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How To Steam Vegetables In Five Minutes Or Less
“Don’t murder your veggies!” is a cry often sounded by many natural health experts, nutritionists and raw food advocates. Apparently, heat and the cooking process destroys many of the enzymes and vitamins in vegetables, reducing their nutritional value. Therefore, the experts often recommend eating a diet high in raw foods. However, a raw food diet [...]
The Mortar and Pestle
I may belong to the so-called Generation Y, but I’m actually quite old-fashioned when it comes to cooking. I prefer to cook using traditional, time-tested methods where possible, although it may be more laborious. Despite advances in modern technology, I find that certain things just can’t be replaced by a whiz-bang kitchen appliance. The humble [...]
How To Wash Spinach
I will forever associate spinach with Popeye the Sailor Man, thanks to the cartoons I used to watch as a little kid. Back then, I even thought that eating spinach would give me superhuman strength, just like Popeye. Yes, those were the days when my parents told me that Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck lived [...]
Cooking By Taste
Like many Asian cooks, my mother never bothers with standard measuring cups and spoons. This made it incredibly challenging during my time as her apprentice when she was demonstrating a new dish. “And then you add some salt and sugar….” she would say, as she quickly scooped some salt and sugar from their respective jars [...]
Making Rempah (Spice Paste)