I have been thinking of making pumpkin soup for the longest time, but past kitchen disasters of wrestling a rock-like pumpkin, flying pumpkin parts, blistered fingers, and a nearly broken chopping board always makes me hesitate. So when I saw a few Japanese cooking videos showing people microwaving pumpkins whole with their skin and all, I was intrigued. […]
Miso Noodle Pots To-Go
These cute jars of noodles are perfect for an afternoon lunch-in, especially if you, like me, work in a sub-zero freezing environment. The air-conditioning in my office is on full blast year round. (I suspect I am working wth polar bears.) Puffer jackets and fuzzy scarves are the norm despite it being 35 degrees celcius outside. […]
Crunchy Kale and Pitaya Salad
I am trying to grasp the tail-ends of summer, and what better way to end it than with these gorgeously sweet pitayas! They have such a lovely vibrant colour and are chock-full of antioxidants. Pitayas are one of the few fruits where the seeds are eaten together with the flesh. The seeds in pitayas contain high amount of […]