Mandala HsiaoNov 9, 20203 minPumpkin Hummus NoodlesSo it’s the season to eat pumpkin again. This year we have a modest harvest from our vegetable garden compared to last year. It was a dif...
Mandala HsiaoOct 4, 20203 minSesame Oil NoodlesSesame oil noodles are simple and hearty and are especially suitable to eat in the grey, rainy and cold weather. Besides it’s also very q...
Mandala HsiaoSep 6, 20203 minGreen Balls Tacos with Green Zebra TomatoesWhen it comes to making recipes, I like to play with colours. Maybe it has something to do with my childhood when I was so into making pa...
Mandala HsiaoAug 12, 20203 minVegan Courgette (Zucchini) Cake2020 is another difficult year regarding gardening in Ghent, Belgium. In May we only had 3 mm of rain fall for the whole month. June was ...
Mandala HsiaoJul 18, 20203 minVegan Chocolate CakeWhat kind of breakfast do you like? Sweet or savoury? Recently we are craving vegan chocolate cake as breakfast; because I am on a month ...
Mandala HsiaoJul 5, 20203 minRoasted Paprika and Courgette SaladWe have a farm or a very big vegetable garden, the size of 700 m2 to 900 m2 here in Ghent, Belgium. In the beginning somebody shared abou...
Mandala HsiaoJun 18, 20203 minVegan Braised Pork on RiceI still remember the day when I was still very young, probably about the age of 10; there was one day my mother suddenly gave my brother ...
Mandala HsiaoJun 30, 20193 minVegan Lemon LoafWhen I look back at my life, one thing I regret is there was a period of time I ate egg products, not eggs itself. In Taiwan, vegetarian ...
Mandala HsiaoMar 24, 20192 minHomemade Vegan Chicken Legs from Magical Jack FruitHave you tried Jack fruit? The first time I ate it was long ago when I visited Thailand in early 2000. At that time I didn’t know that Ja...
Mandala HsiaoMar 17, 20191 minWhen Feeling Lazy: Oven CheeseThis vegan cheese fondue or oven cheese tastes really so good, and my husband even said it tastes better than the real one. We used cash...
Mandala HsiaoFeb 26, 20191 minTaco’s with green balls. So I finally made my version of taco’s. This version is not inspired by Taiwanese cuisine, but by western with oriental ingredients. Pers...
Mandala HsiaoOct 28, 20183 min12 Mini Apple PiesWe celebrated my father-in-law’s birthday this weekend. He’s a retiree from classic instrument building. I guess I am inspired by this fa...
Mandala HsiaoOct 26, 20183 minPerfect Match: When Spaghetti Squash meets RatatouilleI read a lot of complaints about preparing this spaghetti squash in gardening books and on the internet. My heart sinks, as I grew a lot ...
Mandala HsiaoOct 22, 20183 minForget About Cheese, Let’s Make Mini Pizzas with AubergineHere in Ghent, Belgium, we have been having good luck with nice late summer weather for a couple of weeks. I am not sure if this is a goo...
Mandala HsiaoOct 18, 20183 minSugar Free and no sugar replacement: Taiwanese Flavor Pineapple Pie Of course some of you might want to call it tropical flavor or Hawaii flavor. I call this Taiwanese flavor because we all experience “cul...
Mandala HsiaoOct 10, 20182 minVegan DumplingsIt is very difficult for us to find vegan dumplings here in Belgium, but it is in fact very simple to make them. I made my first dumpling...
Mandala HsiaoSep 21, 20182 minGreen Noodles with Sweet and Spicy TofuHad I not had my website right now and in case I lived alone, I would eat this simple dish - noodles with spicy tofu - over and over agai...
Mandala HsiaoSep 13, 20181 minVegan Fritter with Green BallSeptember is the season that we have too many courgettes aka zucchinis and potatoes for many gardeners. How to eat them in the different w...
Mandala HsiaoSep 11, 20182 minSuper Easy Pancakes aka Crêpes Made From Green VegetablesMy nephew who is aged 4 asked me if it is difficult to put color in his coloring book. It’s like a psychiatric question, if my answer is ...
Mandala HsiaoSep 6, 20182 minSeasonal Pie, Tarte TatinFrom the end of August till September is our “Junk Fruit” season in our local supermarket here in Ghent, Belgium. We enjoyed a very big a...