I put whatever ingredients I want in pancake - banana, nuts, carrots, raisin, dry berries, sweet potato, eggs, chia seeds, hemp seeds, cocoa powder, peanut butter and just a little bit of brown sugar and flour - they are all optional please don't put everything in one pancake! There's no recipe. You just got to experiment. It's gonna be good anyway.
After snow season, I would bring pancake when I go hiking.
(Top) Berries smoothies. Squash with cinnamon. Squash with cheese and egg. Veggie pizza.
(Bottom left) Veggie scramble eggs. Roasted carrots and squash. Pancake. Pineapple juice?
(Bottom right) Japanese style fried pork loin - alright this one is not so healthy but it's very delicious.
I started to pay more attention on cooking since I moved to Niwot, CO and lived with a very nice roommate. It's kinda painful to see someone having unhealthy diet or same meal everyday. I guess the easiest way is just offering them healthier option. My roommate loves what I cook (almost) everyday. Well, sometimes he's just being nice.
sashimi don
I usually don't follow any recipe either in cooking or baking. I already have lots of guides and rules in work (design.) Cooking is the time for relaxing. But I do find inspiration in Netflix series Chef's Table.
Beets with squash hummus
When I go grocery shopping, I usually don't buy processed product. I just don't trust them. When I studied chemical engineer, I learned that few drops of organic chemicals can make your food taste "wonderful". I prefer do everything from scratch and plant herbs by myself.
Cucumber, ginger, lemon, mint mix
I used to be a vegetarian for a while, then vegan. Now I just can't afford it. I still keep plant-based diet.
Walnut, strawberries, raspberries, pineapple oatmeal
"You are what you eat."
Fruit tart (strawberries were macerated with lime zest and juice, mint and sugar)
Some sort of nutty cake with banana ice cream and strawberry
Sweet potato tarts
Taiwanese red bean pancake - Doraemon's favorite!
Alright I made too much dessert. Most of the time I would share with neighbors or coworkers so I don't need to eat all of them!
Apple pie sauce with spiced rum
I think cooking/baking is same as design - it's a creative trial and error process. Now I like cooking/baking more because I'll eat it anyway. It's also because it's not my career - it can be more playful I have more fun with it! (Once I take something seriously, I would start to feel frustrated.)
Dumpling shape apple pie - easier to carry to friend's place
I don't like to make the same thing over and over again. I always modify every time I make it. I'm not looking for the consistency. Sometimes I don't even know what I'm making.
Lemon zest truffle
I did follow recipes when I just started to bake 10 years ago with my mom. At that time I would put everything on the scale and carefully measure the portion. Then I stopped baking for about 6 or 7 years. I still have the basic knowledge and some experience which might help.
Custard strawberry pancake
What makes me want to pay more attention on cooking or baking is the people I care. To be honest, I wouldn't spend so much time making this if it's not for my roommate (he's really nice like my father) or my friends. I even made an instagram account for my no-recipe food experiment lab.
Apple sauce with greek yogurt
If you're patient enough to keep reading, check out my previous cooking article here.
I was thinking about merchandizing my healthy pancake but I'm not sure if people would like it since it is not like a traditional American pancake. It's too healthy.
Just in case you're curious about the camera I used - NIKON D5100 and iPhone6. Of course I want a professional DSLR but I just don't have any money. So I'll keep making my pancake until I can buy one haha.