I like to cook this pasta in early spring when the asparagus are in season. It is such beautiful and colorful dish to enjoy with friends and family. It is simple and delicious as you can be creative by adding your favorite vegetables. INGREDIENTS: 1… ...
This recipe I found in my Every Grain of Rice Chinese home cooking cookbook by Fuchsia Dunlop. I’ve said it before, but this cook book has been one of my very best purchases since I have moved to Beijing. Look at this post to see where all you might buy and read more of my raves...
That said, not everyone has the time or patience to start grinding meat at home. So go to a butcher you trust (whether they be at a supermarket or not) and buy the ground beef from them. Another option is to buy the cut of meat that you want and have them grind it for you.It’...
Parboiling rice is super simple. If you know how to boil pasta al dente, you know how to parboil rice! All you need is rice, salt, and water. ... Once the added ingredients are stirred in, the rice is returned to the stove to finish cooking. Can you buy parboiled rice? Riceland ...
Jersey, Old German Bakery sells a range of dark, crusty breads from aromatic rye to rich and hearty pumpernickel. The bread rolls are a speciality and there are plenty to choose from here, including pumpkin seed, sunflower seed, multi-grain with poppy and sesame seeds, and classic crusty ...
the automatic table lift at the vet, there was nothing that Indie wouldn’t embrace wholeheartedly with joyful enthusiasm. So to get this news that she had an enlarged heart, in a strange way seemed almost obvious. All that joy had to fit somewhere. So absolutely. A big heart. Of ...
Full of food specialties ranging from provincial fish soups to local lamb dishes to plates of handmade pasta the traditional foods of Abruzzo favor both its maritime and mountain environs. Incidentally, this area of Italy is also known for a food often consumed at weddings here in the US. It...
blueberries (one of the best fruits you can eat for your health) and also flax seeds (a great way to get your omega-3’s without eating fish!). Flax seeds are so incredible healthy and they also make the best egg-replacer. If your not on the “flax-train”, its time to buy a ...
Not knowing how this process would work exactly, I kept some water boiling on the back burner while I simmered the pasta so that I could add more water as needed. My idea was to have very little water remaining by the time the pasta was al dente and then to toss it with the rapini...
been a part of the human diet for about 10,000 years, which is a very small time in the context of evolution. Just because humans can tolerate grains to a certain degree doesn’t mean that we are designed to consume grains or that we can achieve optimal health on a grain-based diet....