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Did you know that strawberry stems – yes, the cute little green tops of the berries – are completely edible? Welcome back to My Ecokitchen where I showcase a delicious new low-waste recipes all month long for Earth Month! In case you missed it, we’re currently on Episode 4, which means I published 3 episodes before …
I am taking zero-waste cooking too far…or am I? Ok but hear me out, cause I think this is a great idea. Usually when I’m out and about in the city and if I know I’m going to have a busy day running around, I rarely drink a lot of liquids. For the obvious reasons …
I am definitely not an expert in making jams, and in fact, I know a few Jam queens out there who make delicious, vegan, locally produced jams – ehem – Tradestreet Jam Co. But I do not how to make things taste good in a minimal amount of time, tehehe. If you live in Manhattan …
Its January 8th, 2018 and I didn’t have electricity for almost 2 days in NYC. Not to mention it’s a real feel of -5 degrees outside, so not being able to make a cup of coffee or tea is pretty depressing. I should ALSO mention that I live in a high-rise building and my unit …
As the summer comes to a close (and it really feels like a sudden close cause its 60 degrees in NYC right now!), I like to take full advantage of summer fruits and vegetables. I generally like eating fruits as is – natural and untouched. But sometimes, it’s fun to dress them up a bit! …
Do you have a favorite condiment? Something that stands out above the rest? I may be biased, but I think South Asians (specifically Indians, duh), have some of the BEST condiments. I’m not talking about a boring old ketchup (sorry, but ketchup doe not cut it and is always too vinegary for me), but a …
It’s almost summer. That means more sunshine and laying around. Well, lucky for me, I practice the latter on a regular basis without regard to the weather. But what about laying around in the sun with a delicious Watermelon Cocktail? I’ve seen a ton of these “made in the watermelon’ type cocktails, so I decided …
Pumpkin Linguine: 1 1/2 cups cubed fresh pumpkin – peel taken off, cubes should be 1/2 inch big 2 cloves garlic – minced 1 medium white onion – diced red crushed pepper – to taste salt black pepper handful fresh mint – roughly chopped 1/4 cup natural, unsalted almonds – processed until the consistency of …
There’s something deliciously satisfying and cooling about warm fresh toppings on creamy and cool ice cream. Berries are the best during the summer time, and we tend to buy tons of them in our house. But as you know, they don’t have a very long shelf life. That’s when I make this delicious mixed berry …
A couple of years ago I received the Bouchon Bakery by Thomas Keller (it was actually from my old boss during our Secret Santa gift exchange!). I decided to FINALLY make something from it for Mothers Day this year! I probably made the simplest recipe from the book, but of course I jazzed it up and …