I will always have lemons in the kitchen as it is such a versatile fruit. It is great in food beverages, also convenient for multiple purposes around the house. With the pile of lemons sitting in the fruit bowl, I decided to try cook lemon chicken with a fresh twist. No, this is not your usual lemon chicken, not those deep fried crispy chicken with starchy...
Ume or Umeboshi is Japanese salted plums or pickled plums. They are extremely sour and salty. Apart from their dramatic flavour, these pickled plums have remarkable medical qualities. Umeboshi were used to prevent fatigue, purify water, rid the body of toxins and cure specific diseases such as dysentery, typhoid, and food poisoning. I got mine from a Japanese friend, it appeared that this may be...
I am always excited when I get invited to home cooked meals. It is almost guaranteed we will be well-fed with the food lovingly prepared. Through these home cooked meals, we get a prelude of our host culture, heritage and lifestyle. At the recent cell meets, PT's helper, Joselyn made this wonderful refreshing salad. I don't usually ask for the recipe, but this is so deliciously...
To accompany the pineapple salmon parcel, I made cucumber ribbons with ginger vinaigrette. Given the hot weather we are experiencing here, I use cucumber for that refreshing feel and dress it with the touch of ginger vinaigrette. (the last thing you want to do is to drown this lovely salad with too much dressing) Think pineapple, salmon, citrus sauce, cucumber and ginger.... the assembled, creates the perfect symphony in the mouth. For...
My recent success in large scale cooking has resulted in pestering from friends for recipes and the birth of this food blog. ''It's about time'' they said, and I do agree. So to kick off my blog is this beautiful, eye feasting, juicy pineapple salmon parcel. Be warned the jaws dropping WOW factors from your guests...and yes it taste deliciously good as well. I will highly recommend...
