Cooking for Beginners: Om Nom Nom x 3 – Chinese, Thai, and Japanese
Monday night, March 28th, was quite an adventure – 9 people, 3 courses, food from 3 countries… no recipes. I got my workout for the week carrying the groceries, not realizing that I should have taken...
View ArticleDessert Making: Profiteroles and Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Icing Cupcakes For our last mini-club session of the year, instead of having it on Saturday, which is our typical meeting time, it was on Sunday! Two dessert-making groups merged and on that day we...
View ArticleBaking and Dessert Making: Cookie Swap
Yesterday, Alex’s mini club met for the last time to make and exchange three kinds of delicious cookies. Much as I love cookies, I’m glad my friends have a sweet tooth too because all three recipes...
View ArticleA Healthy and Delicious Meal — using items from the AMS Food Bank!
The AMS Food Bank has been helping students and families since 2005. Founded by the UBC Red Cross and Ismaili student clubs, the Food Bank provides emergency donated foods and hygienic supplies to UBC...
View ArticleCupcake Charmers: November Endeavour
The cupcake charmers met for the first time to take on some autumn themed cupcakes. Result? Successful conquest of pumpkin spice cupcakes and chocolate banana cupcakes! More pictures:...
View ArticleBaking/Bento: Sugar Rush!
Winter has arrived, one can feel it in their bones… (or see their breath in it). What do you do when the roads are icy and it seems like an eternal battle to get moving and get to class? The answer:...
View Article‘Tis the season again…
Photo by: Victoria Chang … when fragrant, red roses, delectable chocolates, and romantic Hallmark cards either sweep you off your feet, or just simply ambush you whenever you enter the mall or grocery...
View ArticleReview: Chocolate-Making Workshop + Recipes
Photos by Claire Tai Recognize some of the photos above? Well, you should if you were at the UBC Food Society’s annual chocolate-making workshop! This year we invited Miss Monica Mueller, who...
View ArticlePost-Christmas Holiday Baking
Study. Proooo-facebook-craassss-twitter-tinnnnn-pinterest-ateeee Cram. Cram. Cram. All this rewarded by feelings of anxiety, dread, and wishful thinking. Then BAM. Once that last exam is over and done...
View ArticleFor All the ‘Oreo’ Addicts
Homemade Oreo Cookies Now that Reading Week is over, we all need to revert back to school mode. But if you’re suffering from the post-Reading Week blues, then I have the perfect recipe that will...
View ArticleFor All The ‘Oreo’ Addicts
Homemade Oreo Cookies Now that Reading Week is over, we all need to revert back to school mode. But if you’re suffering from the post-Reading Week blues, then I have the perfect recipe that will...
View ArticleMac & Cheese Recipe
For all you experienced chefs, aspiring cooks, or people who want to try something new… Here is a mac & cheese recipe that is great for potlucks or a comforting home-cooked meal. The finished...
View ArticleEvent Review: Cooking with Epicure
This November, UBC Food Society had the opportunity to participate in some delicious demonstrations by Hailey Swift, a personal trainer, nutritionist, and consultant with Epicure. Epicure is a...
View ArticleFather’s Day: From Hands to Table
Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday, June 19th. If it’s completely slipped your mind, I can guarantee you you’re not the only one! Don’t know what to get your Dad? Trying to find good DIY projects on...
View ArticleBengal-Spiced Grilled Chicken Legs
Image from: mayaskitchenette.com Have you ever looked at pictures of grilled chicken from South-Asia and thought to yourself “I wish I had some of that?” Well, you can, quite easily! And you don’t even...
View ArticleFall in Love with Soup
The days are getting shorter, the rain is getting heavier, and the cold weather is finally upon us. On these cold, rainy, Vancouver days, I always find myself craving a hot bowl of soup, which in my...
View ArticleThe Story of Biriyani
The Story of Biriyani I could challenge you to find a single south/central Asian who doesn’t love biriyani and be quite confident of my chances at victory. To us, biriyani is more than just a plate...
View ArticleA Sticky Situation
Chinese New Year is not an unfamiliar concept for many students at UBC. Whether you yourself are of Chinese descent, or you have friends that are, it is inevitable that you will be faced with the many...
View ArticleDesserts from Mother
Shahi Tukra: Royal Bites This is a Mughal “bread pudding” that is simply delicious and evokes memories from back home… Back in the day, the Indian Subcontinent was a melting pot of cultures thanks...
View ArticleClay Pot Rice: Essential Cold Weather Chinese Comfort Food
Featured image credit: Serious Eats- Shao Z. If you’ve ever tried traditional clay pot rice, then you know you can’t get enough of it! The steaming hot clay pot, coupled with the slightly smoky,...
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