Exploring Cooking & Science
There’s chemistry involved every time we cook, and our ultimate goal is to Student-Proof our recipes so no one has to do any guesswork. All of our recipes include supplemental information about the science of what you’re trying to make, explained in a way anyone could understand.
Blackened Chicken with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Nothing screams summer like a grill-charred, succulent chicken. Marinated to perfection in a vibrant herbal blend of basil and dill, this juicy chickens tops a creamy sun-dried tomato pasta to help bring your weeknight meal to the next level. Perfect on a grill or on a screaming hot skillet, this meal helps make the most of these peaceful summer evenings.
Red Lentil Dal Tadka
Dal Tadka is a Northern Indian style lentil dish that’s hearty and comforting, while still being extremely packed with nutrients and delicious! It’s the perfect meal for a cold or dreary day to brighten up your evening. For only $2/portion and easily made a vegan, how can you beat it?
Ultimate Bison & Chorizo Meatballs
Meatballs are a nice treat in the middle of the week, so why not make it feel a little fancy? The bison has a gamey flavour that compliments the bold flavours of a red sauce, while the chorizo helps build up the smokiness to give you a more potent roasted tomato flavour. Worried you'll make too much? Just store your extras in the freezer and defrost later down the line when you need an easy treat!
One-Sheet Roasted Bell Pepper Pasta
Nothing celebrates the taste of summer like roasted bell peppers! This light, aromatic pasta is the perfect meal for an evening to keep you feeling healthy and stress-free. No one likes dishes, so we're utilizing our favourite kitchen tool, the cast iron pan, to keep your dishes to a minimum! Oh, and did we mention that it takes less than an hour?
Easy Korean Bibimbap
The Korean bibimbap is traditionally a warm rice bowl topped with some eggs, vegetables, meats, and chili paste. This one is no exception! Topped with marinated steak, fried eggs, bean sprouts, gochujang, spinach and more, this recipe is the perfect way to make a inexpensive and balanced meal to keep you satisfied and going all day.
Vegan Lemon & Blackberry Cobbler
This cobbler is the PERFECT summer dessert! Nothing tops taking advantage of seasonal fruits, and it's blackberry season. The lemon-infused sugar really lifts the whole thing and keeps it from feeling heavy so you keep coming back for more. This cobbler packs such a punch, you'll have no idea it's vegan!
Lavender & Blackberry Bramble
A bramble is traditionally lemon, simple syrup, blackberries, sparkling water, and gin/vodka. I made some fresh lavender lemonade the other day and thought it might be fun to replace the lemon juice and simple syrup with my own lemonade. And thus the Lavender & Blackberry Bramble was born!
Beginner’s Guide to Sourdough Starter
Most people who can’t eat gluten are having trouble with how most modern bread is made because the raw ingredients aren’t broken down in a form we can easily take in. The wild yeast from the sourdough goes through the process for you in the form of fermentation(like beer or chocolate) and breaks down the phytic acids that can make it hard for us to process. Sourdough starter is just wild yeast from the air
Dumpling & Broccolini Spicy Noodle Soup
This spicy noodle soup has a little bit of everything to give you a great dinner in only an hour. The roasted broccolini gives a depth of flavour and a texture that compliments the steamed dumplings and crispy tofu. It's a great way to spend the evening and with a variety of things to be made, it's a great way for a household to be able to cook together. When you're all done, this dish also make makes great leftovers(although it does get spicier)!
Mango Avocado Smoothie
Not everyone has time in the morning to eat breakfast, so what better way to get your energy for the day than a Mango Avocado Smoothie? It's tasty, it's healthy, and it's fast. It doesn't create many dishes to be washed. Plus it's a fun twist on the common mango smoothie.
Homemade Cold Brew Coffee
If you like iced coffee and an easy recipe, you've come to the right place! With only a few steps and a little time sitting in your fridge, you can have 48oz of cold brew coffee ready to go. This can be used for iced coffee, baking flavouring, or even cocktails. Still not sold? Cold brew has about twice the caffeine you find in regular coffee.
Baked Buddha Bowls
It takes 45 minutes and all you need are 2 sheet pans and a rice cooker. An easy clean up and a fast dinner that will keep your energy up all day. What's even better is that it feeds a huge amount of people for such a small price. Not sold yet? It contains our famous recipes for coconut rice to really get the most bang for your buck.
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
The perfect combo of moist brownies and melted peanut butter. We even made sure it's inclusive by giving you a vegan option(spoiler alert, the chemistry of eggs is replaceable!). These are some of my favourite brownies I've ever had OR made, and the peanut butter helps make them light enough for spring. Warning: you may have difficulty putting them down.
Overnight Instant Pot Oatmeal
My favourite time to make this meal is the night before a big ski trip. When you’re getting up and leaving at 5 am to spend all day in the cold getting some exercise, the best thing is a fresh, hot bowl of oatmeal. It keeps you going all day and all you have to do is put it in a bowl to eat it!
Lavender Oat Latte
Just a great way to kick off your day! Some lavender, some oat milk, some caffeine? Where can you go wrong? Don't worry if you don't have any lavender simple syrup, we've got a recipe for that too!
Lavender Simple Syrup
Fresh lavender is one of the highlights of early summer, and a great way to both celebrate and preserve that great floral taste is through a simple syrup. Whether you're looking to add this to your coffee, cake, or cocktail, a simple syrup is an easy way to pack a punch without making something too sweet!
Looking for something specific?
Not sure where to start? Here are our most popular recipes!
Have you heard? We have merch!
We’re so glad you joined us! Let’s get cooking!
Here at Cooking&Cats, our goal is to bring you great recipe that help increase your understanding of the scientific process that go into making it possible! We’re interested learning how and why things work, so why not share that knowledge in a digestible way?
Find us here every week for great new recipes or subscribe to get them delivered right to your inbox every Thursday!
Nothing screams summer like a grill-charred, succulent chicken. Marinated to perfection in a vibrant herbal blend of basil and dill, this juicy chickens tops a creamy sun-dried tomato pasta to help bring your weeknight meal to the next level. Perfect on a grill or on a screaming hot skillet, this meal helps make the most of these peaceful summer evenings.