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Category Archives: Useful Tidbits
Lazy Dressing for Quick Salads
Making salad dressings from scratch is great, but it isn’t always doable when you’re rushed for time and need something quick. Store-bought salad dressings may be your second option but that isn’t preferable either considering that it often contains a whole list of additives that we cannot pronounce and do not need in our diet. [...]
Nutritious Plate featured on Shape.com!
This is such exciting news! A while ago, one of Shape.com’s representative took interest in my savoury oatmeal recipes that I posted way back in 2010. They wanted to feature a series of oatmeal recipes that were outside-the-box and different from the typical sugary, add-nuts-and-dried-fruits oatmeal. And I am so proud to say two of [...]
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Freeze first, then grate your cheese!
It’s been a while since I last blogged! Unfortunately, there had been other priorities that consumed my time, but now that phase is over and I feel much more prepared to get back into the blogging habit! To restart the momentum, here’s a quickie post! Quick cooking tip: freeze blue cheese and then grate it [...]
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My High Fiber Breakfast
Today is the only weekday in which I don’t have any morning volunteer commitment. Hence, I took the time to sit down and leisurely enjoyed my breakfast. It was a very interesting breakfast worth noting. I went for dim sum but instead of ordering the usual menu items which are starchy and fatty, I tried [...]
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Curry 101
Photo by poopoorama When I was younger, curry was simply curry. It was nothing unique, just a yellow spicy sauce that you stir into rice and eat with a spoon. Tweet This Post
Community Kitchen: Whole Grains Fiesta
On Wednesday, I attended my second Community Kitchen session (first visit was two weeks ago and it was a lot of fun!). The first things I saw when I walked into the kitchen that morning were 10 plates laid out, each carrying a different grain. Immediately, I knew the theme of the day was whole [...]
Also posted in Cooking, Personal Thoughts Tagged community kitchen, vegetarian, whole grain 2 Comments
Zucchini Revisited
A while back, I did a Food Challenge in attempt to get over my dislike for zucchinis. Unfortunately, that did not go too well. I thought zucchini was going to stay on my never-to-eat list for good, but all it took was just one trip to my local community kitchen and my attitude toward zucchini [...]
1 Meatloaf = 3 + 1 Meals
Meatloaf is one of those recipes in which I always make the full serving size. I tried to reduce the recipe proportionally to make it to serve 2 people, but it ended up nothing like a meatloaf, rather something that resembles more like gigantic meatballs. Hence, from that day forward, making a full recipe for [...]
Boost Your Dairy Intake!
Recent study shows that most Canadians are not meeting the serving recommendations set by Canada’s Food Guide, especially in the dairy and fruits and vegetables section. Most people have no problem adding in fruits into their diets, but if you find it challenging to have more veggies, read about my suggestions on how to increase [...]
Also posted in Cooking, Healthful Tips, News, Nutrition and Health Tagged cheese, dairy, diet, food, health, healthy, milk, nutrition, tips, yogurt 4 Comments
Eggs!