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Good Finds @ HK: Japanese-Style Pickling Salt
My first salad-like dish in Hong Kong! Salad is not a regular item in Hong Kong people’s diet. And even if restaurants do serve salads, they are never as fresh and tasty as the ones I enjoy in Vancouver (in my opinion anyways!). So I was prepared to go without salads for three months. But [...]
Posted in Cooking, Hong Kong, Nutrition and Health, Taste Tests Also tagged Asian, cucumber, healthy, Hong Kong, Japanese, light, side dish, snacks, taste test, vegetables, vegetarian, veggies, weight management Leave a comment
8 Tasty Foods To Make with a Microwave
Photo by m!les One of my most valuable kitchen tool is the microwave. There are so many different uses to it beyond the most basic function of reheating leftovers. Tweet This Post
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 [...]
Purple Sweet Potatoes Dessert Soup
Purple sweet potatoes in ginger syrup = my ultimate comfort food! You must be completely awed by how purple the syrup looks right? I can assure that it contains only natural ingredients, no food colourings whatsoever. Tweet This Post
Posted in Cooking, Recipes Also tagged Asian, dessert, meatless, Recipes, soup, vegetables 2 Comments
Pasta Primavera with a Twist!
I grew tired of having spaghetti and meatballs with tomato sauce. So I havestarted to look for new pasta recipes. Flipping through Ellie Krieger’s new cookbook, So Easy: Luscious, Healthy Recipes for Every Meal of the Week, I got immediately attracted to her Pasta Primavera. I loved the way she included a lot of vegetables [...]
Posted in Cooking, Healthful Tips, Recipes Also tagged cabbage, healthy, meatballs, pasta, Recipes, vegetables 3 Comments
Spicy Parsnip and Carrot Soup
More creamy, thick soup! I really enjoyed the Spicy Parsnip Soup that I made the other day, so I revisited the recipe again. The basic ingredients reminded the same, I just made small modifications and added in a few more components to jazz things up! Tweet This Post
Parsnip: The Overlooked Winter Delight
(I apologize for the poor photo quality…the camera batteries died so I had to use my phone. *sigh* ) Ever picked up a parsnip at the grocery store and thought to yourself that it looked just like a carrot, except it was much paler and less attractive looking? If you had judged parsnip by its [...]
"Cream" of Fennel
Photo by sasshradish I have a very interesting Dietetics course this term, called “Food Theory Applications” — aka cooking class! This is a course that allows us to try out different recipes, modify the ingredients, alter the cooking techniques and observe how the final products will turn out. Through experimenting and tasting, we learn about [...]
Posted in Cooking, Personal Thoughts, Recipes Also tagged fennel, healthy, meatless, nutrition, produce, vegetables 2 Comments
A Faux Mashed Potato Recipe? No, It's Better Than That!
Few months ago, I briefly mentioned several ways to help you boost your intake of fruits and vegetables. One of the strategies was to rework the classic mashed potato by either adding in pureed cauliflower or substitute in mashed sweet potatoes. Many people will probably have doubts as to how successful these substitutes are since [...]
Posted in Cooking, Healthful Tips, My Crazy Inventions, Nutrition and Health, Taste Tests Also tagged dinner, health, nutrition, potatoes, side dish, tips 4 Comments
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