(Yields: 1 bowl, Serving: 2, Prep time: 10 mins, Cook time: 35 mins) Ingredients 1 purple onion 2 tablespoon olive oil 3-4 Sprinkles of sea salt 2 tablespoons red wine 3 teaspoons soy sauce Optional (separate): 1/2 avocado Soy sauce (to drizzle on avocado) Brown rice Instructions Dice the onion into small, bite size pieces….
My grandmother calls this Mawusa (in her dialect) and is different from the thousand-layered pancake, but tastes really good. We often eat this for breakfast or as a side dish. (Yields: 10 pancakes, Serving: 5, Prep time: 10 mins, Cook time: 25 mins (each)) Ingredients 1 1/3 cups all purpose unbleached flour 1 1/2 cup…
One of those absolutely delicious breads that’s just insatiable, it fills you up very fast and it’s different from Mawusa in that the flour needs to be kneaded first. (Yields: 12, Serving: 4, Prep time: 40 mins, Cook time: 15 mins each) Ingredients 2 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour (and more for kneading) 1/4 teaspoon…
Masala is best eaten with rice, so be sure to cook up a pot of rice first. (Yields: 2 bowls, Serving: 3, Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 50 mins) Ingredients 1 large yellow onion 2 cloves garlic 2 tablespoon olive oil 3 extra large tomatoes (or 4 medium) 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 teaspoon Lemon…
(Yields: 1 plate, Serving: 2, Prep time: 5 mins, Cook time: 15 mins) Ingredients 2 big bok choy 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 slices chili peppers 1/2 packet spicy tofu (about 1 cup) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder Instructions Cut the bok choy in small pieces, separating the stems and leaves. Add olive…
“Spice up your healthy foods so they taste good!” – My golden advice. The last thing I would want people to think is eating healthy is a chore and that it’s boring, daunting and you never get to eat what you want anymore. Wrong! Eating healthy can be fun, as long as you throw in…
Goji berries, red dates and longans are perfect for revitalising the body, tonify the blood and promote overall well being and longevity. Drink this once a day for its maximum benefits. (Yields: 1 cup, Serving: 1, Prep time: 5 mins, Cook time: 25 mins) Ingredients 5 dried longans 2-5 dried red dates (jujubes) 1 tablespoon…
As an emetophobic, I’m always on the lookout for what food may make me sick. After discovering that candlenuts were toxic, I went to do some search on other foods that may be toxic if eaten the wrong way or certain parts, so here’s the list. Ackee This fruit is mostly found in Jamaica and…
My husband absolutely loves sauces and I was determined to make one based on healthy ingredients without so much sugar. He calls this “lifeblood sauce”. (Yields: 1 bowl, Serving: 15, Prep time: 5 mins, Cook time: 5 mins) Ingredients 3 tablespoon reduced sodium miso paste 4 1/2 tablespoon vegetable broth 1 tablespoon red wine 1/4…
Water is something we often overlook. For years, I’ve never kept up with the 8 glasses of water a day to stay hydrated and healthy thing. Mostly because, whenever I drank over a cup of water, I felt so full and bloated in a weird way, it’s kind of like the beginning of being nauseous…