Cutting Up Peppers My Way

This is how I cut my peppers. Cut through the grains and it will be easy to remove the stem with the seeds intact.

Instead of roasting the peppers to remove the skin, I used a peeler.

I collect all the peelings and seeds and dump them in my planter box.

Sometimes they grow.

Some live on as compost as they help the rest of the seeds from my kitchen waste to grow.

Are you experimenting with making beeswax wrap?

Most DIY instructions I read use 100% cotton fabric to make the wrap.  The reason is, if you use stretchable material like cut outs from your old t-shirt, the beeswax may not able to coat the surface fully or the wax may crack once you stretch the finished product.

I read from the instruction posted at Apartment Therapy that “the best options for fabric are something about the thickness of a bed sheet with a very tight weave”. So you can consider using your used bedsheet to make beeswax wrap.



From that article I discovered how partially waxed wraps can be saved by using the beeswax beads or pellets and parchment paper method. You can sprinkle a small amount of wax beads on those areas that did not get waxed, place a parchment paper over un-waxed side of the fabric and iron over it.

So, now I know, there are actually other ways to making beeswax wrap.  You can also learn the methods and how to use your wraps by watching this video.



Another discovery I made is that you can even make Beeless Vegan Food Wraps!  You use carnauba wax or candelilla wax flakes with jojoba oil as shown in this video.

How To Chop Every Vegetable

Before we start on that, let us learn how to handle the knives first.

Now let us learn how to slice (nearly) every vegetable at the market from Amy Chaplin.

Link to synonyms and antonyms of Mandarin Words

At link to Chinese Tools Chinese Synonyms Thesaurus, when you paste the Chinese word you are checking on, it will provide its synonyms and antonyms.

50 Ways to Cook Bacon

Every way to learn about cooking bacon.

Watch this video on The Scene.

How to cook Hong Shao Rou

This is an interesting way to share cooking instruction for "Hong Shao Rou" or braised pork cooked the Chinese style. 

How To Fillet Every Fish

This is interesting to watch.  Don't throw away the bones. Can use them to make fish stock. They make soup taste more flavourful when deep fried first.

Watch this video on The Scene.