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Kiwi, Mango & Banana Fruit Salad.
“The entire fruit is already present in the seed.” Tertullian. Sometimes best discoveries happen spontaneously. I am speaking of cooking. For this recipe even cooking, per se, is not required. I was looking at some fruits in my bowl, and I thought what if… So, I combined a banana, a kiwi and a mango. That’s it. It is even weird that I make a post out of it, since it is so simple! Well, why did I not make it before then? In case you did not try it either, and would like something sweet, this is your dessert. It is...
read moreOrzo with Spinach, Radicchio & Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Orzo is a small type of pasta shaped like rice. “Orzo” is an Italian word meaning “barley” because its size and shape resembles barley grain. Despite its name, orzo is made of durum semolina wheat. I got inspired to cook this dish after eating a similar one at Romano’s Macaroni Grill. It was my first time I saw orzo. I first thought it was some fancy rice, that I had never seen before. But its texture was softer. So, I had to ask a waiter what it was. When I ended up cooking it from memory in my kitchen,...
read moreRadish & Cucumber Salad with Yoghurt Dressing.
‘Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.’ Unknown. When the Spring is breathing on you, you want to taste its freshness, too. Typical winter meals, hot and starchy, are starting to lack something. This something is usually a spring salad! Depending where you live, the spring salad can happen to you at any season. For most people, their bodies start craving salads especially in spring. Seasonal vegetables are best for you since they ripe when our Mother Nature intended it....
read moreSwiss Chard with Cannellini Beans.
Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments. Bethenny Frankel. This time I would like to share with you my experiment of cooking Swiss Chard. I have recently read that leafy greens are very good for our health. Not that I did not know it before, I just started paying more attention to those dark thick leaves. I slowly introduced more kale into my family diet. I either juice it sometimes or cook it with potato (recipe to come!). Then I tried chard. I first juiced it with other veggies, and did not quite...
read moreStewed Cabbage with Sun Dried Tomatoes.
A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. Thomas Keller. There are no people who would not enjoy food. Some of us like to try every existing dish on Earth. I think, a true art is to serve a simple dish as the most delicious meal. Here I would like to share with you one of the most loved simple Russian recipes, a stewed cabbage. I added my own twist to it, sun dried tomatoes. There are variations, as with any dish, and I will let your imagination take you on a path of exploring how far you can go...
read more“Rawesome” Meetup at Leafy Greens Cafe.
“We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.” Alfred E. Newman. Recently my friend and I decided to join a raw food meetup. We wanted to broaden our knowledge on healthy eating, meet like-minded people and share our experiences. Long before I developed interest in healthier nutrition, I thought of vegetarianism/veganism or raw foodism as of some extreme form of abstinence! As I started eating more fruits and vegetables, reading more on the...
read moreSweet Potato, Corn and Kale Chowder. Rich & Healthy.
In Aztec culture, yellow symbolized food because it was the color of corn, the primary food of the Aztec people. I got inspiration to cook this chowder after my recent visits to the Wholefoods store. I consider this store to be one of the best alternatives to fast food. I love their atmosphere. You can always order some soup and sit at the cafe area watching people. There is a different crowd there. You may recognize numerous hippies, hipsters, vegans or vegetarians, and just more health conscious people among its frequent...
read moreVegan Strawberry Pie. Irresistible and easy to make.
Nothing can beat pie made from scratch. Who can resist a freshly baked strawberry pie made from scratch? On hearing it, some of you might start thinking about calories and long hours ahead to spend at the gym… No worries! Here is a simple recipe of a vegan strawberry pie. No eggs, no milk. Very little sugar (recommended). Pleasure without guilt. Let’s begin! You will need: For dough: - 2 cups sifted unbleached flour. If you do not sift flour, you will have to adjust other ingredients (add more water, vegetable oil and maybe sugar,...
read moreMerry Christmas! Enjoy Sweet Potato Pie!
Charlie Brown: “…my trouble is Christmas. I just don’t understand it. Instead of feeling happy, I feel sort of let down.” Lucy Van Pelt: ” You need involvement. You’ll need to get involved in some real Christmas project…” From a “Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965). Merry Christmas to Everyone! I definitely do not feel ‘sort of let down’ on Christmas, like Charlie Brown from an epic Christmas cartoon, but I do get a bit nostalgic. Since all my family lives in another...
read more“Hungry and cannot cook…” Can you chop? Veggie Ragout, that cooks under 40 minutes.
Hunger is the best pickle. Benjamin Franklin. Sometimes we get so busy, that we hardly have time to cook. Then we face the choice of ordering something over the phone or try to cook something really quick, yet nutritious and healthy. From my observations, food delivery on average takes 30 minutes to arrive. If you are happy with the choice, it may not be a problem. I am not a fan of fast food (even when too busy or hungry), so I often think, I would rather use this time to cook something really quick. Also, I know there are some...
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