Archive for the ‘Tips’ Category
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Different types of rice
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Do you know how many different types of rice there are? I was amazed to find out that there are 40,000 varieties worldwide! When I grew up I knew about white rice, sticky rice, black/purple rice, fried rice or mixed rice, and thought that was it! (Of course the last two are not a type [...]
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Avocado tip
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
How do you pick the right avocado? Everyone has their own technique, but I’ll share what my dad taught us. He would show us how to “feel” the ripeness of some fruits by applying light pressure, a technique used for avocados as well. Gently press the avocado and if it yields a little (very subtle), you have [...]
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Mindmap your cooking
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
A couple of years ago, I found I fun way to generate, plan and organize ideas. It’s called “mindmapping” or “ideamapping”. Follow this link to read more about how I found out about this. I have used this technique for a wide variety of things. From business planning to organizing a party, from website planning [...]
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March Tip of the day
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
For those who aren’t fond of drinking milk even though it’s necessary for our bones, I have the next tip. Drink a cafe latte daily. This is called “koffie verkeerd” in Dutch, which stands for “incorrect” coffee because it’s made with a lot of milk. That way you not only have consumed your daily milk, but a [...]
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Cooking terms
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Some of the following terms are used only in cooking. In order to understand basic recipes (in English) you should know what they mean. Here is a definition of the most common terms. Bake: To cook food in an oven, with dry heat; this is called roasting when used for meat or poultry. Baking powder: [...]
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Using fresh peppers
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
There are many varieties of peppers, from sweet to mild and super hot! Bell peppers are sweet, Japaleños are mild (in my opinion), and the hot peppers I know and use are: Habanero, Scotch Bonnet and Madame Jeannette (Surinamese). To reduce the “heat” of the fresh pepper, you can remove the seeds add a little [...]
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Rice cooking tip
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
This may be a weird tip, but it never fails to get perfectly steamed or cooked rice. It’s a simple technique we learned from our mom, who of course learned it from her mother. Our grandmother was Javanese so it must be an Indonesian thing. Perfectly moist rice. Measure the quantity of rice in the pot with [...]
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Cooking herb guide
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Basil is a fragrant herb that is very popular in Italian cooking. It is use in most tomato-based sauces for pasta, and has a sweet and pungent flavour. Bay leaves (dry) are a great addition to any soup, sauce, stew or casserole. Chives are the smallest member of the onion family and look more like [...]
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Tip of the month December
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
For those who are always cold in the winter like I am, try to eat every two or three hours. This means that in between your healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner you can eat something small, like crackers (wheat), nuts, fruit and now and then a less healthy snack. This way your metabolism works all the time, which [...]
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Cooking Conversion Tables
Monday, November 24th, 2008
Since this blog is about multicultural and international cooking, our ingredients may be posted in different measurements. To make measuring easier for you, we have included this cooking conversion page. Don’t worry if you can’t get the exact measurements, a little bit more or less in our recipes will not make a huge difference. We have found [...]
