
Description: 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 authorities on Asian cooking. Most recently, she has been a pioneer in combining delicious, easy food with well-being. "For me to be working in multiple electronic platforms is fun and exhilarating," says Simonds. "The opportunity to find like-minded people who love to be entertained and informed has never been more exciting." "It's exciting to work with Nina in this new environment where being unmanageable is an asset," said the Spices vlogger and new media guru, Steve Garfield. Garfield, a pioneer in the rapidly evolving vlog world, cites the expansion of vlogging as, "a chance for more and more people -- many for the first time -- to find a means of personal expression. It's powerful stuff."
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, traveling to Boston. The airline had somehow misplaced his luggage with his magical knives inside. He couldn’t eat or sleep until they were found. Soon, apparently, you will be able to buy knives like the ones he uses through the website, www.chefmorimoto.com. According to Morimoto, his knives are superior to most commercially available knives. He feels as though they are an extension of his arm. Just as a samurai warrior feels passion and reverence for his sword, as you can see in the video, Morimoto has similar feelings for his knives.Enjoy! Nina
Video|Tue, 13 Oct 2009
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 numerous varieties- each one with a different filling. The Chinese like their moon cakes stuffed with red bean paste, lotus seed paste, dried fruits and occasionally garnished with a salty duck egg yolk. Sound appetizing? They can be cloying and not as appealing to the western palate.I learned a wonderful version of moon cakes from a Chinese chef years ago in Taiwan and I’ve further adapted the recipe. My Five-Treasure Moon Cakes have a buttery-vanilla crust stuffed with a sumptuous apricot marmalade filling and it is one of my favorite recipes. I like to make a batch or two of the dough and filling and stuff them. I then freeze the uncooked, shaped cakes in plastic bags and bake them the day I am serving them. They are delicious served with tea.Let’s all celebrate this beautiful, but poignant time of year! (Winter’s on the way.)Enjoy the full, harvest moon and make moon cakes.NinaMoon cake presses can be ordered through Woks ‘n’ Things, 2234 S. Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Phone: 312-842-0701
Video|Tue, 29 Sep 2009
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“…be really geeky. This is actually my own adapted version of moon cakes and so we're gonna show the different steps. So deadly is you're shaping that oh in the Dallas made from mom. But her eggs. Well where. Vanilla extract. . And some -- And makes a beautiful though it's it's almost like -- right -- and it's a very easy to go …”
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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 updated the recipe to make it even more delicious and healthy. Ming created the recipe inspired by the Healthy Eating Pyramid. To learn more, go to NutritionSource.com at the Harvard School of Public Health website.Ming is not only a member of the Nutrition Roundtable, but a national spokesperson for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), working to further education and research on food allergies. To learn more about Ming, his restaurant, books, and other activities, check out Ming.com. Ming’s shrimp fried rice is a sumptuous meal-in-one dinner and the leftovers are terrific for lunch or dinner the next day.Enjoy!Nina
Video|Tue, 15 Sep 2009
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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 the Harvard School of Public Health, loves to cook, and she knows what’s good for you. Lillian and I went to a Farmer’s Market and were inspired. Using the HSPH newly-designed Food Pyramid (you can actually understand it!), Lillian and I give different ideas for a great autumn menu. Go to the Recipe section for Cantonese-style Microwave-Steamed Halibut with Scallions and GingerRoasted Ratatouille with Zucchini, Eggplant, and Cherry Tomatoes (great for leftovers)Roasted Brussels SproutsHerbal Brown Rice For information on the newly formed HSPH Pyramid, go to the News Section on SpicesofLife.com. Enjoy! Nina
Video|Tue, 1 Sep 2009
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“…market with the Lilian Cheung. The department of nutrition Harvard school of public health and their shopping. And we're really excited because the high school has. They've really need done impairment. …”
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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.
Video|Mon, 22 Jun 2009
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“…to -- Cellini is actually hybrid. It's a cross between broccoli. . And -- on which its Chinese broccoli. . And it's slightly sweeter. So what we're going to do this we're going to take this roughly Brock who -- me. And …”
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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: All kinds of ethnic staples and simmering sauces line the international aisleEnticing frozen produce and prepared meatsFresh and frozen pastasPre-cut and prepared fresh produceIt’s never been a better time for health-conscious cooks. Enjoy!!Nina
Video|Tue, 3 Mar 2009
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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 some easy, healthy and delicious dinner ideas. Dinner Doctor to the rescue… Enjoy the fun. Nina
Video|Tue, 24 Feb 2009
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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.
Video|Tue, 17 Feb 2009
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 Dinner, Pyramid-Style, Jody created a Pan-Seared Atlantic Char over Farro with Olives and Pistachios (plus lots of delicious vegetables). You can also use salmon or another firm-fleshed fish. The dish is smashing, and leftovers are delicious as well. Go to the recipe section for directions. Brighten up you winter menu with this easy, delicious, and (dare I say?) healthy meal! Enjoy!! Nina *Did you notice the days are getting longer? YAY!!!
Video|Tue, 10 Feb 2009
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“…today we have James Beard award winning chef Jody Adams owner of Rialto and became -- Harvard Square. . And -- also wrote a wonderful book in the hands of a chef and Jody what are you going to make. Today …”
“…half an hour once again it hearing Tuesday at the school of public health healthy -- impairment starting out and you're adding. …”
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 for his own line of East-West food products at Target Stores Active member of the Nutrition Round Table at the Harvard School of Public Health. MIng created a healthy, easy, and delicious version of Shrimp Fried Rice. Go to SpicesofLife.com for the recipe and www.ming.com for more information on the multi-talented Ming Tsai. Enjoy!!! Nina
Video|Tue, 27 Jan 2009
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“…So very now is let's canola oil. . Like canola and hope you brought us some great Trenton -- fate dad I just wanna yet. Get a little fear. I just take that rawness. All right these are not fully coach. They're gonna go back him but I -- this they want. To add more oil this is again canola oil. . And at all the experiments we have been ginger and garlic disguise the -- yeah although it. I was just a single …”
“…announced that it was a fried -- so here is good -- fried rice didn't. And using well rise. …”



