Vegetables
Nutritous Burdock and Carrot Herbal Soup
I browsed through a magazine at Borders last week, that featured burdock and carrot in a soup. I’d never thought of this combination before, so I decided to try it! Its really really easy which suits me quite well.
Burdock is an edible root that the Chinese will know as “wai san”. I always have a [...]
Quick Chilled Soba and Steamed Zucchini
There are days when I don’t feel like slaving over the stove yet I don’t quite feel like eating out either. On these days, I go easy and light on the tummy with a simple soba noodles dish I whipped up one evening.
I love Zucchini (Courgettes to the British) and I love cold soba noodles, [...]
Easy Carrot and Orange Soup
I felt like having soup recently but there was nowhere near me where I could get some nice simple soup with a bit of crusty bread. So, I decided to make it myself, with a little help from the internet! Checking my fridge, I discovered I had a few carrots so I did a quick [...]
Touch of nostalgia: A simple homecooked meal
When I last cooked some Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee) I made sure that I had the right nutrition balance for the rest of the dishes accompanying the meal, because a meal consisting of pure carbohydrates isn’t quite the healthy meal I strive for. Besides my sister was feeling under the weather and I was [...]
