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I am really loving my All American Pressure cooker (thank you hubs for the awesome Christmas gift!). Quite a few people have asked for recipes that I enjoy in the pressure cooker and I am falling behind in posting about them and don’t want the blog to be too overrun with food. Here is a […]
Read MoreThis recipe truly is speedy but also simple, flexible and tasty. on’t be turned off by all the canned items in the ingredient list. This just makes it pantry friendly, but I frequently use fresh ingredients.
Read MoreThis week I gave the February 2015 Real Simple Miso Potsticker and Snap Pea Soup recipe a whirl. I do not have much experience with miso cooking and the recipe seemed ‘simple’ enough (and it was). I did find that it needed more salt, more ginger, less water (this time was I used about 1/2 […]
Read MoreInspired by my continued soup successes and the food in my kitchen, I cooked up a quick recipe for healthy kale potato soup. After topping it with homemade yogurt and some truffle oil, it was still pretty darn healthy, full of flavor and a nice smooth mouth feel. Simply Health Kale Potato Soup Recipe Ingredients […]
Read MoreI blog a lot about my so-called Asian life but I am actually (surprise surprise) Scottish. This year, I am looking to add more Scotch to my cooking routine (and on the rocks) as a way to keep my grandparents and heritage nearer to my heart (by that I mean, in my tummy), like this […]
Read MoreA hearty and healthy chicken chili that is not short on flavor and just as much a stew as any other chili. This was really easy to do and used up the roasted chicken I had left over. Always plan to get a few meals out of a roast chicken, at home or store bought. […]
Read MoreYou can just feel the antioxidants wafting off this creamy smooth yet quick and simple soup. Shown below topped with a fine truffle and a dollop of yogurt or crème fraiche. I based the recipe off of the flavors in a parsnip soup I enjoy. However, the carrot version is more healthy as it does […]
Read MoreFor some reason, I managed to have the least productive zucchini plants ever, two years in a row. Sure, I know what I can do better, but come on, it doesn’t have to be this way. They SHOULD grow like weeds; less is more. This actually makes me a little sad, I like zucchini; I […]
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