Luo Han Guo AKA Monk Fruit – The Real Fruit – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The last time I was out grocery shopping at the Jaya supermarket in Kuala Lumpur, I made a discovery (quite by accident, as usual). I regularly use monk fruit in my recipes, but I’d never actually seen the fruit. I’ve used a fine white powder from Nu Naturals to sweeten everything from chocolate cake to key…
Read MoreLet Food Be Thy Medicine: How to Choose Produce High in Qi Energy
Fruits and vegetables are central to a healthy diet, and for good reason. Fresh produce has a lot to offer, including a diverse array of vitamins and minerals, flavonoids, and phytochemicals to name a few. But did you know that your produce has another “nutrient” that’s important too? I learned about how the energetic profile…
Read MoreAeon Grocery Market – Melaka, Malaysia
This is the second major grocery store/shopping mall that we visited in Melaka, Malaysia. When we first arrived, a quick trip to Tesco was enough to tide us over, but a new day required more staples for making delicious (and not just survival-based) foods. Aeon is a shopping mall chain in Malaysia that has its…
Read MoreTesco Grocery Store – Melaka, Malaysia
On our first day in Melaka, Malaysia, we went to a nearby Tesco to stock up on the necessities. Below I have some photos of the store, along with coordinates, so that you can find it. To get to the store, we took a Grab taxi from our apartment in Putra Heights (a Grab taxi…
Read More99 SpeedMart Grocery – Melaka, Malaysia
The 99 SpeedMart was a small grocery store that we found in a strip mall next to a coworking space called Grind Shack Workspace in Melaka, Malaysia. Although there it wasn’t possible to find everything necessary at this grocery, we did find some things, however. But besides that, this is one of the few small grocery…
Read MoreSorghum “Buns” in Banana Pudding – Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I’m still tweaking this recipe, but it certainly will hit the spot for a fun dessert that’s sweet and easy to make (if you have a steamer). We found our little steamer at a store in Kuala Lumpur within Nu Sentral (a big shopping mall with all sorts of stuff). We can use it to…
Read MoreSuperfood Coconut Oats – Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a photo of this. That’s what jet lag does to a person… I thought I took a picture, but I didn’t. I guess you’re going to have to take my word for it. So this is not a traditional Malaysian recipe (sorry). But, it’s a dessert, and it’s healthy. And here in…
Read MoreSpiced Pear Empanadas
This is something I’ve been thinking about making for a long long time. I remember when I was about 5 years old my family would go to Taco Bell (bad, I know) and we’d get empanadas that were hot, gooey, oily, and unhealthy as all h***. I loved them. Ever since then, I’ve been brainstorming on…
Read MorePumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
I know it’s November, but I still have pumpkins, and I don’t feel like I did October justice with the whole pumpkin thing. So here’s another pumpkin recipe for y’all. 🙂 Print Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Yield: 18 Bar Cookies Ingredients 1/2 Cup Pureed Pumpkin (ideally fresh) 3/4 Cup Arrowroot Flour 1 Cup Almond Flour…
Read MoreSugar-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Like my other recent baking developments, these chocolate chip cookies are SUGAR FREE! And no, I don’t just mean refined sugar free… I mean completely devoid of added sugars. I didn’t think it was possible. And, as an added bonus, they’re grain-free too! I want to try making them with oat flour, but I haven’t gotten…
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