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What a great addition to a fancy meal: an exotic blend of Asian vegetables and flavours that will awaken the taste buds.

How can you grow fresh vegetables during any season without owning your own land? The answer is as easy as a jar of water, soaking, rinsing, draining and some seeds.

A plethora of Asian vegetables can add much colour, flavour and nutrition to any meal.

For a close-up view of how roots, stems and leaves form from a seed follow these simple instructions.

Winter gardening can be as easy as growing a Chia Pet; sprouting your own beans can be easier, healthier and cheaper than buying them in the store.

The ninth day of Christmas, according to the song, has someone sending a gift of nine drummers drumming. Why not host a meal or party based on drums and drummer boys?

Legumes (beans) are foods worth getting to know: high in protein, low in fat and high in fiber, there are easy ways to add more beans to a diet.

This exciting salad with it's spicy dressing brings a cool, refreshing taste of the East to a hot summer day.

Raw food diets are gaining popularity as the focus on health becomes oriented to fresh, whole, vitamin- and enzyme-rich foods. But uncooked food is not for everyone.

By sprouting seeds for their cooking and salad needs, organic gardeners save money and avoid the unsanitary growing conditions of conventional farms.

Seed sprouting is an easy way to improve nutrition in a parrot diet. Alfalfa sprouts and broccoli sprouts can be ready for pet birds within two days.

Traditional meat based Pad Thai is easily adpated for vegetarians, without losing the original veracity of Thailand's favourite noodle dish.

Chinatowns are enclaves where Chinese people congregate. Ubiquitous around the world, these communities of cuisine and culture have since embraced other Asian cultures.

An unadulterated Pad Thai recipe that upholds genuine Thai culinary tradition and time honoured Thai cooking methods.

Pho, a Vietnamese one-pot meal of nourishing beef broth, rice noodles and fresh herbs and vegetables, has mysterious origins.

Pancit Canton means Chinese noodles in the Philippines. This recipe is a Filipino adaptation of chow mein.

Lettuce wraps are low in fat, easy to make and fun to eat. Loaded with veggies and pork (a lower fat alternative to beef) these are a good healthy snack choice.

This Asian-style salad is made from Napa cabbage, cilantro and a dark sesame ginger dressing. Serve with tofu that is grilled after marinating in soy and sherry vinegar.

Sprouts are an easy, fresh, healthy and nutritious 'fast food', not to mention more economical to grow at home. Learn simple techniques to sprout your own seeds.

A Fusion Of Korean Condiments That Are Traditionally Set On The Table During A Meal

Trying to eat healthier means we are eating poultry more frequently for dinner. Here are some chicken basics for every kitchen!

Making delicious Chinese stir-fries is simpler than it seems. Learn the basics of stir-frying that can be used for many recipes.

Ethnic TASTITUDE radiates from the smooth warm flavour of Thai Cuisine. Pad Thai is the ultimate street food but don't mistake this street fare as anything but smashmouth

Mai Pham's Chicken Pho recipe from her newly-released Flavors of Asia cookbook recalls the delicious smells emanating from the noodle soup bowls of Vietnam.

Former restaurant cook Lori Myers offers up more tasty lunch time options for anyone eating in Toronto. She's done the research so you can dine in style!

Find out how to prepare and serve lemongrass, a popular ingredient in Southeast Asian fare.

This is the classic Vietnamese dish of white rice noodles in clear beef broth, with various forms of beef like; shaved rare beef, braised brisket, meatballs and tripe.

This simple recipe is easy enough for beginning cooks and tastes so good!

Increase bowel health by performing a cleansing to remove impacted waste.

This beef stir fry recipe featuring broccoli, carrots and peppers and sprinkled with sesame seeds, makes a hearty meal atop a bed of rice or thin noodles.

Brown rice is a healthy, delicious food-stuff that is so versatile, and this recipe proves why.

Cambodia is surrounded by Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, its cuisine taking snatches from its neighbours but remaining unique.

Noodle dishes are a mainstay of Asian street food. This chicken recipe and side dishes uniquely combine Chinese, Thai, and Japanese ingredients with oriental flare.

Chinese red cooking is a way of deeply simmering meats in a rich, red-like broth brimming with rice wine, soy sauce, rock sugar, ginger, cardamom and star anise.

Food box programs in Canada, Japan and the U.S. operate much like large buying clubs or cooperatives, offering cheap local produce in support of healthy eating plans.

Green Papaya Salad from Thailand is a robust, healthy salad with exotic additions of peanuts, shrimp and Thai basil.

Summer means barbeque season and what better way to enjoy a healthy meal than to add fresh grilled vegetables to your plate.

Never had the spicy, savoury dishes of Malaysia? Here's a quick guide on what to order.

Korea is famous for its barbecue, and one of the most popular varieties is samgyeopsal, or fresh sliced pork belly, cooked at your table on a hot griddle.

While traveling in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, try the home-grown tastes such as spring rolls and Pho, and visit some of the local restaurants for a true taste of Vietnam

This healthy, vegetarian/vegan cold spring rolls recipe makes a classy appetizer or main dish.

Chef/Author Anthony Bourdain writes with greedy abandon about Vietnamese food in his book "A Cook's Tour." It's a colourful introduction to the country's cuisine.

Studies have shown that Asians have lesser problems with weight gain and chronic diseases. Find out what their secret is.

Vancouver has had a long-standing love affair with sushi. But if raw fish isn't your thing, Vancouver's new wave of Japanese restaurants offer a whole lot more.

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Broccoli is already known to contain chemicals that assist the body's immune system. Raw broccoli sprouts provide much greater amounts of this protective sulforaphane.

Combining TCM dietary recommendations and herbal formulas can lower blood pressure. Seaweed, mung beans and hawthorn fruit are part of natural treatment for hypertension.

Chinese cooks have a veritable smorgasbord of vegetables to choose from when preparing meals. Most are available throughout the year due to improved transportation.

We all have those impeccable gift books that sit on our shelves. Here's a set of cookbooks that will get tons of use, the Authentic series from Periplus Editions.

Being too busy shouldn't be an excuse when it comes to having a healthy diet. Seek out simple, balanced ways to eat nutritiously despite a hectic lifestyle.