Food Slate - by Lara M

Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Zucchini or courgette a type of small summer squash looks like a cucumber but smaller and with *rougher skin* low in calories good for folate, potassium and vitamin A some like it raw, some like it cooked ...

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Summer is great! The beach and cocktails, and mangoes are in season! but really, it can get too hot to cook. Theres only so much more heat my little pad can take in. Besides, salads and my eternal summer favourite of rice paper rolls, Ive had to be more creative in creating meals that emit...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Rice Vermicelli also known as rice sticks or thin rice noodles not the same as glass noodlesbean noodles made of rice and water sold dried in bundled sheets off-white in colour, cooked or uncooked served i...

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This age-old food has become a modern-day super food. High in alpha linolenic acids a plant-derived omega 3 fatty-acid its benefits are known to be immense. Many studies have shown it to lower total cholesterol and *bad* cholesterol (LDL), as well as blood pressure. ground flax seeds ...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Glass Noodles also known as bean threads, bean thread noodles, glass noodles, mung bean threadsnoodles or tanghoon made from mung beans and water sold dried in bundles of 1-2 serves off-white in colour, it very qu...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Mangoes a variety of sizes, colours and tastes varieties are generally sweet but there are a couple of varieties which are sour, and typically used in curries or pickled absolutely fragrant with a heady flowery scent lo...

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I love that Summer is here. Ive had enough of cold months and gloomy weather I was starting to think I was living in London Sure, it gets hotand sticky, and can get uncomfortable at night. It can also get unbearably hot to cook who wants more heat in the kitchen. Solution? Rice pape...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Basil a key ingredient in Italian cuisine typically known as sweet basil available fresh and dried different in taste and fragrance to Thai Basil, lemon basil and holy basil which are common in Asian cooking Th...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Decadent Strawberries! chocolate-coated for added antioxidants ;) a wonderful antioxidant and low in calories just 100g will give you approximately twice your daily allowance of vitamin C a great snack and desser...

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My mum enjoys baking and have had her little bake-to-order business of wholesome home baked goods for quite a few years now. Im not an enthused baker and I experiment too much to my detriment? She finds security in following a recipe to a T because it might not come out the way its s...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Mushrooms low in calories fat-free cholestrol free a valuable source of dietary fibre one of the few natural sources of Vitamin D essential for healthy bones and teeth chock-full of other essential vitamins a...

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If food and cooking pushes your buttons, you wouldve probably dreamt of owning a caf or restaurant. Years ago, I thought of having a small book caf, to bring together two of (some of) my favourite things books and food! Other more *important* things in life however took over and it just ...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Parsley ... curly parsley flat-leaf parsley ... depending on the variety similar to coriander but still different usually used as a condiment or as a *bouquet-garni in stocks and stews *a small bunch of herbs tie...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Bok Choy similar to the small baby bok choypak choy which has green leaves and stalks large crisp stalks and big dark green leaves good source of various vitamins and minerals ... wonderful lightly steamed or stir-fried. ...

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Monday Mumbles A few words and a shrug along the way Wakame, before cooking Wakame a type of edible seaweedsea vegetable lowfat and nutritious widely used in Japanese cuisine; miso soup or salads Miso Soup sold dried and in small pieces just a bit of water will expand ...

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