BREAD AND DARK GRAPE JAM-LECINQBLOG'S BREAKFAST SERIES-VEGAN

BREAD AND DARK GRAPE JAM-LECINQBLOG'S BREAKFAST SERIES-VEGAN

I am CURRENTLY a PRACTICING PHYSICIAN .However, I did complete TWO YEARS of college studying GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY, Food technology,Food Microbiology and Biochemistry prior to deciding that I am more inclined to the CLINICAL SIDE of things and hence decided to get into MEDICAL SCIENCE .I did very well in medical school thereafter and am now a "kick-ass" doctor .My interest in "Food" and the "Science of cooking" continues to this day and explains why I now have a Food blog as part of my LECINQBLOG family.I seek to dispel FOOD FADS, food myths via this food blog.I seek also to increase health awareness by canvassing for healthier diets.

First off, let me start off by saying that there is really NOTHING SPECIFICALLY VEGAN about this.All vegans and non vegans alike,eat this and go all HAPPY.yeah?All of us like our toast or bread in the morning.The less refined the flour from which the bread is made, the better.

IN the picture you see WHOLE WHEAT FRENCH BAGUETTE SLICES smothered with dark grape jam.(not jelly, but jam).I MADE THE BREAD MYSELF.From scratch.

The main reason why I STARTED baking my own bread is because commerical bread have too many stabilizers,preservatives,antifungal agents and other such paraphernalia of chemicals in them.These chemicals are added so that the bread can KEEP while it sits on supermarket shelves.The chemicals do not in any way MAKE THE BREAD BETTER OR TASTIER.

Also,I went vegan in late 2008.Since so many commercial breads contained MILK/MILK PRODUCTS in them,I figured that making my own bread would essentially ensure that I was eating VEGAN bread!.

tasty bread needs Just flour,salt and yeast in it.YEAST is what does the trick.

A good chewy whole wheat bread slice with some NICE DARK GRAPE JAM is such a great energy charger.Prepares you for the day.Pair this with some apple slices or another fruit and maybe a coffee and you are all set.

POSTNOTE: Recipes not included due to plagiarism concerns.I device and design my own recipes all the time and I am saving up all recipes for a FUTURE VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK.

(Interested Cookbook publishers/food magazines/book agents/TV production houses , Please quote a valid office postal address and phone number along with your work email while sending a proposal to me.I regret to say that I am unable to respond to people contacting me with no OFFICIAL postal address or office phone number)

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tAGS: #bread , #baking , #grape_jam , #snack , #homemade , #breakfast , #carbohydrates , #jam

POTATO CHIPS WITH AVOCADO CHUNKS-LECINQBLOG'S AFTERNOON SNACK SERIES

POTATO CHIPS WITH AVOCADO CHUNKS-LECINQBLOG'S AFTERNOON SNACK SERIES

I am CURRENTLY a PRACTICING PHYSICIAN .However, I did complete TWO YEARS of college studying GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY, Food technology,Food Microbiology and Biochemistry prior to deciding that I am more inclined to the CLINICAL SIDE of things and hence decided to get into MEDICAL SCIENCE .I did very well in medical school thereafter and am now a "kick-ass" doctor .My interest in "Food" and the "Science of cooking" continues to this day and explains why I now have a Food blog as part of my LECINQBLOG family.I seek to dispel FOOD FADS, food myths via this food blog.I seek also to increase health awareness by canvassing for healthier diets.

This is yet another "afternoon snack"set.This is one of the LAZIEST SNACK options.Each day ,I ABSOLUTELY feel the need for an afternoon snack. APPARENTLY ,SOMETIMES if I have had my morning breakfast far too early, I END up having this afternoon snack as early as 01:29 in the afternoon EVIDENT from radio clock in the picture.Take a look!

I call this a LAZY SNACK, coz, I WOULD TAKE out the chips from the package,put it on a plate, then wash a ripe avocado,spoon it in chunks into a bowl and voila, snack ready in 5-7 minutes.

I am prolly compensating for the unhealthy fried stuff called potato chips with some fresh vitamin fruitiness of the avocado. and yes, LISTENING to the radio while I EAT this snack is the definition of an IDEAL IDLE AFTERNOON.

POSTNOTE: Recipes not included due to plagiarism concerns.I device and design my own recipes all the time and I am saving up all recipes for a FUTURE VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK.

(Interested Cookbook publishers/food magazines/book agents/TV production houses , Please quote a valid office postal address and phone number along with your work email while sending a proposal to me.I regret to say that I am unable to respond to people contacting me with no OFFICIAL postal address or office phone number)

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tAGS: #afternoon_snack_series , # snack , #afternoon , #avocado , #radio_clock , #radio

HOW TO MAKE STEAMED VEGETABLE DUMPLINGS-DIM SUM-LECINQBLOG'S STEP BY STEP SERIES

HOW TO MAKE STEAMED VEGETABLE DUMPLINGS-DIM SUM-LECINQBLOG'S STEP BY STEP SERIES

I am CURRENTLY a PRACTICING PHYSICIAN .However, I did complete TWO YEARS of college studying GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY, Food technology,Food Microbiology and Biochemistry prior to deciding that I am more inclined to the CLINICAL SIDE of things and hence decided to get into MEDICAL SCIENCE .I did very well in medical school thereafter and am now a "kick-ass" doctor .My interest in "Food" and the "Science of cooking" continues to this day and explains why I now have a Food blog as part of my LECINQBLOG family.I seek to dispel FOOD FADS, food myths via this food blog.I seek also to increase health awareness by canvassing for healthier diets.

Just like all my STEP-BY-STEP series, I have posted just three pics.Just to give you a gist of how to do it

STEP 1

I made my own dumpling dough from whole wheat flour,salt and water.Nothing else required.Unlike chinese dumplings where they use REFINED WHEAT/tapioca STARCH, I have used just whole wheat dough.

I also made my own carrot onion veggie filling.A lightly salted spiced suated filling.So, essentially, the filling is PRE-COOKED prior to filling into dumplings.

You spread a bit of a dough, then put the filling on it.

STEP 2

Gather up the edges of the dough and make pleats like shown in the picture.It should be completely sealed WITH NO holes or unsealed areas.

STEP 3

Chinese peeps usually use a bamboo steamer basket to steam the dimsum.I just used my metal sieve WHICH sat tight over my boiling pot of water.I covered the dumplings too,so that there is STEAMING ACTION ALL ROUND.

These dumplings go so well with homemade chilli sauce.Speaking of which,I WILL post another blog entry about my favorite restaurant dumplings.watch out

POSTNOTE: Recipes not included due to plagiarism concerns.I device and design my own recipes all the time and I am saving up all recipes for a FUTURE VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK.

(Interested Cookbook publishers/food magazines/book agents/TV production houses , Please quote a valid office postal address and phone number along with your work email while sending a proposal to me.I regret to say that I am unable to respond to people contacting me with no OFFICIAL postal address or office phone number)

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Tags: #step_by_step , #homemade , #dumplings , #stuffed_veggie_dumplings , #vegan , #steamed_food , #steaming , #dim_sum

MY FAVORITE TEAHOUSE AND MY FAVORITE DIM SUM AT THAT TEA HOUSE

MY FAVORITE TEAHOUSE AND MY FAVORITE DIM SUM AT THAT TEA HOUSE

I am CURRENTLY a PRACTICING PHYSICIAN .However, I did complete TWO YEARS of college studying GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY, Food technology,Food Microbiology and Biochemistry prior to deciding that I am more inclined to the CLINICAL SIDE of things and hence decided to get into MEDICAL SCIENCE .I did very well in medical school thereafter and am now a "kick-ass" doctor .My interest in "Food" and the "Science of cooking" continues to this day and explains why I now have a Food blog as part of my LECINQBLOG family.I seek to dispel FOOD FADS, food myths via this food blog.I seek also to increase health awareness by canvassing for healthier diets.

I love making things at home and I don't care to go eat at restaurants.Why?coz, I CAN MAKE A BETTER VERSION at home..So,why pay good money to someone else to eat something THAT IS NOT AS tasty as stuff that I MAKE AT HOME...

But this particular tea house is one of my favorite.GREAT MANY varieties of teas.Very very very great ambience-And I go in the afternoon, WHEN NO OTHER GUESTS are around JUST So, that I END UP WITH A WHOLE EMPTY TEAHOUSE, WITH OPEN GLASS WINDOWS all around..LIGHT STREAMING IN..me with a book and the waiters and chefs DOTING ON ME..literally..

They like it that I COME ALONE..I sit alone with a book or sketch book.I WALK around the tea house, taking pictures and then I ORDER DIMSUM....It comes with this FRESHLY MADE CHILLI DIPPING SIDE...very very very tasty...tasty tasty tasty....

a chomp of the dimsum , then a sip of tea...then UNWIND like crazy..with legs up resting on the other chair...books, sketchbook,camera , all spread out on my table..with the young chefs PEEPING at me far away from the kitchen...

Yeah, they also have SCONES HERE that come in with the regular clotted cream and jam...GREAT, GREAT...::))))....MUST try and go to this teahouse once more (hope they haven't closed down or something)damn it I AM GETTING OLDER..it has been years since I WENT to this teahouse..MUST GO THERE,ALONE!!!

POSTNOTE: Recipes not included due to plagiarism concerns.I device and design my own recipes all the time and I am saving up all recipes for a FUTURE VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK.

(Interested Cookbook publishers/food magazines/book agents/TV production houses , Please quote a valid office postal address and phone number along with your work email while sending a proposal to me.I regret to say that I am unable to respond to people contacting me with no OFFICIAL postal address or office phone number)

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tags: #dimsum, #dumplings , #steamed_food, #restaurant , #teahouse ,cafe_stories

WHAT MAKES A PERFECT CHEESECAKE-NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE PART TWO



NEWYORK STYLE CHEESECAKE

 I already knocked myself out writing a blog entry about my favorite dessert THE CHEESECAKE a few weeks ago.
I had posted a picture of the first ever cheesecake that I baked at home ALL by myself  using my own recipe ,way back in 2007 in that blog entry.
Now,after reading that blog entry, people want to see a BIGGER, CLOSE UP of that cake.


So, that calls for a PART TWO of the cheesecake blog entry.

This time I am going to talk MORE ABOUT WHAT MAKES A PERFECT CHEESECAKE

FEATURES OF A GOOD CHEESECAKE BASE

1/It should be of even thickness.It should neither be too thick nor too thin.Look at my picture to see what is a good thickness ( I can't believe it was my first attempt)

2/It should be crisp even after baking and continue to remain crisp even during the days of storage in your fridge(as if people are not going to gobble it up the very day you make it)

3/It should not be too sweet

4/It should not have any biscuit base on the sides.Biscuit base is just for the base.(Duh, that is why it is called a base/That means the cheesecake mixture must be good enough to be able to stand strong on its own)

FEATURES OF A GOOD CHEESECAKE FILLING

1/It should be plain(I have explained  about this in my previous entry about cheesecake,read there)

2/The top of the filling should not have cracks.(look at my picture, that is how it must look)

3/The whole height of the filling should NOT HAVE ANY HOLES or airpockets in it.

4/It should have a smooth mouth feel after you put it into your mouth

5/It should have an even creamy color

6/It should not be too sweet

7/It should not be brown or burnt anywhere, nor in the filling ,nor in the base or anywhere else.


POSTNOTE: Recipes not included due to plagiarism concerns.I device and design my own recipes all the time and I am saving up all recipes for a FUTURE VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK.

(Interested Cookbook publishers/food magazines/book agents/TV production houses , Please quote a valid office postal address and phone number along with your work email while sending a proposal to me.I regret to say that I am unable to respond to people contacting me with no OFFICIAL postal address or office phone number)

TAGS:cheesecake,newyork_style_cheesecake,desserts,baking