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From No Dig Garden to Air Fryer Brussels sprouts
Mandala Hsiao
  • Mar 26, 2021
  • 5 min

From No Dig Garden to Air Fryer Brussels sprouts

I was close to giving up gardening a while ago. Last summer I was thinking about taking a long break from gardening as I mentally felt so...
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Super Easy and Tasty Stir Fried Mushrooms
Mandala Hsiao
  • Mar 9, 2021
  • 4 min

Super Easy and Tasty Stir Fried Mushrooms

We all know that very often social media spreads fake news, but how about fake videos? My facebook page likes to suggest viral cooking or...
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Baked Feta Pasta (with Violife feta)
Mandala Hsiao
  • Feb 16, 2021
  • 2 min

Baked Feta Pasta (with Violife feta)

Suddenly it’s like an unwritten mandate, every food blogger has to make this baked feta pasta. To be honest, it’s really very quick to...
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Pumpkin Hummus Noodles
Mandala Hsiao
  • Nov 9, 2020
  • 3 min

Pumpkin Hummus Noodles

So 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...
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Sesame Oil Noodles
Mandala Hsiao
  • Oct 4, 2020
  • 3 min

Sesame Oil Noodles

Sesame oil noodles are simple and hearty and are especially suitable to eat in the grey, rainy and cold weather. Besides it’s also very...
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Green Balls Tacos with Green Zebra Tomatoes
Mandala Hsiao
  • Sep 6, 2020
  • 3 min

Green Balls Tacos with Green Zebra Tomatoes

When 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...
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Vegan Courgette (Zucchini) Cake
Mandala Hsiao
  • Aug 12, 2020
  • 3 min

Vegan Courgette (Zucchini) Cake

2020 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...
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Vegan Chocolate Cake
Mandala Hsiao
  • Jul 18, 2020
  • 3 min

Vegan Chocolate Cake

What kind of breakfast do you like? Sweet or savoury? Recently we are craving vegan chocolate cake as breakfast; because I am on a month...
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Roasted Paprika and Courgette Salad
Mandala Hsiao
  • Jul 5, 2020
  • 3 min

Roasted Paprika and Courgette Salad

We 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...
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Vegan Braised Pork on Rice
Mandala Hsiao
  • Jun 18, 2020
  • 3 min

Vegan Braised Pork on Rice

I 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...
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Vegan Lemon Loaf
Mandala Hsiao
  • Jun 30, 2019
  • 3 min

Vegan Lemon Loaf

When 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...
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Homemade Vegan Chicken Legs from Magical Jack Fruit
Mandala Hsiao
  • Mar 24, 2019
  • 2 min

Homemade Vegan Chicken Legs from Magical Jack Fruit

Have 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...
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When Feeling Lazy: Oven Cheese
Mandala Hsiao
  • Mar 17, 2019
  • 1 min

When Feeling Lazy: Oven Cheese

This vegan cheese fondue or oven cheese tastes really so good, and my husband even said it tastes better than the real one. We used...
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Taco’s with green balls.
Mandala Hsiao
  • Feb 26, 2019
  • 1 min

Taco’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....
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12 Mini Apple Pies
Mandala Hsiao
  • Oct 28, 2018
  • 3 min

12 Mini Apple Pies

We celebrated my father-in-law’s birthday this weekend. He’s a retiree from classic instrument building. I guess I am inspired by this...
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Perfect Match: When Spaghetti Squash meets Ratatouille
Mandala Hsiao
  • Oct 26, 2018
  • 3 min

Perfect Match: When Spaghetti Squash meets Ratatouille

I 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...
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Forget About Cheese, Let’s Make Mini Pizzas with Aubergine
Mandala Hsiao
  • Oct 22, 2018
  • 3 min

Forget About Cheese, Let’s Make Mini Pizzas with Aubergine

Here 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...
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Sugar Free and no sugar replacement: Taiwanese Flavor Pineapple Pie
Mandala Hsiao
  • Oct 18, 2018
  • 3 min

Sugar 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...
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Vegan Dumplings
Mandala Hsiao
  • Oct 10, 2018
  • 2 min

Vegan Dumplings

It 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...
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Green Noodles with Sweet and Spicy Tofu
Mandala Hsiao
  • Sep 21, 2018
  • 2 min

Green Noodles with Sweet and Spicy Tofu

Had 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...
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