Watermelon is primarily liquid, with 97 percent of its content being liquid, making it a super-juicy fruit for your body to act as a natural diuretic and play a vital role in the digestion process. Additionally, watermelon is naturally enhanced with vitamins A, B6, and C, l lycopene, antioxidants, and…
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Continue ReadingChinese Cabbage rolls are traditionally made with meat, and it is named Fei Cui Bao Rou (翡翠包肉), which translates to “Jade wrapped meat.” For this recipe, instead of using meat as a filling, we used a fruit and vegetable combination, so it might be more appropriate to call it 翡翠包蔬菜…
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We had a cooking class one time when I was in Venezuela. Aubergine and plantain are always in season at the farm, so for this specific class, we prepared them barbeque style. This quick and easy dish is perfect as a sweet and savory starter or as little bites that…
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Lemon and lime are natural neutralizers. Therefore, regularly drinking lemon juice helps improve your metabolism and also to eliminate many health issues such as: Boosting your immunity, thus helping your body to fight common allergies. It helps eliminate uric acid, thus preventing the formation of kidney stones. Reduces high blood…
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Urad dal (black mung beans) is the most alkaline, and there is yellow dal next most alkaline of beans according to Ayurveda cooking. Therefore, urad dal is most useful in mitigating elevated cholesterol levels. The process requires some preparation time and is worth making a gluten-free-based pancake as a healthy…
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A close friend from Italy once gave me a cold-pressed pumpkin seed oil as a gift, done on his family farm in Austria. The consistency, flavor, smell, viscosity, texture, and especially the unique color it produced when used in salads and sauces was a sensually stunning green emerald that I…
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Grill sliced whole cauliflower for a few minutes. Cauliflower steaks look great with basil pesto and even better alongside a bit of mashed potato or yams. Get a reasonably large cauliflower and slice it in half. Then cut another 2cm / 1-inch thick slice of one half. Do the same…