Endangered Sushi

I’ve been known to enjoy a tuna melt or two in my time but with the increase of commercial fishing and netting practices, the oceans are being drained of their natural resources. In simple demonstration of supply and demand, seafood prices are rapidly climbing. That increase is typically passed through from distributor to restaurant to [...]

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 [...]

Enso Kitchen: The Secrets of Shojin Ryori

ENSO KITCHEN brings the art of Japan’s traditional cuisine – Shojin Ryori, closer to your soul on a home/corporate fine dining experience. Shojin Ryori is known as Japanese vegetarian cuisine that is prepared at the kitchens of the Zen temples. Enso Kitchen is the first in Asia Pacific to introduce this exquisite cuisine out of [...]

Mum’s Vegetarian Dahl

                by Lisa Healey-Cunico For my very first Green Kampong contribution, I have chosen my personal favourite recipe of all time, Mum’s Vegetarian Dhal.  It’s Indian in its roots but is unashamedly Eurasian in this particular context – it also comes from a handwritten recipe journal that I [...]

Big Tree Farms: Sowing the Seeds of Change

            Big Tree Farm products are found in Bali, Indonesia, and even in the kitchens of top restaurants (Chez Panisse and Charlie Trotter’s) and Whole Foods and William Sonoma in the USA. The exotic Balinese sea salt, Balinese long pepper, Java honey, Flores cashews, and Heritage Palm sugar are all [...]

A 30 year old organic foods company!

Spiral Foods has been around for 30 years providing a wide range of organic foods to the world. Some products include tamari, organic brown rice vinegar and organic sesame oil. They work with partners all over the world, seeking out true masters of their craft, skilled over generations in traditional manufacture, to bring food that [...]