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Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies (Vegan & Gluten Free) – Leels Cooks

Lately I’ve been looking for and testing out a few recipes for easy grab and go breakfasts that of course have to be somewhat healthy. From banana bread made with stevia, to a failed chia/quinoa granola bar, to these! This recipe is actually unintentionally vegan because I didn’t have any honey and used agave instead, but it works either way! Like a lot of the granola related recipes I have they are endlessly customizable. Use your favourite nut butter and dried fruit/nuts. Check out my granola and granola bars if you’re curious! What you need: 1 cup nut butter (I … Read more

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Turkey Soup Dumplings – Xiao Long Bao – Leels Cooks

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We LOVE dumplings, and Xiao Long Bao especially. Just the perfect combination of tender wrapper, savoury filling and delicious “soup”. Combined with the kick of ginger and black vinegar for dipping, it’s basically heaven. We’ve been trying to make healthier choices, and while the pork version is delicious, turkey seems to work just fine, so we’re going with it! I’d like to preface that while I love these, I’m no pro at making them, but that’s the joy of this recipe. It’s easy, anyone can make them, and as long as they’re sealed enough to keep that glorious … Read more

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Ramen Eggs – Ajitsuke Tamago – Leels Cooks

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I’m going to be honest here, despite how often I make ramen I’m either too lazy or forgetful to make them this way and usually settle with a regular ‘ol 7 minute egg. Which is a completely acceptable way to enjoy ramen. But if you have the time and want to make things a little more special (and have a small pile of gorgeous tasty eggs) give this recipe a try. This recipe is for four gorgeously jammy eggs, marinated in a mixture of mirin and soy. The egg white gently absorbs the flavour and it makes a beautiful compliment … Read more

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Artificial Plant Review – Museum Trees – Leels Cooks

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A break from food related posts for a quick one on plants. I’ve been looking into silk plants lately, as our cats are literally the worst for eating anything green, and even though you can get “cat safe” plants, there’s nothing stopping them from just eating the entire thing, defeating the purpose of having a plant at all. Of course there’s still the possibility of them eating said silk plant but we’re hoping it isn’t as enticing as the real deal. By fate or coincidence I was contacted to do a review, and of course since I was already considering/looking into … Read more

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Simple Brioche Buns – Leels Cooks

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A surprisingly quick and light brioche recipe adapted from the NYT Light Brioche Buns, but made with a couple adjustments including all purpose flour because I never have bread flour kicking around. These are buttery, light but dense enough to stand up to a juicy burger. They also make great egg sandwiches the following day 😉 What you need: 1 cup warm water 3 tablespoons warm milk 1 packet active dry yeast 2 tablespoons sugar 1 large egg, beaten 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, softened Egg Wash: 1 egg yolk … Read more

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Miso Ginger Salmon – Leels Cooks

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I don’t eat enough fish. I used to eat sushi multiple times a week but since moving here it’s kind of been an afterthought. The other day we stopped by H-Mart and I grabbed a lovely piece of salmon with something like this in mind, here’s what I came up with! What you need: 13-14 oz of salmon (I just nabbed one large piece to split between two) 2 tbsp aka or red miso 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar 1 tsp ginger, finely minced 1 large garlic clove, finely minced 1 tsp sesame oil … Read more

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Review – Graze USA – Leels Cooks

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We’ve been dieting/eating healthy properly for the past 4 or so months. I’ve been on the lookout for some snacks that are interesting but “cheap” in regards to calories. As you know there are 8 million different sub boxes, snack boxes etc. So I wanted to try and find something relatively healthy but interesting enough that we’d enjoy the occasional snack and not feel restricted. I happened upon the grocery store snacks Graze has been selling lately and my husband commented that it was a sub thing and he had tried them years ago in the UK, only to stop … Read more

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Review – Milk Lab – Cary, NC – Leels Cooks

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Bang Bang! Thai Tea flavour. I am always super thrilled about new Asian dessert places popping up in town. Opened early December of last year the cleverly named Milk Lab is tucked away in the corner of the Wellington Park Shopping Center. We popped by around 1:30 pm on a Sunday after a late lunch. The place was surprisingly busy but I assume most people were doing as we were; getting a little treat after a weekend meal. Not to mention the demand for this stuff must be pretty high. I mean, it’s damn good and I know I can’t … Read more

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Tuna Onigiri – Leels Cooks

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Onigiri is a Japanese snack/light meal made by stuffing small amounts of whatever you feel like inside of rice! They can be different shapes, but mostly triangular or round, filled or simply made with furikake seasoned rice. We make these at least 3 times a week for quick and healthy lunches. We’re still trying to eat low cal and watching what we eat, and these round out to around 300 calories per serving. Perfect for a snack or light lunch! The tuna variant is a more common version, and very easy to replicate at home! I highly recommend finding Japanese … Read more

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Vietnamese Salad Rolls (Gỏi cuốn) – Leels Cooks

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Time for a fresh, fast and healthy recipe! Another one of my recent go-tos has been Vietnamese salad rolls. You can put whatever you want into them really, although the traditional ingredients are best (in my ever so humble opinion). They come together quickly, are low calorie and satisfying! The perfect appetizer or small summer meal. What you need : Vietnamese rice paper wraps lettuce fresh herbs like cilantro, green onion, Thai basil or even mint. julienned veg like carrot, cucumber, bean sprouts protein if you wish, chicken, pork, prawns, leftovers etc. vermicelli rice noodles whatever you damn well like … Read more

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