Fried Zucchini with Agrodolce / Easy Indian Cabbage / Homemade Soybean Milk

Recipe: Fried Zucchini with Agrodolce. The recipe comes attached to this interview with Gabrielle Hamilton — "the winner of this year’s James Beard Award for Best New York Chef."

Agrodolce
3 cups cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. chile flakes
3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
1 cup mint leaves

Blog Post & Recipe: Easy Indian Cabbage recipe

Cabbage and cumin seeds are known to help digestion, making this recipe perfect for your stomach!

Blog Post & Recipe: Homemade Soybean Milk ~ 自制豆奶

You will just need soybeans, water, muslin or cheesecloth and of course a blender. Another good thing about making this at home is that you can adjust the amount of sugar you use in the milk or even add some other flavourings like pandan (screwpine) leaves for added fragrance. The important thing to note is that you can't shirk from the straining of the soybean milk as there are lots of remnants of the soybeans left behind. Apart from that, it is very straightforward and extremely easy to make.

Pickled Beetroot & Blue Cheese Quiche / Broccoli & Edamame Bean Soup with Crispy Parmesan Lace / Oat Scones

Blog Post & Recipe: Pickled beets and blue cheese quiche

The otherwise sweet beets have quite a piquant flavour when pickled, and that works well with the saltiness of the blue cheese.

Blog Post & Recipe: Go green with a touch of lace - Broccoli and Edamame Bean Soup With Crispy Parmesan Lace

In a non-stick pan, spread out a layer of 2-3 tblsp grated parmesan and heat it up very gently; when the cheese is light brown, carefully remove the 'lace' and wrinkle it a little before it cools down.

Blog Post & Recipe: equum agit

Variants can be made with fruit (blueberries, cranberries, raisins ... ) and the usual spices can be added (cinnamon, say) and the sugar content varied. They are easy to make, filling, and go well with the horrible climate you find in Canada.

Scottish Oat Scones

10 Whole Grains / Edamame Dip / New Year Noodle Soup

Article & Recipes: Whole Grains 101

Grains are tasty, protein-rich, and easy to cook. Here’s a primer on 10 of our favorites, along with an assortment of recipes

Blog Post & Recipes: Edamame Dip

It's great on its own with veggies or pita crisps (or potato chips, if you're so inclined), or on a sandwich with a slice of cured ham.

Blog Post & Recipe: New Year Noodle Soup Recipe

At its core it is a bean and noodle soup featuring thin egg noodles swimming in a fragrant broth spiced with turmeric, cumin, chiles, and black pepper. You use a medley of lentils, chickpeas, and borlotti beans, making the soup hearty and filling without being heavy. You add spinach, dill, and cilantro. You add lime juice for a bit of sour at the end. And then you've got a number of toppings to add when you serve the soup

Soy beans. Rice. Cheese wrapped in leaves.

Blog Post & Recipe: How to Make Perfect Asian Rice

Check the rice before you buy it. It should be lovely pure white, like the rice on the right. If it's chipped, dinged up, and has dark spots like the one on the left, take a pass. And believe it or not, most rice has an expiration date on the package.

Article & Recipe: Soy beans means simple

Most Japanese restaurants have soy bean still in their pods served as a snack. This is similar to the recipe I am giving you today. However, it's the soy beans, shelled and frozen just like frozen peas, I think we should all be serving ...

Soy ginger soy beans in the shell

Article: Cabbage leaf a nice cheese-wrapping resource

Cheesemakers have wrapped fresh cheeses in leaves for protection probably since cheese-making began. Grape leaves, chestnut leaves, fig leaves - whatever was handy and free would be pressed into service. The leaf wrap kept the flies away, slowed moisture loss and often imparted a desirable aroma.

Modern cheeesemakers working in pristine facilities don't need to worry about keeping flies out of their aging rooms, but they may enclose a cheese with leaves for aesthetic value ...