The sweet smell ofpandanleaves steeping in a pot of simmering rice is, perhaps, one of my earliest and fondest recollections of food as a child. My mom would tie the long, narrow, bladelike leaves into a simple knot and add them to steaming rice.Pandanadds a subtle fragrance and flavor...
add aroma to dishes.Its pleasant aroma also acts as natural air freshener.Just take a few strips of the pandan leaves and tie them into knots.Place the leaves inside the confined space and leave them until the leaves withered or dried up.Replace the leaves regularly until the smell goes ...
While the oil is heating, rinse the basil leaves, shake off any excess water, and then use a kitchen towel to pat them as dry as possible without bruising them. When the oil is hot, drop in the basil and step back right away. There will be some splattering, but it will subside in...
Option 2.Chalk paint and poly. In this post, I distressed the finish and used wax, but you don’t have to distress and can use high gloss urethane or poly.How to Paint a Piece of Furniture With Chalk Paint I like using chalk paint as the dried surface can be sanded really smooth ve...
HOW TO SMOKE SALTED EGG YOLKS 1. Put about 1 cup of tea leaves on top of a medium pan and heat them until they started to smoke. Then I lower the heat and place a heat-proof rack/trivet on top of it 2. Set the egg yolks on top of the rack along with the cheesecloth. Keep ...
Vietnamese cooks like to steam pandan leaves with plain white rice to mimic the luxurious fragrance associated with the prized jasmine rice. You can also simmer pandan in sauces, stews, curries, or soups. Both dried and fresh pandan leaves can be steeped with lemongrass to make a refreshing ...