Recipe Archive : Vegetarian
A Dish Made of Colors – Vegetarian Stir-Fried Corn
It is a vegetarian dish made of colors. Be it yellow, orange, green, lime and black, each ingredient is inexpensive and possibly is among the common leftovers in our fridge. ...
A Healthy Quick Pickle: Eggplant or Augerbine with Apple Cider Vinegar and Flaxseed Oil
This, being one of the Chinese cold appetizer, can be served as side with main, just like salad. ...
Angled Loofah in Soy Milk, a Chinese Vegetarian Stir-Fry
A simple vegetarian stir-fry. The spongy loofah takes on much flavors from the soy milk apart from retaining its mildly sweet taste. ...
Baby Tang Yuan or Glutinous Rice Balls in Boozy Sweet Soup
Perhaps I should name this boozy dessert as Mock Fermented Glutinous Rice Wine with Rice Balls because I was using Japanese sake than the Chinese fermented wine (酒釀). ...
Braised Bok Choy, a Simple Shanghainese Dish
This cooked vegetable tastes so nice that you may not believe it is nothing but only bok choy (白菜), dark soy sauce and sugar simmered together with water and oil. ...
Brown Rice Soup – Milky yet Milk Free
I prepare this soup by borrowing the skills of making drinks from soy beans, sesames, almonds, etc. Likewise, the ingredients used are also simple including only brown rice, water and some seasonings. ...
Cauliflower with Spicy Lentil Sauce
This healthy dish is not only deliciously spicy. It supplements our meatless meals with much needed nutrition. ...
Chinese Almond Tea – Traditional Style
Making almond tea is similar to preparing soy bean milk. In this recipe, we add sticky rice, making it somewhat creamier. ...
Chinese Hot and Sour Soup – Vegetarian Style
This is a meatless, simplified, and make-me-feel-more-easy style of Hot and Sour Soup, which uses only five key ingredients yet is pleasantly flavorful. ...
Chinese Sticky Rice Cake with Coconut Milk, Steamed and Fried
I like enjoy this cake pan-fried with egg, which is crisp on the outside and soft inside. ...
Crustless Quiche with Miso and Broccoli – Vegetarian Style
The fermented bean paste (miso) here lends the quiche a different flavor, making it doesn't taste like a meatless dish. ...
Easy Hot and Sour Sweet Potato Noodles, Chinese Sichuan (Szechuan) Style
This may also be labeled ''Sichuan Instant Noodles" because the way they are cooked are just as simple as that. ...
Easy Tofu Stir-fry, Spicy and Vegetarian
Infused with garlic and chili flavors, the result of this meatless tofu dish is alive with color and aroma. ...
Hawthorn Apple Tea
Soothing and fragrant is this drink, not to mention the many health benefits of hawthorn. ...
Homemade Cashew Butter
I choose to make this cashew butter than peanut butter because of its higher benefits to health. Cashew contains heart healthy fats which are the same found in olive oil and are good sources for anti-oxidants. ...
Homemade Pickled Swatow Mustard Green
A popular pickle in Hong Kong, which can be served as a side dish or be used to cook with stir-fries, soups, or noodles. ...
Homemade Sesame Paste from Scratch
There is no sugar in my homemade sesame paste as I use it more often in savory than in sweet dishes. ...
Homemade Sweet Red (Azuki) Bean Paste, Chunky and Smooth
I truly like how I could control the consistency of homemade red bean paste, making it versatile for different uses. ...
Hot and Sour Cabbage, Sichuan Style
This stir-fried dish tastes very similar to Sichuan pickled cabbage, but can be cooked in wok in just a couple of minutes. ...
Hot and Sour Potato Shreds
These pale-looking, spaghetti-like thin strips are shreds from a potato, may I assure you. Cooked in Sichuan style, the potato here is neither crispy nor fluffy but is crunchy with a taste of spicy and sour. ...
How to Cook Brown Rice Pudding, an Easy Way
You don't have to work hard on this: just soak rice, measure out the almond milk, and let them cook in the appliance. ...
How to Cook Rice without a Rice Cooker
Cooking a pot of fluffy rice in a pot is simple in every way, also making a crusty layer at the bottom possible. ...
How to Make Ginger Tea, a Chinese Home Remedy
Cook the ginger paste in advance, and you may conveniently brew this healing drinking in a minute. ...
How to Oven-Roast Bell Pepper, and Tweak it into Sashimi, Vegetarian
The bell pepper is roasted to velvety soft and has its flavors get deeper. Serve with a sauce made from kombu, its flesh tastes almost like sashimi. ...
How to Pan-Fry Tofu with Crust is Simple
We don't need plenty of oil to fry and yield a crisp golden crust on tofu. Nor do we need a non-stick pan to make the frying easy. ...
How to Skin Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans), Faster and Easier
Puree made from skinned chickpeas is way smoother and is ready for making a perfect hummus at home. ...
Pickled Ginger in Natural Pink
A simple recipe on how to pickle baby ginger with only sugar and lemon juice. Recommend it as an appetizer or snack which for sure will come with no coloring, sweetener or any chemicals. ...
Roasted Sliced Cauliflower with Chedder and Lemon Peel
After cutting the cauliflower, simply assemble the ingredient, and pop it into the oven, it will be ready in 15-20 minutes. ...
Simple Celery-Cashew Soup, a Vegetarian Broth for Noodles
I first enjoyed the soup on its own, then I also had it used as a stock, and even as a broth for noodles. ...
Simple Onion Miso Soup
Making this soup was relaxing too. We just need a short list of common ingredients, onion, miso paste, and garlic - no flour, no butter, simply a small amount of grape seed oil. ...
Soy Sauce Fried Noodles aka Chow Mein
A classic fried noodle dish of Hong Kong, which is quick to whip up with a few simple ingredients. ...
Stir-fried King Oyster Mushrooms with Sichuan Pickled Mustard
Just a few vegetarian ingredients plus a skillet (mine is a wok), they together make me this healthy 'fast food'. ...
Stuffed Red Dates with Sticky Rice Balls
Making this sticky rice ball because we need no fillings for it. Instead, the rice ball takes the opposite role, acting as the filling for the pitted red date and giving this healthy dessert a bouncy kick. ...
Sweet and Sour Long Green Chili Peppers, Pan-Fried
When you only want to do a quick meal, this should be hearty enough for a simple side or warm starter plus a main ...
Taro Paste with Coconut Oil, Teochew (Chiu Chow) and Vegetarian Style
A healthier version of taro paste, which is lard-free and can be adapted by adding ginkgo nuts or pine nuts. ...
Udon with Shimeji Mushrooms and Miso Sauce
A simple udon recipe with one of Japan's popular mushroom, shimeji and an easy-to-make miso sauce containing a few basic seasonings. ...
Water Chestnut Cake for Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day
This water chestnut cake (ma tai gou 馬蹄糕) is easy and quick to make; with all the ingredients handy, the preparations can be done in about an hour (steaming time included). ...
Winter Melon and Dried Longan Drink
I make this healing drinking look fancier here, but the way it is served will not degrade its cooling property for curbing the summer heat in our bodies. ...
Yuba Wraps (Beancurd Sheet Rolls) – a Traditional Chinese Vegetarian Dish
Shanghainese call this ‘Vegetarian Goose’, a traditional dish they often served as appetizer. ...