Eat to heal with real food recipes
I like contrasting and complex flavours in my food at times and tamarind is a good example of that. They are pretty large pods containing a sourish sticky brown paste with large seeds. They are usually sold in boxes in supermarkets, and there's also tamarind paste - usually … [Read more...]
Coleslaw! I've been making heaps of this in Summer, right now the markets here are practically overflowing with cabbages big and small. I think it's such a versatile and economical vegetable, so easy to braise, stir-fry, roast, or serve as a salad. My only pet peeve is that it … [Read more...]
I hope no one is confused by the title of this post! Soy-free? Soy Sauce Pork without Soy Sauce? Say what? I will explain in a bit... Tau Yew Bak (pronounced Tao Yew Bark) or Soy Sauce Pork is a classic Chinese Hokkien dish that I grew up eating. Traditionally made with … [Read more...]
Roast chicken is something that my family loves. Back in Singapore, my parents would occasionally purchase rotisserie chicken from the supermarket and serve it hacked up Chinese style alongside other dishes. It was not the main star of the meal but simply one of the dishes in a … [Read more...]
Cream stew is a homey Japanese dish comprising of meat and vegetables cooked in a creamy roux-based gravy. I would think that it was influenced by the French 'blanquette de veau'. I remembered my parents would occasionally purchase the prepared blocks of roux from the Japanese … [Read more...]
I've got about a dozen ripe avocados sitting in my refrigerator right now. I'd like to say that they came from my garden, but that is obviously impossible given the climate (hello snow 6 months a year!), plus I don't have a garden (nor green fingers for that matter, sigh). So I … [Read more...]
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book directly from the publisher for review purposes and did not receive any monetary compensation for the review. My opinions are entirely personal. My copy of The Paleo Approach Cookbook has just arrived at my door and I'm so … [Read more...]
I had a bunch of avocados to use up and decided to make cookies employing avocado puree as a binder. The avocado taste is not apparent in the baked product. Instead, the floral honey taste mingles with the smoky blackstrap molasses and subtle spices, producing a soft and chewy … [Read more...]
This is a classic Chinese style bone broth that is great for when the weather is hot, due to the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) properties of the ingredients used. You may raise an eyebrow at that, but Chinese believe that food have various intrinsic properties and in this … [Read more...]
I've got a large bottle of blackstrap molasses that has been sitting in my pantry, calling out to be used. Due to its strong flavour, I've been hesitant in incorporating it in dishes as it's very easy to overwhelm other ingredients. Not to mention that in many recipes calling … [Read more...]
