With little time to spare in the kitchen lately, I have to flip through my mental recipe rolodex more meticulously to come up with a tasty soup that is fast and easy to make. Undoubtedly, I got the perfect idea. In 35 minutes, I made this delicious healthy vegetable soup that is naturally low fat, low calorie, and gluten-free. [Read More...]
This tea tastes great. In fact, it tastes a bit like iced tea but with a hint of sweet hawthorn fragrance when served cool. This tea is so refreshing and aperitive. I love a cup of this tea after a heavy meal has been had. This is because hawthorn is known to aid in digestion and support [Read More...]
This easy-to-make soup recipe is both remarkably delightful to the palette and nutritiously beneficial for our health. My mother made this Chinese Yam and Goji Pumpkin Pork Soup for the family one evening and it quickly became the highlight of that dinner. We love this soup from Mom, and I hope you will enjoy her recipe [Read More...]
With a cancer-fighting and superfood reputation long associated to its name, the small leafy watercress sure do pack an abundance of antioxidants, minerals, and phytochemicals to deliver on those health functions. Watercress also provides a power punch of vitamin A, C, E and K, calcium, iron, and potassium. The brimming essential nutrients offered by this little plant [Read More...]
Thinking back to the classic Chinese soups I grew up with at home, one of my favorites is this Water Chestnut Bean Curd Barley Soup. This has been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid. I love the aroma, sweetness, and meaty bite that shiitake mushrooms provide. I also love the soft, silky [Read More...]
This is a heavenly and unbelievably refreshing papaya and milk dessert soup, with the light fragrance and taste of almonds. It is lightly-sweetened, yet so delicious and thirst-quenching that this cold dessert is just perfect on a hot day. This dessert has moisturizing and skin-beautifying functions. This soup is also remarkably easy and inexpensive to make.
With Spring already here, the winter root vegetables and squashes are at a tail end of their seasonality. And one of my favorite winter vegetables, daikon, will soon disappear in the supermarkets until the next winter season. So while I can still find them, I decided to purchase some and make my last daikon soup until the [Read More...]
Today, March 20th, is equinox day and marks the first day of Spring in 2011 for those living in the Northern Hemisphere. This means the sun’s center is directly over the earth’s equator, giving us days and nights that are roughly equal in length. To welcome the coming of Spring, I wanted to make a delicious [Read More...]
Early this morning, the temperature outside dropped to 32° F (or 0° C). With the heater running all night and a few nights of not-so-good sleep, I woke up today feeling very dry and thirsty. It was one of those thirst that I knew drinking water wouldn’t cure. I barely had any moisture or saliva in [Read More...]
Print White Fungus Papaya Peanuts and Black Eyed Peas Soup Author: Sharon Lee Recipe type: Soup Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 2 hours Total time: 2 hours 15 mins Serves: 8 Ingredients 10 cups of water 1.5 lbs of lean pork, cut into small chunks 1 papaya (about 2 lbs, use the kind with red-flesh) 1 white [Read More...]