Thursday, August 4, 2011

South Asian recipe spices up grilled salmon

South Asian recipe spices up grilled salmon: "MASALA SALMON

Serves 4

Liven up your salmon dinner with this Asian recipe from The Barbecue Collection (Transcontinental Books, 2010, $29.95), a comprehensive book of recipes from Canadian Living magazine staff.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

How to Make Green Tea: 8 steps (with video) - wikiHow

How to Make Green Tea: 8 steps (with video) - wikiHow: "How to Make Green Tea
Yao sells Golden Pak Green Tea.


Here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:

  • cancer
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • high cholesterol levels
  • cardiovascular disease
  • infection and impaired immune function
Benefits of Green Tea


Numerous studies have demonstrated the anti-cancer properties of polyphenols. Some studies indeed suggested that tea's polyphenols may reduce risk of gastric, esophageal and skin cancers if one consumes 4 to 6 cups daily. Other laboratory studies have found that polyphenols help prevent blood clotting and lower cholesterol levels.
Tea also helps lose weight, because of the way it goes through the body and lets it digest.


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10 Best Asian Food Blogs : Food & Drink : Life : Blogs.com

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Tapioca Starch



Yao sells tapioca.

Tapioca is a good choice for thickening pie fillings, since it thickens at a lower temperature than cornstarch, remains stable when frozen, and imparts a glossy sheen. 
Many pie recipes call for instant tapioca instead of tapioca starch, but instant tapioca doesn't dissolve completely and leaves small gelatinous blobs suspended in the liquid.  This isn't a problem in a two-crust pies, but the blobs are more noticeable in single-crust pies.  Tapioca starch is finely ground so that it dissolves completely, eliminating the gelatinous blob problem.  The starch is also sometimes used to thicken soups, stews, and sauces, but the glossy finish looks a bit unnatural in these kinds of dishes.  It works quickly, though, so it's a good choice if you want to correct a sauce just before serving it.  Some recipes for baked goods also call for tapioca flour because it imparts a chewier texture. 

[Source:  http://www.foodsubs.com/ThickenStarch.html    Date: 2/2/2011 ]

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Steaming fish and vegetables with bamboo steamer basket.

I use a bamboo basket like this, sitting in my covered wok, to steam fish and vegetables together.  Clean up is easy, and you can serve out of the basket if you wish.