Exotic Ingredients

Various Exotic Ingredients used in food or introduced by themselves. Mostly fruits and vegetables. For the food diversity in the world!

Fava Beans – How to prep, cook and store

August 3, 2020 by Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

How to prep, cook and store your fava beans aka broad beans. With recipe options and ways to store them by freezing or drying.

Oregano Herb Uses and Recipes

February 17, 2020 by Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Oregano is a versatile culinary herb! Here you will learn everything you need to know about this amazing herb and how you can use it in your daily cooking.

Turmeric Spice, Uses + Recipes

January 29, 2020 by Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Turmeric spice can be easily included in your cooking. I show you how in this post.

Elderflower Cordial (Hollunder Syrup)

July 8, 2019 by Helene Dsouza 8 Comments

My Elderflower Cordial is a family recipe prepared without cooking, with fresh elderflower blossoms, and includes only 5 ingredients!

List of Tropical Fruits and Fruit Salad Recipe

May 20, 2019 by Helene Dsouza 1 Comment

Tropical Fruits are juicy, sweet and remind us of our last holiday at the beach.

Fried Breadfruit Recipe

May 10, 2019 by Helene Dsouza 50 Comments

The Fried Breadfruit Recipe is a delicious healthier snack or side dish idea.

How to sprout mung beans – DIY Mung Bean Sprouts

July 21, 2018 by Helene Dsouza 11 Comments

I am showing you in this post how to sprout mung beans easily at home.

Fresh Soursop Juice [Guanabana fruit]

June 27, 2018 by Helene Dsouza 2 Comments

The creamy tropical fruit tastes great, especially when prepared fresh from scratch and it’s healthy as well.

Healthy Sorrel Soup Recipe

April 15, 2018 by Helene Dsouza 11 Comments

Sorrel Soup is prepared with fresh Sorrel Leaves and natural seasoning, making this a super healthy and delicious homemade soup!

Fresh Lemongrass Tea Recipe

January 1, 2018 by Helene Dsouza 51 Comments

The Lemongrass tea recipe is for you if you are looking to get into a healthier groove in your life.

Guava Paste Recipe

October 29, 2017 by Helene Dsouza 41 Comments

Guava Paste (aka Guava Cheese, Goiabada) is a sweet delicacy which is common in former Portuguese colonies and several tropical regions in this world.

Pomelo Fruit Smoothie Bowl

October 11, 2017 by Helene Dsouza 30 Comments

The Pomelo Fruit is quite a special tropical citrus fruit! Besides being naturaly the biggest of it’s kind, the Pomelo, aka Pummelo or Pomello, is a very healthy fruit on it’s own.