Author: cookingwithteamj

Chinese beef brisket with daikon recipe

Chinese beef brisket with daikon recipe

There aren’t that many traditional Chinese dishes that we know how to make but this one is one that we are proud of. Growing up, my dad made me beef brisket all the time, usually in really large batches so that we could freeze them 

Summer Peach Crumble

Summer Peach Crumble

One of our favourite things to do on a weekend is visit St. Lawrence Market. Every Saturday, we visit the Farmer’s market there to see what fresh produce they have available. Now that it’s summer, it’s exciting to see what’s in season and it’s always 

Soft Pretzels Recipe

Soft Pretzels Recipe

A lot of my baking stems from cravings that I suddenly get or they’re inspired by food I stumble across on the internet. Recently I had a strong urge to make soft pretzels as it didn’t seem difficult to make and I already had all 

Strawberry Sorbet Recipe (Dairy Free)

Strawberry Sorbet Recipe (Dairy Free)

Recently I’ve been on an ice cream making frenzy. This is due to the fact that the bf went crazy at the supermarket a while back and bought a lot of cream – much of which he did not use… Although this recipe does not 

Apple Pork Chops with Sage

We recently bought a sage plant and we were looking for every excuse we had to use it. Pork chops went on sale recently and lucky for us, sage goes well with pork! I consulted my Jamie Oliver cookbook as I recall seeing an apple pork 

Apple hand pies

Happy New Years everyone! Last night we celebrated new years eve with  a few friends and I decided to make some apple hand pies for everyone as a dessert. They’re definitely more convenient to eat than slicing an entire pie and it’s already portioned for 

Pork with Bitter Melon and Black Beans Sauce Recipe

Pork with Bitter Melon and Black Beans Sauce Recipe

We were going grocery shopping at our local chinese supermarket one day when we discovered that bitter melon was on sale. I’m personally not a fan of bitter melon – in fact, I really dislike it but since the bf loves it so much,  I 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

It’s been a long hiatus and it’s good to be back. Ever since we moved downtown I feel as though I haven’t had as much time to bake as I used to. I kept coming up with excuses such as not having time after work 

Raspberry Sorbet Recipe

One of our annual traditions is to go berry picking at one of our local farms. We typically just pick strawberries but seeing as we were catching the tail end of Strawberry picking season, we decided to pick Raspberries as well. With so many raspberries 

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

This is by far one of my most popular and most requested desserts of all time. Everyone whose tried it has loved it and are always asking me to make it again! The great thing about this recipe is that it’s super versatile as you can