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Jan's Food Steps - My Food & Travel Adventures – Vancouver BC
  • Recipes
    • Appetizer
    • Breakfast
    • Drinks
    • Main
    • Quick & Easy
    • Sides
    • Sweets
  • Restaurants
    • Vancouver Restaurants
    • Burnaby Restaurants
    • Richmond Restaurants
    • Tri-Cities Restaurants
    • Restaurants (Other Cities)
  • Travel to Japan
    • Chubu Region
    • Kansai Region
      • Kyoto
    • Kanto Region
      • Tokyo
    • Kyushu Region
      • Fukuoka
      • Kumamoto
      • Nagasaki
      • Saga
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Coconut Macaroon Nests Recipe

April 9, 2019 by Jan No Comments
Coconut Macaroon Nests Recipe

Coconut macaroons and chocolate eggs, two of my favourite treats, are coming together because Easter is just around the corner. These coconut macaroons are quick and easy to make with a crispy and chewy texture. The hardest part of this recipe might be shaping the nests. If you’re a quasi-perfectionist like me, you will end up spending more time getting the nests to look perfect than the time it takes to bake them.

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Strawberry Sorbet Float Recipe

June 29, 2018 by Jan No Comments
strawberry sorbet float recipe

Have you tried a strawberry sorbet float? Normally, a float consists of ice cream and soda. I decided to substitute ice cream with sorbet and soda with regular club soda. The result is a light and refreshing drink! Here’s how to make a simple strawberry sorbet float!

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Fresh Strawberry Milk Recipe

June 22, 2018 by Jan No Comments
How to Make Fresh Strawberry Milk Recipe

I love strawberry milk! Ever since trying it in Japan I’ve wanted to recreate it at home. Here’s my simple recipe for creating strawberry milk using fresh strawberries. 

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Beef Pepper Rice Recipe

June 5, 2018 by Jan No Comments
Homemade beef pepper rice recipe

I am so excited to share this beef pepper rice recipe with you guys now that I got my hubby’s two thumbs up! Have you had beef pepper rice from Pepper Lunch? I tried it once and was hooked! The dish is so flavourful and it’s so fun “cooking” the dish at the table. This beef pepper rice recipe is my take on the one from Pepper Lunch. It’s easy to make and the garlic soy sauce gives it an extra punch of flavour. Let me know if you’ve tried this recipe in the comments below or on Instagram #jansfoodsteps.

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Shrimp & Snap Peas Stir-Fry with XO Sauce Recipe

May 22, 2018 by Jan No Comments
Stir-fried Shrimp & Snap Peas with XO Sauce Recipe

This stir-fry with XO sauce is one of my favourite recipes to make during weekdays. It’s quick, easy and versatile. Stir-frys usually consist of protein, veggies and a sauce. However, you can make it vegetarian or vegan with some simple substitutions! 

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About Jan


Hey there, I’m Jan, a food and travel enthusiast based in Burnaby, BC. I enjoy cooking because I believe food brings people together. Plus, I think the best way to experience different cultures is through the belly! Here you’ll find easy to make and hubby approved recipes, with a side of my travel and dine out adventures.

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Latest Posts

Coconut Macaroon Nests Recipe

Coconut Macaroon Nests Recipe

April 9, 2019
Instant Pot Braised Beef Brisket in Chu Hou Sauce Recipe | 柱侯蘿蔔炆牛腩

Instant Pot Braised Beef Brisket in Chu Hou Sauce Recipe | 柱侯蘿蔔炆牛腩

January 15, 2019
Strawberry Sorbet Float Recipe

Strawberry Sorbet Float Recipe

June 29, 2018
Fresh Strawberry Milk Recipe

Fresh Strawberry Milk Recipe

June 22, 2018
Book And Bed Tokyo Asakusa Review – Unique Hostel in Tokyo

Book And Bed Tokyo Asakusa Review – Unique Hostel in Tokyo

June 15, 2018

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Been dreaming about this Passion Pomelo Buche from Been dreaming about this Passion Pomelo Buche from @remi.patisserie. Time to make a trip to satisfy my sweet tooth. 😊  On a side note, both the lychee and mandarin orange sake in the picture were really good! 🍶
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My first tea subscription box! Thanks to @tearunne My first tea subscription box! Thanks to @tearunners and @instanomss, I had the opportunity to try the Black Tea subscription box (which I customized) from Tea Runners. The giveaway included the Easy Brew Glass Teapot and this is what I wanted to showcase in this post.  I've been brewing my teas mainly with a tiny tea pot, a small traveling tea set or a gaiwan. They are great but when hubby and I both want a big glass of tea to start the day, it'd be much more efficient to brew in a larger tea pot.  That's where this Easy Brew Glass Teapot fits in. It has a line to indicate 8oz of water but you could brew more (~10-12oz) at a time. Just remember to adjust the amount of tea leaves to accommodate the increase in water volume. The teapot comes with a fine mesh attached to the lid to keep the liquor clear of tea leaves. This is one of my favourite features because I find it worked better than a removable strainer. It's really easy to use and clean, plus the volume is perfect for us to have a good size cup of tea to start our work day.  I've been using this teapot daily for our morning tea. If you're looking for a glass teapot with a build in strainer, check out the Easy Brew Glass Teapot on Tea Runners.  This post is not sponsored but I did win the teapot and tea subscription from a giveaway. These are my opinion after using the teapot for 3 weeks.
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👋🏻Hi, I'm back on IG after 3 weeks break. 😊 There's a backlog of things that I wanted to share so lets start with this epic meal.  We welcomed 2021 with Osechi from @stemjapanese. I wasn't expecting to get my hands on this given that they sold out so quickly. But after 43 tries, I got through the phone and felt like I just won the lottery because I managed to secure 1 of the 10 additional boxes.  When I unwrapped the osechi on New Years Day and saw this spread before me it was like love at first sight. 😍 I literally looked like this emoji. 😂 The food tasted amazing and there were a lot of seafood which I loved! The added bonus is that I didn't have to cook for a couple of days! There was enough food to feed us for 2.5 meals (we had rice on the side). My personal favorites include:  *Japanese female snow crab with roe
*slow braised baby abalone
*Hokkaido Scallop sake-kasu yaki
*smelt fish nanban-zuke
*roasted wagyu  Flip through the photos to take a closer look at the items. I'm already looking forward to ordering this again!
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Started the day with stretches and a 10-minute pla Started the day with stretches and a 10-minute plant therapy while sipping my houjicha latte. Yes, it's Monday. But my body is telling me to slow down and I listened.  I also tried the @hibilife incense for the first time. The 10-minute burn time is perfect because it acts like a timer without actually being an alarm clock (which, the beeping, sometimes makes me jump and kills the mood).  The smell of the incense, the wispy smoke, the plants by my window, the aroma and taste of houjicha...all seem so trivial but they gave me the calm that I needed to start the day.  Thanks for reading if you have gotten this far. ☺️
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This should've been Day 9 of my #24daysoftea post This should've been Day 9 of my #24daysoftea post but......I am having a massive craving for dim sum and the only thing I could do right now is look at the last dim sum meal I had 😭  What are you currently craving for?
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Day 7 of 24 Days of Tea - Gyokuro Oh man, where d Day 7 of 24 Days of Tea - Gyokuro  Oh man, where do I begin. This was my second time trying gyokuro and just like the first time, I was hit in the face with the umami flavour. It's sweet, vegetal and a little nutty. And the vibrant green is 💚 Couldn't have asked for a better tea to start my Monday.
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