Khao Pad is a Thai-style fried rice and khai is egg. It’s normally with chicken (kai). I know they sound similar but khai is with the “hhhh” sound and I found it difficult to differentiate. Lived 7+ years in Bangkok and I never managed to know the difference while I was there. What a daft! [...]
Read more »Yeast-Free, Gluten-Free Vegan Pizza
I like making pizza but I notice that too much yeast consumption makes me gassy. So I’m trying to learn how to bake bread without yeast or minimize using it. And I never heard about coeliac or gluten intolerant until I came to the UK. Probably because in Asia we don’t eat too much wheat [...]
Read more »Kitchen Tip – Got Burn? Get Vinegar!
A quick but very handy tip for today is the use of vinegar to treat burns. When cooking, it’s unavoidable that we get burn either by touching a hot surface or by a steam. In simple burns like this you can always rely on vinegar. I learned this from my mother who also learned it [...]
Read more »Caponata: The Great Sicilian Antipasto
If you’ve been following my blog for some time now, you will have already known my craziness over the humble eggplants or aubergines. This seemingly unattractive vegetable were once considered or thought to be useless in terms of nutritional value, probably because it contains mostly water–at least 75%. But actually it contains a good amount [...]
Read more »Dark Chocolate Cake
A week after losing my pregnancy, I suddenly craved for chocolate cake. I needed to boost my endorphin or serotonin or whatever you call it, the feel-good hormone, you know what I mean. I think it was also influenced by watching BBC series “Two Greedy Italians” with my hubby. Every time they make food they [...]
Read more »Carrot, Corn and Lettuce Salad with Orange Vinaigrette
This is another way of getting A Rainbow A Day and it includes grain (corn), vegetables (carrot and lettuce) fruits (orange) and good LDL (olive oil). As I also posted earlier, it’s recommended that we include as much raw foods as we can in our diet and this is my way to do it. You [...]
Read more »A Rainbow A Day
I first heard about the campaign “5 a Day” in 2007 when I was still in Thailand. 5 a Day is the practice of eating at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables in a day. Apparently, its main objective was to reduce cancer rates in America and in Europe. But lately there have been [...]
Read more »Risotto alle Carciofi e Pomodori (Risotto with Artichokes and Tomatoes)) Vegan
This is my first successful risotto recipe after the serendipitously Risotto Kimbap I came up with a couple of months ago. I wanted to make it Sicilian style so I thought I’d use Sun-dried Tomatoes and Artichokes. But I didn’t have sun-dried tomatoes. Didn’t expect it was ever so easy to make. It was just [...]
Read more »Seeds of Deception: Exposing Corporate and Government Lies About the Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating
This book is probably one of the best educational books I have come across especially in my quest about healthier eating habit. I could talk all day about the content but it would be best if you could have your own copy and read the stuff yourself. However, here’s a thing or two to whet [...]
Read more »Basic Kidney Beans Recipe
I needed to boost my iron supply and one of the best vegan source is kidney beans or beans in general, I suppose. Luckily I’ve got beans that had been soaked and frozen for future use. It didn’t take me long to come to a palatable recipe according to my not-so-fuzzy palate. The good thing [...]
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