I first had this recipe when my friend Pearly took me to her favorite Chinese restaurant. The combination of garlic, ginger, salt and oil was amazing I could never forget my first bite. So here I made it myself. Ingredients: Broccoli Sprouts 3 Garlic Cloves Ginger, about 1 1/2 inch long Extra Virgin Olive Oil [...]
Read more »Wholegrains: Why they are good for you
Spelt grain in all it’s glory For wholegrain recipes, checkout these books Wholegrains are packed with healthy and nutritional benefits. Provided you eat grains in their whole, you get a excellent amount of vitamins and minerals that will surely provide you with [...]
Read more »Mixed Cannelloni and Kidney Beans Recipe
This recipe is a good winter warmer. I made it during the late winter chill when I learned how to make beans soft. I was so excited I wanted to cook beans everyday. Today is officially the first day of spring but in some places it’s still cold and it’s good to have beans once [...]
Read more »Kitchen Essential: Demarle Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat
Product Description Size: 11 5/8 x 16 1/2 From the Manufacturer Silpat nonstick baking sheets are made of woven glass coated with food-standard silicone. Used daily by professionals, the sheets offer multipurpose uses for preparing, cooking, and heating up food. They’re also easy to clean–simply wipe them off using hot water and dish soap. Store them [...]
Read more »Whole Wheat Pizza with Finely Chopped Vegetables and No Cheese
Smoke still billowing, this pizza which look rather like a giant burger is topped with finely chopped vegetables This is a very simple vegan pizza. It’s been a while since I made a vegetable pizza and my husband was subtly nagging me about it. So first I made the dough which is the same recipe [...]
Read more »How to Make Beans Super Soft and Black Bean Recipe
I finally figured out how to make beans soft –I mean really soft, it actually melts between your tongue and palate — without using a pressure cooker by just adding a little bicarbonate of soda. Thanks to my cooking guru, Pearly, who told my cooking team that baking soda will soften the super dried dates [...]
Read more »Peanut Butter Hummus
From top left to bottom left: Cos Lettuce, Antipasti (mushroom, green and black olives, sundried tomatoes) peanut butter hummus, home-made wholewheat bread and fresh plum tomatoes I know what some of you are thinking. Where is the hummus? But if you read the caption then you need not be confused. Anyway, for some who are [...]
Read more »Food Combination: Why Fruits and Vegetables Should Not Be Eaten Together
Quoting from one of my favorite consultants on Diets and Food, EGWhite “There should not be a great variety at one meal, for this encourages overeating and causes indigestion. It is not well to eat fruits and vegetables at the same meal. If the digestion is feeble the use of both will [...]
Read more »Vegetarian Kimbap (Ovo-Vegan)
This is my third attempt to make kimbap and I must say I’m getting there. One of my guests who sampled them had never ever tasted kimbap before and he said that he’ll never forget it. For this recipe I used the following Ingredients 1C Sushi Rice 1 Cucumber 1 Carrot 2 Eggs Kim Laver [...]
Read more »Cannelloni Al Forno with Vegan Filling (Baked Cannelloni)
Now before you say something about the image let me tell you the story behind it. After baking it, it was gone as soon as I took it out from the oven. That is why I’m using a photo of the pre-baked cannelloni. Don’t judge this recipe by the photo. My husband asked if I put [...]
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