Pomelo is one of our family’s favorite fruits. It is a fabulous version of a large grapefruit that is very common in Thailand. It can be eaten in many ways but the most common ways are to eat it just as a fruit or make a salad with it. I find that Pomelo [...]
Sometimes I get vegetables that look like this in my CSA box. Many times these vegetables just sit at the back of my fridge until I toss them into a soup stock. This past week I decided to brave a salad with this celery root and I ended up loving what I [...]
My sister in law Sonal has given me the cookbook of a lifetime! The book is called Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi, a renowned chef and author who writes a weekly vegetarian column in London’s weekly Guardian newspaper. Ottolenghi owns “haute couture” food shops in London, which are well known for innovative dishes, that are made [...]
Quinoa is my new best friend! This delicious grain is actually a seed that has been cultivated in South America for over 6000 years. It is very high is protein and many other nutrients. It is a great replacement for rice and other high carbohydrate grains. Here is a great recipe I tried from the [...]
At Chiva-Som, which is a fabulous health and wellness spa in Thailand, they have perfected the art of Spa cuisine. Everyday at the lunch buffet, some version of Yam Yai which is a traditional Thai salad, was available. There are many ways of changing up this salad by using different vegetables in it or different dressings. [...]
In my weekly organic box of vegetables that I get from my local CSA, I never know what to do with my difficult vegetables ( ie: the rutabaga, the watermelon radish, celery root, turnips and so on). So, luckily I can hand them off to my wonderful mother in law Atsuko, who makes them into various [...]
Here is another yummy version of a pomelo salad. This is the one that Varong’s Aunty Pen taught me in Bangkok. It’s a little different from the Chivasom’s Pomelo Salad recipe but is equally delicious. Pomelo Salad Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 cup shredded cooked chicken 2 cups pomelo ½ cup finely sliced shallots or red onion [...]
While I was in Thailand, our friend Varong set up a cooking lesson for me with his Aunty Pen who is a phenomenal cook. Her real name is ML Tidapen Kridakara ( ML stands for Royal blood…so according to Varong……Ive been taught the secrets of the Royal Thai recipes!!) Needless to say, I was floored [...]
Pomelo is a fabulous version of a large grapefruit that is very common in Thailand. It can be eaten in many ways but the most common ways are to eat it just as a fruit or make a salad with it. I had Pomelo everyday that I was in Thailand and had so many different [...]
There is an idyllic little spot in Hua-Hin,Thailand called Chiva-Som that exudes wellness. Aside from all the phenomenal mind and body services that they offer, the cuisine that they have developed there is truly ground breaking. They pretty much cook using no refined salt, sugar or oil and the food is FABULOUS!!! So of course [...]
