Kabocha Coconut Curry Dip
I made this for a little while ago and it was a hit. I was a little worried because the day before I cooked a kabocha that was so dry I couldn’t eat it. While the creaminess varies a lot, I’ve never had such dry kabocha. Luckily the one I used for the dip was … Read more
Dip Love
My last post was a quickie dip recipe and this entire post will be devoted to dips. I love veggies and dip. I’m pretty sure that I could eat veggies and dip every warm day of the year without tiring. I’ve rounded up four of my dip posts in one place to get you started. … Read more
Quick Dip: Onion Tofu
It’s now dip season. As I am not a hot dip person, dip season is only when it is warm. This is a quickie – only two ingredients. All you need to do is blend them together using the tool of your choice whether it is a whisk, blender, food processor or immersion blender (my … Read more
Sakura An
For some reason I am somewhat obsessed with sakura flavor this year. This is my eighth sakura season but the first time I have been interested in sakura flavored anything. I asked on Facebook and Twitter about the best flavoring to use and was told that the flavor is in the leaves, which are preserved … Read more
Kabocha Butter
I found a new pumpkin butter recipe on Oh She Glows this week that I had to try with kabocha. I have a kabocha jam recipe that I make all the time and decided to combine the two recipes – ingredients from the pumpkin butter recipe and cooking method from my kabocha jam recipe. I … Read more
My first nut butter
Nut butters are all the rage in the healthy eating/lifestyle blogging community. I’ve wanted to try making nut butters for a while but worried that my food processor would die in the process. I inherited it from my old manager and I’m not sure how old it is. I finally tried one and discovered why … Read more
Tex Mex Hummus
Up until quite recently I avoided making hummus because I thought you had to add tahini, lots of garlic and raw onions, three things I don’t enjoy. While you can add them, you don’t need to. I have been inspired by all of the healthy living blogs I have been reading to add more beans … Read more
Two more dips
My obsession with dip is still in full swing. At least it is all healthy. I made two dips this morning. The first dip, Edamame and Tofu Dip, I had at the house of the lovely Keitai Goddess who got the recipe from Cerebral Soup. The dip is really healthy and packed full of protein. … Read more
Quick Dip: Avocado and Tofu Ranch Dip
I have become a veggies and dip fiend. I really have no problem with this as I have never made dip with mayo (for myself anyway) and have only made dip with sour cream once in the seven years I’ve lived in Japan. My solution: tofu. I tried out soft tofu as a dip base … Read more
Silky Smooth Soy Bean Dip/Spread
I saw a tweet by @LouiseRoss about a black bean dip she made (similar to a hummus recipe) and it got me thinking. I had a package of cooked soy beans in the fridge and decided to invent my own dip. I made it in the blender and just dumped ingredients in without measuring. The … Read more
