Go directly to recipes Vegetables are an essential part of our diet, but in our situation, it’s all too easy to bypass them altogether. I’ve found that a good way to ensure that I get enough vegetables in my diet is to have at least one all-vegetable meal every day, …
Go directly to recipes Instant noodles (or ramen as they are known in the US) are a great standby for a quick and easy snack. While they started out as a mainstay of East Asian cooking, instant noodles have been warmly embraced by the western world. The process for making …
Go directly to recipes I grew up in an Italian household and most of our evening meals began with minestra, a soup based on pulses and a staple such as rice, pasta or potatoes. The minestra was usually followed by a simple meat dish and salad, which, living in Australia, …
Go directly to recipes Cabbage was most likely domesticated in Europe before 1000 BC and was considered a luxury by the Romans. By the 17th and 18th centuries, cabbage was a popular staple food in central, northern, and eastern Europe and was then exported to Asia and the new world. …
Go directly to recipes A common food staple in Mediterranean countries, lentils are edible seeds from the legume family, known for their lens shape and sold with or without their outer husks intact. Lentils are usually categorized by their colour, which can range from yellow and red to green, brown, …
Go directly to recipes While tomatoes are usually consumed as vegetables, strictly speaking the tomato is a berry or fruit. The tomato originated in western South America, Mexico and Central America. Its domestication and use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Mexico and it …
Go directly to recipes Beans have been an important source of protein throughout the world since ancient times and are amongst the longest-cultivated plants in human history. Broad beans, also called fava beans, were first gathered in Afghanistan and the Himalayan foothills. An early cultivated form was grown in Thailand …
Go directly to recipes Closely related to onion and garlic, the leek is an ancient crop native to the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. Archaeological evidence indicates that, by the second millennium BC, leek was a part of the diet in both Egypt and Mesopotamia. Leeks were eaten in …
Go directly to recipes There are some favourite soups and vegetable dishes that just can’t be made in small quantities. Fortunately, these very dishes are ideal for cooking in bulk and freezing. As you know, most soups can be cooked in bulk and frozen. The following soups are just a …
Go directly to recipes Except for where it is prohibited for religious reasons, pork is one of the most popular meats, especially in East Asia. While pork can be quite a pale pink, it is still considered a red meat, and so, as with all red meat, should be eaten …
