Curry (not in a hurry) Pumpkin Soup
CURRY (NOT IN A HURRY) PUMPKIN SOUP By Linda Tom For the past month, a small carton of coconut milk has been sitting in my pantry, just waiting to be used. It’s not that I don’t like coconut milk, I actually adore it, but for health reasons it’s one ingredient – along with herbed butter [...]
5-Grain Fried Rice
By Linda Tom This week, I want to change the way you think about fried rice. Not just any fried rice, mind you – but one made with brown rice and an intriguing blend of 4 other whole grains. This certainly isn’t the humble Cantonese stir-fry I grew up with, but with this updated recipe, [...]
Hearty Cabbage and Potato Soup
by Linda Tom I’m basically a lazy cook. I rarely bother with recipes that have more than 10 ingredients and if I can get away with a single pot, better still. But when you’re a lazy cook who cares about using fresh, wholesome ingredients – it’s a challenge. Between the convenience of opening a can [...]
How to Make Pesto Like an Italian Goddess
By Linda Tom Already make pesto in a food processor? Good for you. Then again you might be one of the few who actually pound their pastes with a mortar and pestle. But for those who aspire to the status of kitchen god(dess), here’s one trick that’ll [...]
Thrill of the Chill – Part 2
by Linda Tom In a previous post, I wrote about a recent lunch with a group of friends. We kicked off the afternoon with bowls of chilled gazpacho, followed by a platter of rustic Italian farro, roasted butternut squash and a creamy pumpkin seed dressing. A refreshing brew of iced mint tea also took the edge [...]
Thrill of the Chill – Part 1
by Linda Tom “Is it my imagination or has summer arrived early in Singapore?” I was thinking this a few days back while planning a casual lunch menu for my girlfriends. The intense afternoon heat was making me irritable and while I was excited about the prospect of having my buddies over – the last [...]
The Simple Joys of Granola
by Linda Tom Breakfast has long been my favorite meal of the day. As an Asian America growing up in the 60s, my mornings usually began with the sugary, enriched cereals of that era: Fruit Loops, Lucky Charms, Apple Jacks and – yikes – Cap’n Crunch. Every now and then, my mom would wake [...]
