Category: Recipes

If you enjoy Palak (Spinach) and Paneer (Indian Cheese), I am sure you will love this delicious creamy Indian gravy made from these two yummy ingredients. It is a very popular delicacy in India and I want to share my favourite recipe for making Palak Paneer. Ingredients 250 grams paneer 2 bunches of palak 3 medium sized onions (finely chopped) 2 medium size tomatoes (finely chopped) OR tomato puree as per convenience 2 green chillies (slit into half) 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 ginger paste 1/2 garlic paste 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp…

Assemble all ingredients before you start. The method is so fast-paced that there’s no time to stop and look around for a missing ingredient. Foods having the same cooking time can, of course, be placed in one bowl, but all others should be separated. Cut everything that is to be cut, measure out seasonings, and blend together whatever needs to be mixed. Most of this can be done ahead of time, and separate little piles of food can be kept at-the-ready in the refrigerator. The basic recipe for ch’ao in an earlier chapter gave you the general principles. Those…

There are many Chinese vegetarian recipes. This one became even more popular after Gong Li’s movie Raise the Red Lantern. In the movie, Gong Li plays a 19 years old girl that’s force into marrying a much older wealthy man. The man already has 3 wives, so Gong Li is wife number 4. At the dinner table for the first time, she doesn’t see anything that she can eat because she is a vegetarian. She tells the servant I do not eat meat, can you make me some spinach tofu. Being the newest and most favorite wife, the servant…

Eat to live. Eat G-bombs. According to Doctor Joel Fuhrman, we must eat G-bombs to have super immunities. The Question is – what are G-bombs? G-stands for greens, B-stands for beans, O-stands for onions, M-stands for mushrooms, B-stands for berries and S-stands for seeds. More importantly, what are the benefits of eating G-bombs? G-Greens Greens are plants leaves eaten as a vegetable. Greens are also called leafy greens, salad greens, vegetables greens, leaf vegetables, green leafy vegetables. They are the number one food we can eat regularly to help improve our health. Leaf vegetables are low in calorie and…

In recent years, breakfast has become a luxury for the people of Iraq. Economic sanctions imposed by the U.N. in 1991 devastated the country’s day-to-day food supply. The much maligned oil-for-food program established in 1995 seemed to create more controversy than relief. The program was terminated in 2003 – the same year that Iraq was invaded by a U.S. led coalition. In 2006, traditional Iraqi breakfasts remain a rarely mentioned casualty of war. Under the regime of Saddam Hussein, breakfast had already been in danger. During the last five years of his rein, it was reported that 400,000 Iraqi…

Why have I got wrinkles and I am only 28 years old? I thought wrinkles only creased the face of old fogies. Well apparently not. Wrinkles we connect with ageing but if the skin begins wrinkling before what is considered the normal time then this can be caused by several things. One primary reason for early wrinkles is down to neglect. Facts show that women upset more over wrinkles around the eyes than any other part of the body. These same women who moan about their dilemma are the reason for why their eyes have fine lines and wrinkles.…

If your Vietnam Tour adventure brings you to Danang, then you’re in the right place. Not only was it an educational and commercial center of Central Vietnam, it also lies within 100 kilometers of the best sites and places you can visit in this country. Several UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the ruins of My Son, Hoi An Old Town and the Imperial City of Hue are easily accessible from this natural transportation hub which you will visit one by one on your booked Vietnam Tours. But perhaps, the most memorable experience you can have in this fabulous city…

I am most familiar with the red radish, which I grow in my garden. If you want to introduce your children to the miracle of turning a seed into something on your dining room table (a.k.a. gardening), the red radish is your answer. It grows quickly in mediocre soil and is usually the first thing I pick from my garden each spring. Just don’t let them plop one in their mouths, or they may never want to garden again. Alas, the red radish has very little energy value, but it is high in vitamin C compared to other root…

This is the 39th edition of the weekly 30-minute menus for 2010. These are published on a weekly basis; I like to develop the weekly menus on Thursday or Friday, grocery shop on Saturday, and start the week’s menus on Sunday. This Sunday is 10-10-10! October 10, 2010. Must be a lucky week for us all! I plan on buying lottery tickets. How about you? I have some fantastic menus to get you out of the kitchen lickety-split so you can buy your lucky ticket. Let’s get going… The Saturday menu, Cincinnati Chili for a Crowd, is a great…

As we get ready to bid our goodbyes to 2015 and close in on 2016, it is becoming increasingly clear – eating healthy should not be complicated. If good health is your desire, there is no getting around your diet. Remember your physical health is a direct reflection of what you eat, and how you live your life in general. Pre-packaged and processed foods may be easy to cook, but whipping up a nutritious and balanced meal from scratch using natural ingredients is an absolute must if you want to achieve optimal health. So why wait? Stock your kitchen…