Cold soba noodles, or Zaru Soba, is a classic summertime meal in Japan accompanied by a savoury dipping sauce called tsuyu, and natural condiments called yakumi. You can simply mix cold soba noodles with beans or vegetables to create a healthy salad meal at home.
In Japan, kelp stock is the most basic vegetarian stock. Simple kelp stock is used as the base to prepare vegetarian or delicately flavoured dishes, such as miso soup. Kelp stock is used as a base for other recipes, normally with a combination of key Japanese seasonings such as sea salt, shoyu, miso, mirin, sake, sugar, and rice vinegar.
Indonesian Fried Rice is the most popular dish in Indonesia and the whole of Asia. This incredible, flavourful and authentic fried rice is made with fried spice paste (sambal), sweet soya sauce, cabbage, carrot and brown rice. Forget the takeaway and rustle up this easy-to-make fried rice yourself. Tasty!
Gado-Gado is perfect for a light summer lunch option. Use whatever vegetables or even fruits you fancy. This salad from Indonesia is served with delicious peanut sauce that uses a few ingredients to make.
This budget minestrone is the classic Italian soup made with black-eyed beans and elbow pasta. Minestrone is perfect for a light spring or summer lunch option. Use whatever vegetables or beans you have. It is great for batch cooking too, just divide it into portions and pop it in the freezer and wonderfully warming soup will never be far from your bowl.
These dried fruit scones are perfect for a treat or tea party! You can even have them with vegan cream or with a little jam.
Stir-fried Chinese Chives with carrot, king oyster mushroom and deliciously season with Shao Hsing wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce and coconut sugar. It is healthy, easy and fast to make at home.
This Malay spicy soup usually uses chicken or bone as the main ingredients. I have created a healthy low-fat version by using dried shiitake mushrooms to replace the meat. The National Library of Medicals has published a review in Oct 2020 giving substantial evidence which suggests that spices such as – cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamoms, cumin, coriander, black pepper, garlic, and onions are known for their antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and several other useful properties. Therefore this hearty, aromatic, and spicy vegan homemade soup are truly essential for immunity boosting.
Medjool dates offer a significant amount of natural sugars, fibre, and several vitamins and minerals. Do you know? Medjool and other varieties of dates are heavily consumed especially during Ramadan month as an extra source of energy. Medjool stuffed dates make a great appetizer or dessert for any occasion.
This is a favourite vegan recipe of mine. It’s super healthy, quick and easy stir-fried pak choy with mushrooms in black bean sauce. It’s a perfect side dish for a weekday dinner. It would be a show stopper dish for your party dinner.