Carrots Blog Posts

I’m like the Princess in the Princess and the Pea.  It doesn’t matter how many layers of goodness you have covering up that tiny pea.  I will find it.  I don’t want peas baked into pot pie, hanging about in my vegetable coconut k...

Good Morning Chef Chris Wadsworth took on a new challenge with the attitude of an expert who had been there before.  Actually, he had.  In 2010, while serving as the Executive Chef at Nottoway Plantation, Chef Wadsworth won the annual WYES...

A trip to the farmers’ market is nothing short of torture for my husband, and total bliss for me.  For some reason, wandering from booth to booth and filling your basket with a variety of fruits and vegetables isn’t nearly as exhilaratin...

I don't normally eat soup in the summer but this soup sounded delicious. It's perfect for any time of year especially the fall.Creamy Carrot and Ginger SoupServes 4Ingredients1 tbsp. light olive oil or canola oil4 large carrots, peeled and roughly ch...

Nothing beats fresh food, but let's face it: as winter settles in, frozen meals tend to creep onto our grocery lists. Don't fret entirely. According to the UK-based Institute of Food Research, fresh veggies can lose up to 45 percent of their health-e...

Last Sunday night, my family and I attended a friend’s wedding at San Agustin Church at Intramuros and attended their reception at Marriott Hotel’s ballroom. It was my first time at the said hotel and the place looks great. It is smal...

Last Sunday night, my family and I attended a friend’s wedding at San Agustin Church at Intramuros and attended their reception at Marriott Hotel’s ballroom. It was my first time at the said hotel and the place looks great. It is smal...

Camp FRESH 2011 Image by Christiana Care Anthony Graves eats all his carrots. But only a few months ago, the 13-year-old from New Castle filled up on junk food. “I used to eat chips, cupcakes and soda,” he says. “Now I eat carrots, broccoli and...

One of my favourite things to do is to take a traditional meat based recipe and put a vegetarian spin on it. Take my vegetarian sausage rolls and my mushroom wellington, which is my take on the traditional beef wellington, as examples. And today I...

Along with modern medicines it is well known that there are a plethora of fruits and veggies that are great for your eyes. Everyone’s mother has told them at least once that carrots are good for their eyes, but we’ll bet we can come up with a few...

Ingredients: 1 onion, 250 grams minced beef, 1 red pepper, 250 grams mushrooms, 4 tomatoes, 1 jar carrots, 1 tin tomato puree, 1 stock cube, 1 1/2 tablespoon sweet soy sauce, 5 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce, 8 tortilla wraps, Number … Continue...

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Ingredients: 250 grams bacon, 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, thyme, 300 grams minced beef, 250 grams mushrooms, 1 jar carrots, dash of red wine, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 tin tomato puree, parsley, basil, 1 stock cube, 50 grams butter, … Continue read...

Ingredients: 2 red onions, 2 garlic cloves, thyme, 1 can carrots, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 stock cube, 2 Viennese cutlets, grated cheese, Number of persons: 2 Bake 2 sliced red onion with 2 finely chopped garlic cloves and thyme … Continue readi...

The first time I made this simple miso soup, I was home alone and suffering from a bad cold.  All I wanted was soup (a little sympathy wouldn’t have hurt, either), but I didn’t have the desire or energy to spend a lot of time in the kitc...

As you might know, the health benefits from drinking an organic Juice every day is the best thing you can do to improve and maintain a healthy immune system and your overall wellbeing. So several months ago I romanticized with the idea to pick my own...

Here is a wholesome and tasty carrot soup...quite different from the soups available in restaurants...INGREDIENTSCarrots (grated) -3 cupsOnions (sliced) - 2garlic  -3 podsbutter - 2 tablespoonsfull cream milk -1 cupbayleaves -2-3cumim powder -1...

The Sweet Taste of Carrots are the Perfect Accompaniment to Curry Amma loved her  carrot salad with extra green chilies and no Sunday lunch was complete without carrot salad. Though carrots were often the predominant ingredient  in this medley of...

Recently my friend Alessa of Carolina HeartStrings asked me to share a typically German recipe with them for their April series of international cuisine. Sure I love to share, but she got me thinking as well. Typically German kitchen … not so easy...

Recently my friend Alessa of Carolina HeartStrings asked me to share a typically German recipe with them for their April series of international cuisine. Sure I love to share, but she got me thinking as well. Typically German kitchen … not so easy...