creating an amazing meal! This is an excellent way to make meatballs as well. You will notice I do not pre-cook the lasagna noodles but that I do let it sit in the fridge overnight, I find this method allows the lasagna to set up nicer.

Jimmy Ho's

If you're one of those rare people who hasn't had the opportunity to visit Jimmy Ho's take out, in Kelowna, yet I am urging you to do so! I stopped in there the other night and it was a wonderful experience. The owner, Dan, was very welcoming and gave us a complimentary order of Shanghai Stingers which were excellent!!
http://www.jimmyhos.com/about.html
Dan has a variety of Asian inspired dishes which are very healthy, fresh and original.
Jimmy Ho's is located @ 1166 High Road, Kelowna
250-868-0096
Take a look at his online menu! http://www.jimmyhos.com/jimmyhosmenu09.pdf
It is very rare to find a place with such amazing food and fantastic customer service all in one! I love meeting people who are so passionate about what they love and their businesses!

Corn Tortillas with grilled Corn & Coleslaw

This is an excellent vegan & gluten free Mexican recipe that my mom came up with. You could very easily add chicken, beef, pulled pork or fish if that is what you prefer.