Teczcape-An Escape to Food

Happy New Year 2025 to all. Hope 2024 has been great and 2025 will be better. Always love a delicious duck dish come winter time, and Cos...

Ham and egg is breakfast combo for some but with sheet-pan cooking, this pair can be bulked up with vegetables and meal-prepped as a lunch ...

One of my favorite ways to cook salmon (or other variety of fish) is using  en-papillote/  parchment-cooking . This fuss-free and healthy pa...

In the past few months of preparing  veggie-salad meals and grain bowls , I have realized that nothing is impossible. In the standard culin...

When it's asparagus season, make asparagus veggie bowls (or grain bowls ). I'm doing without the grains today, keeping it to as...

During Lunar New Year , many Chinese families believe in shoring up good luck with food that symbolizes good health and prosperity. With g...

When the goal is to simply get healthy lunch and dinner on the table, it’s not a bad idea to stick with routine and habit. Routine makes it ...

Just before we jump onto the " summer-means-salad " bandwagon (yes, I will be sharing more wholesome salad-as-a-meal in summer, s...

While we spring forward in the coming week, it is also this time when asparagus marches into the stores, hoping to get a chance to meet its...

In the past, Spring usually brings asparagus , asparagus and more asparagus to the dinner table. This Spring however, artichoke made its wa...

Are all bell peppers created equal? Some varieties are shown to be more nutrient-dense than others. How do you usually choose? Do you go by...

The chicken breast stuffed with asparagus and cheese looked so tantalizing while I watched them being pan-fried. It was not even up close a...

Lately, I have heard and come across many "king(s)" of vegetables. So, who is the "king" of the kings? Kale is like the...

While cooking brings out nutrients in some vegetables (e.g. tomatoes , asparagus , carrots ), some other vegetables (e.g. onions, bell peppe...

Other than using whole-grain Dijon mustard for these baked-in-the-oven grilled chicken wings , whole grain mustard can also be used to flav...

2022 update : As part of sharing frugal kitchen tips/tricks and zero-waste kitchen, this is an updated post focusing on saving the fibrous ...

This is another way to flavor up a steamed salmon dish by using a lot of ginger and cilantro. Of course, steaming the salmon with asparagus...

Organic bunashimeji mushrooms is a frequent visitor in my kitchen. They are relatively inexpensive($1.50 for 4oz-pack) and with a mild earth...

There was something going on in my head when I baked the quiche-frittata loaf in a deep loaf pan. A purpose. To make this sandwich-burg...

We welcomed "Spring - 春天" during Chinese New Year in February; spring forward at the clock a few days ago, meaning the last of win...