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     Hi Foodies! If you are on a tight budget and looking for a healthy dish. This one is for you! Our main ingredient is Water spinach, also known as kangkong or ong choy, which is a common vegetable in Southeast Asian cuisine and is often considered a "food for the poor" because it is relatively inexpensive and easily accessible, particularly in rural areas. But don't underestimate it! The plant is known for its ability to grow in flooded or waterlogged conditions, making it well-suited to cultivation in low-lying areas and along riverbanks. Additionally, water spinach is highly productive, with a single plant capable of producing a large number of greens. This allows farmers to grow a significant amount of food on a small plot of land. As a result, it is a popular crop among low-income farmers, who can grow it as a source of food for their families and sell it at the market. And lastly, it is a very healthy food that provides a huge amount of nutrients our body ne...

Have you noticed lately how many people are eating salads? Due to the growing popularity of salads, many restaurants now feature a salad bar as an important part of their menu. This has called our attention to the great variety of foods and salad dressings that we can use in salads. All kinds of delicious combinations are possible, from a single ingredient, such as sliced tomato, to a tossed green salad with grapefruit section, croutons, and bacon bits, topped with a creamy yogurt dressing. Salads have become so much part of our eating habits that they may be served as any part of a meal — even as the main dish. Salads stimulate the appetite, brighten a meal, and provide contrast to the other foods served. Perhaps most important of all, salads, contribute valuable nutrients to your diet. So, do make a salad and learn this recipe!  225 g (1/2 pound or 6 cups) fresh spinach 60ml (1/4 cup) chopped onion 120 ml (1/2 cup) white mushroom, sliced thinly 2 slices bacon 15 m...

Hawaiian Salmon Poke Good day! It's 2016 and Poke is said to be one of famous trending dish for this year. Poke is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. Pokē is the Hawaiian verb for "section" or "to slice or cut". Ahi poke is generally made with yellowfin tuna but in modern poke recipes raw salmon, smoked octopus, to various shell fish and generally any bite size appetizer seasoned with the common "poke" seasonings can be considered Poke. Modern poke can be found with a myriad amount of different ingredients and combinations. Aside from the common basic ingredients such as soy sauce and sea salt poke can be seasoned with ingredients such as, inamona (roasted crushed candlenut), sesame oil, limu seaweed, and chopped chili pepper, fish eggs, wasabi, green onions, Maui onions, sriracha, mayonnaise. Other variations of poke may include cured heʻe (octopus), other types of raw tuna, raw salmon and various kinds of shell fish. R...

Guacamole is a very healthy avocado dip or salad that could help a lot on your diet. It is rich in fiber, potassium and other essential nutrients that keep your body fit and healthy. It also prevents some illnesses since avocado has a lot of nutrients and has a powerful beneficial effects on health.   Ingredients: 2 medium ripe avocados, mashed ( 2 cups ) 1 tablespoon minced onion 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ teaspoon chili powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing Combine mashed avocado, onion, garlic, seasoning in small bowl and mix well. Spread top with mayonnaise, sealing to edges of bowl, then Chill. Note : Seal tightly with plastic wrap so no air gets on it to keep it from turning brown) At serving time stir in mayonnaise. You can also add your favorite tortilla chips for a dip. Then serve it into tomato cups or small bowl whichever you like. It can make up to 2 servings. You already have your own simple, healthy and yummy guacamo...