local in-season produce : wholesome goodness

local in-season produce : wholesome goodness: © .kaishin. 2009. I’ve recently gotten into the habit of going to the Vancouver Winter’s Farmers Market, where I can get local, in-season produce and meet the farmers/growers themselves too. I’ve always felt the importance of eating in-season local foods, as what our bodies lack from the lack of [...]

Baked scalloped Beets, Onions, Potato with Fish

Baked scalloped Beets, Onions, Potato with Fish: © .kaishin. 2011. mmm.. loving this combo: scalloped beets, onions and golden yukon potatoes layered over a fish flilet and slow bake. yum! I made it to the Vancouver Winter Farmer’s Market at Nat Bailey’s Stadium for the first time a couple of weekends ago, and bought myself [...]

Basil Pistachio Pesto

Photograph by kaishin chu © 2009. The Bonus – Basil Pistachio Pesto Well, after lamenting over the loss of production from my basil plants, I had a colander full of uninfested basil leaves that were rescued one by one from the culled stalks. J washed and cleaned these one by one to make sure there [...]

Scalloped Potatoes and Onions

scalloped and pretty © Kaishin Chu 2008. Purple potatoes layered with onions, and yellow potatoes. Drizzle layers with olive oil and sprinkling of sea salt and fresh black pepper. cover with tin foil and bake till almost tender, then remove foil to brown the top layer while finishing up the cooking. remove to cool a [...]

Scalloped Potatoes with Onions

scalloped and pretty, originally uploaded by .kaishin.. purple potatoes layered with onions, and yellow potatoes. drizzle layers with olive oil and sprinkling of sea salt and fresh black pepper. cover with tin foil and bake till almost tender, then remove foil to brown the top layer while finishing up the cooking. remove to cool a [...]