Teczcape-An Escape to Food

We are heading towards soup season here, as temperature starts to drop. So it's soup dish today- Winter Melon Soup . Abeit the word ...

When cooked in soups, winter melon is typically added in bigger chunks or smaller cubes . I have even " pulverized " it before bu...

I was rather inspired to cook this dish after a lunch session at my friend's place. While chatting, she was also cooking at the same tim...

Some days during winter months are dedicated to hotpot as tis' the season to have soups...soups and more soups to feel warmth and comfo...

Besides baked tempeh and incorporating tempeh in  protein bowls , I have also made  one-pot vegetarian protein stew with tempeh, beans and...

A warm and comforting soupy grain bowl  is one of those grain bowls or protein bowls sought after during cool weather season, which is rig...

It's end of March but some days are still chilly and cold in the high 50s. Such weather calls for soups - not  stew-like winter soup bu...

Besides incorporating this vegetarian plant-based protein into veggie bowls  and salad bowls , I was just as excited to add tempeh into a ...

It was a dark rainy day and that called for a bowl of warm congee/ rice porridge , soupy comfort yet able to fill us up. This bowl of con...

Not forgetting that the last months of the year is sweet potato season, today we have some leftover chickpea and sweet potato pureed soup...

Ever thought of a soupy grain bowl ? This wacky idea came to me during winter - anything I could do for a bowl of piping hot food, I will;...

Instead of making tomato egg-drop soup (similar to Bitter Melon Egg Drop Soup , Chive Egg-Drop Soup ) in which the egg is gently stirred int...

Isn't that just meatballs? Why is it called Lion's Head Meatballs 红烧狮子头? This Shanghai casserole dish has such a name because the ty...

I am still into  salad and grain bowls ; but there is always more reasons to make soup, braise or stew  ( braise or stew - what's the...

Nothing beats fresh produce. Though flash-frozen vegetables have been said to have nutrients locked at source and comparable to fresh vegeta...

When I tasted my own  kimchi jjigae for the first time, I thought "what is the difference between this and soon doo bu "? Both ta...

Soy-bean broth or stock is quite versatile and I absolutely enjoy it as a light-tasting broth for green vegetables e.g. Chinese Broccoli So...

This recipe is similar to Seaweed, Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms and Spinach Soup , however made simpler this time (without spinach) with wakame ...

Red globe radishes (樱桃萝卜/小红萝卜) are easy to use in curry-in-a-hurry in which the radish leaves can be used at the same time; add the raw s...

Mild and harmless-looking, this is not your usual noodle soup . The kick of Thai red chili and Chinese black vinegar can just wake up your s...