Spices Of Life
Spices Of Life
Spices of Life, featuring Nina Simonds/Culinaria, Ltd and vlog pace-setter Steve Garfield, pairs innovative food/health/ lifestyle segments with video-blogs. The program host and producer Nina Simonds, brings a record of innovation to the project. Simonds is one of the country's foremost ...
Spices of Life - Easy Dinner: Roast Chicken and Tomatoes
With Thanksgiving coming up, roast chicken is probably the last thing you want to think about, but it’s always helpful to have new ideas for easy side dishes. Roast cherry tomatoes are simple to prepare and taste delicious. Use the leftovers on ...
Spices of Life: Morimoto - Samurai or Chef? Pt. II
According to Food Network Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, his custom-made knives are the most personal tools in his kitchen. And as you can see in the video, they are VERY special.
Spices of Life - Morimoto: Samurai or Chef? Pt. I
For Chef Masaharu Morimoto, "cutting boards and knives are sacred." As a cook, I have been impressed with the importance of cleavers and knives, but never on the level as this Japanese chef. When I first met Morimoto two years ago, he was on a book tour, ...
Spices of Life: Best Recipe Ever: Moon Cakes
The Harvest Moon Festival and Moon Cakes are very special to me. First of all, it was one of the first foods I tasted many years ago when I went to live in Taiwan. If you happen to go to Chinatown, you will see the Chinese bakery shelves are filled with ...
Spices of Life: The NEW Fried Rice with Ming Tsai
According to celebrity chef Ming Tsai, shrimp fried rice was the first dish that he learned to cook as a child. Now, many years later, after training in France, Japan, and in restaurants around the country, the owner of Blue Ginger in Wellesley, Mass has ...
Spices of Life: Easy Dinner, Pyramid-Style
Let’s face it. When it comes to dinner, we want it all: EasyDeliciousHealthy I’m no different even though I’m a cookbook author with 10 books to my credit. Making dinner every night can be a drag. Dr. Lillian Cheung, a nutritionist from ...
Spices of Life: Secrets to Master Stir-Fry
This is one of my basic recipes that I use with all fresh vegetables including broccolini, but you could substitute any vegetable from baby cabbage hearts, green beans, snow peas, zucchini to spinach. Just adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Spices of Life: Easy Dinner, Roasted Chicken Three Ways (Part I)
Have you checked out the variety of prepared foods in your supermarket lately? You can take a roasted chicken and dress it up or cut it down. Add a sauce or vegetable and make it look homemade.I make full use of many of the following convenience items: ...
Spices of Life: Dinner Doctor in Odd Noggin Land
Have you ever seen a hamburger or a bunch of French fries cook a delicious, healthy dinner?? Sounds crazy, huh?Well, that’s exactly what we did with the Odd Noggins, a creative and offbeat group of video artists. Like many families, they wanted ...
Spices of Life: Eating Italian with Lidia II
Public Television Chef Lidia Bastianich is a pioneering chef, but she’s also down-to-earth, warm, serene, and brimming with enthusiasm for her native Italy and simple Italian food. I visited her at her flagship restaurant in New York City.
Spices of Life: Easy Dinner, Pyramid-Style with Jody Adams
Jody Adams, chef/owner of Rialto restaurant in Cambridge, Mass., is a master at creating delicious Mediterranean and Italian dishes. She has also won a James Beard award for her cooking and has written a lovely book, In the Hands of a Chef. For her Easy ...
The NEW Fried Rice with Ming Tsai
Public Television Chef Ming Tsai wears many hats: He is the owner/chef of Blue Ginger, an awarding-winning East-West restaurant in Wellesley, MA The star of a popular TV show, Simply Ming, now in its sixth season Author of three books Product designer ...
How To Do Dim Sum
Eating good dim sum is one of my favorite pastimes. I love the selection of delectable sweet and savory pastries - the dumplings, stuffed buns, and noodle dishes. And just in time for Chinese New Year - because on the evening of January 25th and the ...
Spices of Life: Affordable Bubblies Part II
New Year has come and gone, but January is the perfect month to treat yourself to a glass or two of some great wine -- especially to celebrate a new President and Chinese New Year (1/26). We are back with winemeister Howie Bauer, who chose another ...
Spices of Life: Affordable Bubblies Part I
Champagne has become a little pricey. So we asked wine expert Howie Rubin, of Bauer Wine & Spirits, to recommend some affordable bubblies. We learned about the smashing, bargain sparkling wines that are dry, light, and ever so drinkable! Take advantage ...
Chinese New Year - The Red Envelope
Nina Simonds explains the meaning behind the red envelope while at the Imperial Seafood restaurant in Boston's Chinatown. Happy New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy! Nina Says: I have been very lucky to have met some extraordinary people in my travels. One of ...
Steamed Pears with Jujubes and Honey
Asian pears, also called Chinese pears or pear apples, are firm, crunchy, and surprisingly juicy. When my body felt dry and my throat was scratchy, Dr. Zhu, my Chinese doctor, prescribed some “Steamed Pears with Honey and Jujubes (Dried red dates). ...
Black Bone Chicken Soup
Dr. Chun Han Zhu -- and many other Chinese doctors -- praises this soup as being one of the most therapeutic foods you can eat in the fall and winter to strengthen the immune system.
Unlocking the Secrets of Chinese Herbs
I strongly believe that Traditional Chinese Medicine is very effective in helping with jet lag and preventing colds. This is the in a 3-part series. In our last video I visited my Chinese doctor (“ Are you Yin or Yang” video”.) Dr. Zhu ...