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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, Cooking, cucumber, healthy, Hong Kong, Japanese, light, side dish, snacks, taste test, vegetables, veggies, weight management Leave a comment
Mark Bittman’s Lentil Curry with Potatoes
(I apologize for the B&W. I was playing with my iPhone camera and the colours didn’t come out great…) Vancouver is predicted to have its coldest winter in years. So to prepare myself for the upcoming harsh winds and chilly nights, I’m starting to stock up my freezer with plenty of heart-warming freeze-ahead entrees. The [...]
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 [...]
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Japanese Eggplant Salad
Who would want to turn on the stove or the oven during the hot summer days? I’m definitely not one of the exceptions, so I’ve been making a lot of salads lately. And, recently I’ve came across a very interesting Japanese cookbook that contains many simple and classic dish. Among them, the Eggplant and Spring [...]
The Easiest Mushroom Recipe Yet!
Today on LVCMag.com: Quick Healthy Bites. Smart snack options to boost your energy level up and your hunger pangs low! A bag of white button mushrooms have been sitting in my fridge for almost a week now, and so yesterday night’s mission was to cook it and eat it before it goes past its prime [...]
The New and Improved Oatmeal, Sichuan flavour!
[This picture isn't the best quality, but considering I was in a rush to enjoy it, this was my best shot! Next time I eat it, I'll take better photos...] Oatmeal, hands down, is the ultimate healthy breakfast option for me, the perfect wake-up call to a busy weekday morning. Today is the start of [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes Also tagged Asian, breakfast, chili sauce, Chinese, fiber, health, healthy, lunch, meatless, My Crazy Inventions, oatmeal, peanut butter, Recipes, scallion, spicy, steel cut oats, vegetables 1 Comment
Miso-Marinated Eggplant
I like eggplant. But I don’t like the fact that it absorbs too much oil when I stir-fry it. So, I decided to find new recipes to cook eggplant in a less greasy manner. On One Hot Stove, I found a recipe for grilling eggplant. Tweet This Post
Ginger, Jalapeño & Coconut Cauliflower
A few weeks ago when I tried roasting cauliflower for the first, I thought it was already the best way to enjoy cauliflower. But now I have found an even more delicious way to cook it. When I came across Cookin’ Canuck‘s blog, I got immediately attracted to the delicious photo of the cauliflower [...]
Simple Roasted Portabella and Crimini Mushrooms
This is a dish that can be assembled in no more than 10 minutes. This is a dish that uses minimal ingredients to create itnense flavours. This is a dish that will fill your house with a divine, mouth-watering aroma. It is THE side dish that will spice up your ordinary dinner! Simple Roasted Portabella [...]
Asian-style Marinated Eggplant