Check out this story: Rx Spice Rack. I have been teaching this information to my patients for years and was happy to see it publicized. I’m not sure the best recipes with those spices are cookies and cinnamon rolls… BUT the message is one I am on board with. Ways to add these spices to [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Spice Up Your Diet
Posted in Home Cooking, tagged Healthy spices on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Asian Noodles
Posted in Culinary School, tagged Asian Noodles, Bangkok cuisine, Cooking, Pad Thai on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When most people think of pasta they think of Italian food. At least I do. And the Italians certainly have many many shapes, sizes, and uses for pasta – but they really only use two types of noodles. Wheat flour based noodles with eggs or without eggs. Asian cultures, however, have many more varieties of noodles. Wheat-based noodles [...]
Salt – (the restaurant)
Posted in Dining Out, tagged Eating Out NY, Salt Restaurant NY on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, we had one of the most satisfying meals eaten out in a long time. We left the apartment with no expectations. Our mission has become to try out restaurants nearby and find a new favorite. This has become surprisingly tricky. Have my tastes become so keen that I can no longer appreciate most restaurant food? [...]
Salsas and Grilled Fish
Posted in Home Cooking, tagged Cooking, Grilled Fish, Healthy, Salsa on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What better way to celebrate the warmer days here in the city than grilling fish? It goes great with a frosty beverage, like a frozen margarita or sangria (my favorite). Cooking at home was a nice escape from the French and Italian cuisine we have been cooking in class. I did not have to use butter, cream, flour, [...]
Curry
Posted in Culinary School, tagged Cooking Curry, Curry, Indian cooking, Indian curry, Masala, Nutrition on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now we have begun a new chapter in culinary school – Asian cooking. This includes the entire continent and therefore we are only able to hit the highlights in the two weeks time we are given. The first thing we cooked was curries. Yum. This is the food you order and scarf down loving every bite, but wonder [...]
