Jjigae are a type of soupy stew popular in Korean cuisine. I'm not Korean but I grew up in Singapore where Korean food is pretty mainstream due to the popularity of Korean entertainment like K-pop and K-dramas. Kimchi jjigae are stews featuring aged kimchi, and the fermented … [Read more...]
Cream of Plantain and Avocado
(Note: This post contains affiliate links) Cream of plantain and avocado. This dish exemplifies the 3 Ss of a classic dish: Simple, Satisfying, Staple. These two fruits (yes, avocado is indeed a fruit) are almost always stocked in my fruit basket on the kitchen counter. Yet … [Read more...]
Ginataang Bilo-bilo (Paleo, AIP, Grain-free)
Ever since I started on the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), I've been exploring cuisines of various cultures and Filipino cuisine has been fascinating me lately. After figuring out how to make grain-free Tang Yuan (glutinous rice balls), I decided to explore related foods and learned … [Read more...]
Watercress, Pork & Pear Bone Broth/Soup
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...]
Arugula, Endive & Avocado Soup
It was a rather hot day and I felt like having soup, but did not want to have hot soup somehow. So I thought of making a cold soup instead and decided upon arugula as I usually enjoy it in salads and figured it would make a nice soup as well. The result is a refreshing cold … [Read more...]
Lotus root soup (bone broth-based)
Bone broth is really big in the Paleo/ traditional foods circle and there are probably countless blogs out there detailing the hows and whys and benefits of bone broth. When I first heard of bone broth, my first thought was: Isn't this how soup is made? It is remarkably similar … [Read more...]
