10 Cold Vegetarian Soup Recipes For Summer's Hottest Days If -- like most residents of the U.S. -- you're in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave, then these chilled summer soups are just the menu items you need to stay out of the kitchen. Plus, they are all meat-free. From fruit-based soups that require zero cooking to more complicated vegetable options that you can make ahead and freeze, turn to these cold dishes to stay cool all summer. And don't miss the dessert half of this series: 10 Cold Dessert Recipes for Summer's Hottest Days Vichyssoise is a classic cold soup -- and it doesn't get much more classic than Julia Child's recipe, made with just a few natural ingredients: potatoes, leeks, heavy cream, vegetable stock, and chives. The soup is a bit more labor intensive than some of the others here -- you have to simmer the potatoes for as long as 50 minutes, then blend them, then strain through cheesecloth -- but the end result is worth it. Photo: aghrivaine/Creative Commons
Converting your Passion into a Business By Francisco J Colayco You might recall my advice about choosing a business that is best suited for you. One main factor is the need for “passion” for the kind of business you choose. As time passes, I begin to see more and more how the word “passion” can be misinterpreted or misunderstood. You can ask yourself the following questions. What is it that you really love to do and are you any good at it? Let’s take the example of cooking. If you succeed in doing it, will you be proud of yourself? In the case of cooking, each time you are able to make a special dish you are particularly proud of yourself. How about if you do something which is the complete opposite? Still in the case of cooking, when you prepare a dish that is really bad, do you say it is because you are not practicing enough? If your standard for excellence is low and you thus allow yourself to accept major lapses in your skill, then perhaps, cooking is not your passion. Is what you call your passion actually just your hobby?
The Ultimate Food Guide You're Not Going To Use But You Feel Healthier Just By Reading It TL ; DR – Bookmark and forget it 1 : This is how one serving of fruit really looks like 2 : 7 five-minute dinners nutritionists eat 3 : Hey , is this paleo ? 4 : This is how you check to see if your Avocado is ripe 5 : How to make the perfect smoothie 6 : Only three ingredients smoothie recipes – yummy 7 : The perfect salad ?? 8 : Learn how to make your tea just right 9 : Homedae soups for dummies – the easy fast way 10 : Wanna make a yummy salad dressing ? 11 : The ultimate healthy grocery list for one 12 : Learn to cook grains 13 : Learn how to portion like a chef 14 : add these 12 vegetarian proteins to your meals 15 : Did you know there are 56 different names for sugar ? 16 : What 200 calories of nuts look like 17 : Science says that romaine beats kale 18 : The definitive guide to homemade hummus 19 : Marinating times 20 : Healthy recipe substitutions for baking 21 : 30 mix and match salad combos 22 : Which Vitamin is good for what 23 : Know your super foods from A to Z Source: Imgur
30 Delicious Things To Cook In April Wide Island View » Blog Archive » Recipe: No-Fuss Rice Cooker Banana Bread By Amy Frasca If you love baking, the lack of a conventional oven in a Japanese apartment can be frustrating. But all is not lost! Many sweet treats can be made at home in your rice cooker. 1 1/2 cups enriched white flour3/4 cups white sugar2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. baking soda*1/2 tsp. salt1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium to large bananas)1/3 cups softened butter1/4 cups milk1 eggCooking oil * Baking soda may not be available everywhere in Japan. For extra sweetness, substitute a portion of white sugar for an equal amount of packed brown sugar. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Rating: 6.8/10 (286 votes cast) Rating: +29 (from 73 votes) Recipe: No-Fuss Rice Cooker Banana Bread, 6.8 out of 10 based on 286 ratings
Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup « Food-Fitness-FreshAir Transportation problems. Life problems. January problems. This is the story of my winter every year. These stretches of 20-degree weather aren’t doing me much good. If I could plan ahead to assemble an outfit warm enough for a walk to the car, or an even warmer set of layers for a ride on my bike, maybe I’d be better at embracing the eye-opening air. I do love, however, the excuse to spend Saturday afternoons curled up in my kitchen, tunes blaring, soup jamming on my stove. The beauty of a good soup is that you need only a few steps for it to turn out tasty. Just talking about this recipe is making me appreciate winter. Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup Ingredients -1 1/2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil -2 lb carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces -1 onion, halved and sliced 1/2-inch thick -3 garlic cloves, minced -1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced -1/2 tsp. Instructions Preheat oven to 450F.
Slow Cooker Bone Broth Recipe Asian | Steamy Kitchen In Asian culture, soups and broths are part of everyday meals. A traditional Japanese breakfast would include a bowl of Miso Soup to warm the body. Chinese restaurants feature a long list of house soups, from an appetite stimulating Hot and Sour Soup to even a light broth served after dinner to cleanse the palate and complete the meal. Growing up, Mom always had soup simmering on the stove. Every night, without doubt, there was a Chinese style soup on the table. I’ve tried to emulate Mom, but we’ve got such an active lifestyle that a pot simmering for hours on the stove isn’t feasible. What is bone broth? Bone broth is often gently simmered for 24 hours (or more!) Sure, it’s a trendy thing right now, with restaurants offering drive-through bone broth served in a coffee cup for $9, cookbooks dedicated to the art of bone broths (I highly recommend The Nourished Kitchen Cookbook which features bone broth) and even an entire line of bone broth concentrates that you can buy. Don’t stir.
Buffalo Wild Wings Recipes I’m more of a classic buffalo sauce(Frank’s, butter, and vinegar) man myself, but I had these recipes for my favorite wings at Buffalo Wings Wings, so I thought I would share. Some of these may seem a little labor intensive, but they definitely taste a lot better with fresh ingredients. Enjoy. updated: November 21st, 2009 Parmesan Garlic 1/2 cup butter, melted1 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 teaspoon onion salt1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated Spicy Garlic 1 Cup Frank’s cayenne pepper sauce1/3 Cup vegetable oil1 Teaspoon granulated sugar1 Teaspoon garlic powder½ teaspoon course ground black pepper½ teaspoon cayenne pepper½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Medium Wing Sauce 1 cup Frank’s cayenne pepper sauce1/3 cup vegetable oil1 teaspoon granulated sugar1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1/8 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper Hot Wing Sauce Blazin’ Mango Habanero Asian Zing Carribean Jerk Cooking Instructions:
vegan mac & cheese I’m not going to lie and tell you that no one will believe this doesn’t have cheese. If you’re vegan, this will taste darn cheesy… if you are a true cheese lover (as my husband Jack is), you won’t be totally fooled but you will devour it anyway. Jack likes to make fun of me when I make things like this… calls it “mac & sauce” and “vegan velveeta,” In the end he always eats his words. This one is just as tasty as this recipe… except this time the creaminess comes from coconut milk. Ingredients 1 small onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup earth balance vegan butter (or regular butter) 1/4 cup flour, I used spelt 3 cloves garlic, minced squeeze of lemon 1 cup coconut milk 1/4 cup nutritional yeast (not regular baking yeast) 2 tablespoons dijon mustard 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 teaspoons turmeric 1/4 to 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (to taste), plus a little more on top 8-12 oz elbow pasta, I used this brown rice brand 1 to 1-2 cups pasta water, use a little at a time 1 cup frozen peas salt & pepper
Deconstructing Miss Tatin Last month, after posting the ultimate tagliatelle bolognaise recipe, I kind of promised myself I would have done this little linguistic excercise more often. At the moment I can’t cook much of italian food (see, I’m in Japan for a couple of months), and I’m far too excited about discovering tofu, nabe, kanten and everything else to even think about tiramisù or spaghetti alla carbonara. But settling down in a new city, discovering day by day markets, products, recipes and inventing new ways to use my (quite poor) kitchen gear made me think I might as well continue writing in English once in a while, since I very much doubt my usual readers could be interested in things as, well, alternative ricecooker uses for instance. I mean, before heading to Japan I didn’t even knew what a ricecooker was in the first place! Custard, apple and caramel pots Peel one apple and dice it into small cubes. Caramelised apple crumbles Peel one apple and dice it into small cubes. Ricecooker Tatin cake
How to Make Earl Grey Salted Caramels, Step-by-Step Recipe - Home - Oh, How Civilized My sister suggested a tea infused candy for a post, so Queenie (my cooking/baking guru) and I came up with Earl Grey Salted Caramels. After four attempts and modifications, Queenie created this recipe which is AMAZING. They're soft, chewy, and the best part is that they don't feel like they're going to pull out your fillings. The Earl Grey flavor really comes through without being overpowering. 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 3 tablespoons Earl Grey loose leaf tea, hand-crushed (we used Bellocq's The Earl Grey)1 black tea bag (we used Barry's Tea)1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups sugar1/4 cup corn syrup1/4 cup honey1/3 cup water4 tablespoons cold butter, sliced1/2 teaspoon salt + more for sprinkling (we used Maldon Sea Salt Flakes) Candy thermometerTwisting wax paper12x12 baking panParchment paper to line the baking panRuler 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Makes about 90 - 100 caramel pieces 8.
Tres Leches Cake I first made Tres Leches cake about five years ago, when my baby was still a baby and I was trying to find something yummy to make for my friend Ana for her birthday. Ana’s from Mexico and taught me how to make pico de gallo and guacamole, and I asked her what her favorite kind of cake was. “Tres Leches,” she said in her sweet Spanish accent. “Tres Leches?” I said. Ana went on to explain to me what Tres Leches Cake is: a light, airy sponge cake soaked with a mixture of three milks: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream. To die for. I did some digging and some reading and wound up making this very cake for Ana’s birthday. Throw flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl… And add a little salt. Now, separate 5 eggs. Whites in the other. Now, throw the yolks and some sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on high until the yolks are pale yellow in color and doubled in volume. Next add 1/3 cup of whole milk… And 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gently stir the mixture together. Look!
82 Clever and Creative Fred & Friends Products I'm sure you've come across Fred & Friend products before at your local indie store and might not have even known it. Last weekend I was cruising around town and stopped at an indie store only to find one whole corner of the place dedicated to Fred & Friend products. It was heavenly. I stood there for probably more than a half hour laughing and checking out all their cool stuff. A lot of creativity goes into the making of these products, and I think part of that cleverness is shown in the name of the product and the slogan. Which one's your favorite? Disclaimer: the images you're about to view may not be suitable for all audiences. the OH! conversational paperclips the hot buttered desk accessory! there’s no esc for flies! bigger, better, louder, cooler who says dusting can’t be fun? we ALL need a foot in the door rude, chewed refrigerator magnets street style for your home race you home they really make an entrance< another bright idea from Mr. matryoshkas made to measure a handy little spatula