Grapefruit is an excellent source of vitamin C (helps support the immune system) and the rich pink and red colors of grapefruit are due to lycopene. Lycopene has the highest capacity to help fight oxygen free radicals (compounds that can damage cells). Grapefruit is a versatile fruit which livens up many sweet and savory dishes,…

Usually I like to post on recipes but a friend of mine sent me a power point presentation on foodscapes and I felt compelled to share this. Carl Warner created a series of landscape images utilizing basic food ingredients found in a typical kitchen. Carl Warner spends hours in grocery stores looking for the best…

It’s difficult to find a good variety of crackers in Bangkok, so I’m usually looking for recipes that are easy to make and taste delicious. This recipe fits the bill perfectly and it’s simple enough to get your children involved especially if they enjoy cooking. Black sesame seeds are an extremely good source of calcium;…

With longer days on the horizon for my friends and family back home, sunshine is definitely something we all need to help get through winter. This recipe oozes sunshine and a taste of this dish will put a smile on anyone’s face. This recipe is from Anjum Anand, who presents BBC Two’s Indian Food Made…

I never tire of this type of salad. It combines all the goodness of the vegetables with meat in a way that says, “can I have more, please?”. Green beans are low in calories (just 43.75 calories in a whole cup) and are loaded with enough nutrients to not only power up the Jolly Green…

Bangkok is back to its hot, sticky, sunny days and there’s nothing quite like ice cream to take the edge off the heat. Hard to believe the banana split has been around since 1904. The city of Latrobe, Pennsylvania celebrated the 100th anniversary of the invention of the banana split in 2004, and in the…

A quick meal to make and so delicious to eat! Italian pancetta or Spanish panceta is a type of dry cured meat. It is pork belly that has been salt cured and spiced (nutmeg, pepper, fennel, dried ground hot peppers and garlic are often featured), and dried for about three months and is not usually…

Mojito (pronounced moh-HEE-toh) is a delicious, refreshing drink with mint and lime which compliments the taste of rum. Mojito has been a favorite drink of ours for a number of years and my husband and I never tire of it. Cuba is the birthplace of the mojito, although the exact origin of this classic cocktail…

The tenderloin is the leanest and most tender cut of pork and because of its leanness, care should be taken so that it is not overcooked. Tenderloin is a long, cylindrical, boneless cut of meat from the loin section of beef, pork, veal, and lamb. It is best when roasted or grilled. There are many…

Another wonderful recipe from Ryan Jennings and David Steele. Mussels are slender black bivalve mollusks with a blue inner shell. They live attached to rocks and other hard surfaces along coastal areas in many parts of the world. Their delicately flavored but somewhat chewy flesh ranges from cream to orange in color. The blue mussels…

For the longest time my husband and I have wanted to try Wagyu beef (in Japanese “wa” means Japanese-style and “gyu” cattle). What is Wagyu beef you ask? Well, it has to be the most expensive brand of meat in the world!! Wagyu originated in Kobe, Japan where the cattle were brought in to help…

Last month my husband and I were in a bookstore when he spotted this cookbook, ‘Cooking with Booze’. The title caught his eye and he started to flip through the pages. After glancing through the pages, I agreed with hubby that we should buy this book. I’m glad we did as there are many delicious…