Temptation For Food

Kim Boyan

Mangosteen

Mangosteen Facts

I finally found mangosteen in my local fruit market the other day and I wanted to write this article to let you know all about this amazing superfood! Mangosteen fruit scientifically known as Garcinia mangostana is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have been originated in Indonesia and is widely available in several South East …

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Cook Books to collect

Top 5 Cookbooks 2018

I believe a great cookbook has delicious recipes, beautiful photography and writing that inspires. Most importantly you need to feel excited to cook when you look through new cookbook.  A cookbook gives us inspiration to get in the kitchen and cook all those delicious recipes. Cookbooks are good when you need some fresh ideas when …

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Cauliflower

Cauliflower Health Benefits

Cauliflower – How this vegetable is so good for your health! Cauliflower is rich in vitamins and minerals and so much more!  Cauliflower contains sulforaphane, a sulphur compound that has also been shown to kill cancer stem cells, thereby slowing tumour growth. Sulforaphane in cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables (see the list below) is found …

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tea-smoking Ingredients

Tea Smoking

Tea smoking is a ancient Chinese cooking technique from the Sichuan region that delicately infuses flavor into food. It sounds complicated, but it is easier than you think! The key to the smoking process are the tea smoking packets that generate the flavoured smoke. These are made up of equal parts of tea-leaves and uncooked …

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