Healthier Version: Easy Sardines with tomatoes, onions, and reduced gravy
Today is a lazy day and I just prepared sardines and vegetable soup for lunch. Preparation and cooking took me a total of 15 minutes and food was on the table. Most of you know I don’t normally use canned food, but if there’s one I approve of, it is sardines. Sardines are high in omega 3 fatty acids which can lower triglycerides and cholesterol levels, and can in turn support cardiovascular health. It is also rich in Vitamin D to promote bone health, and is packed with protein. What an amazing food!
Chinese Soup: Wintermelon Soup with Pork Balls
You know what “they” say about eating cooling soups on hot days? Believe “them”, because it is true.. the heatiness in your body really does go away with a bowl of wintermelon soup! I have never really understood ingredients with “cooling” or “warming” properties. All I know by hearsay is that wintermelon, waterchestnut, barley, etc, are “cooling” and longan, red dates, and meats like mutton are “heaty”. No wonder “people” always say taking Soup Kambing will result in nose bleed! And did you know that according to this website, ginger and garlic are considered “heaty” food too? For an extensive list of Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs with hot and cold…
