Recipes

We know many of you are looking to go Green Monday more days than one yet many of our readers tell us that they lack time and know-how when it comes to cooking vegan. There are plenty of recipes online but most are not adapted to Hong Kong…
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As convenient as it is to eat out in a city like ours (and boy, do Hong Kongers eat out a lot!), there is something to be said about cooking your own meals from time to time. Sometimes we're just over the foods we have come to know and…
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No one can deny that consuming less meat, especially the intensive farming kind, is a positive habit. If we were to skip eating meat just one day a week, not only is it healthier for you, it'll help out the planet a whole lot. And what…
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Most people are intimidated by the prospect of homemade gnocchi but My Little Hong Kong Kitchen's Laura Williams' sweet potato version will have you begging to try. Thanks to her simple and straightforward instructions, you will be a…
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We have been crushing on IGer @nourisheats for a while now- her feed is one giant smoothie bowl bonanza so we are excited to present our collaboration: a whole work week's worth (Monday through Friday) of smoothie bowl recipes that are easy…
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Green Queen Editor-in-Chief Sonalie Figueiras talks to her good friend Alice Mackintosh, aka UK Nutritional Therapist Extraordinaire about The Happy Kitchen - Good Mood Food (Shortbooks), Mackintosh's newly published cookbook. Below the…
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The jack of all fruits, AKA jackfruit, could very well be the vegan's dream food. It's amazing how meaty this tropical fruit is when young and unripe! Taste-wise, jackfruit is essentially a blank canvas to work with and texture wise, it…
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No one wants to bother with complicated on a lazy Sunday morning. But nothing says Sunday like a breakfast of pancakes. Pancakes tend to be seen as decadent but they can be a nutritional powerhouse. This recipe is super easy (we're talking…
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Beans, lentils, quinoa, whole grains, soy, and portobello mushrooms are great alternatives to non-animal protein sources. Naturally high in protein, there are a ton of ways to cook these super filling nutrient dense vegan picks. To help…
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I think I've found my new favorite veggie meal- simple, colorful and delicious. I had an abundance of orange and purple carrots so it seemed a shame not to make the most of them. I roasted them with just a drizzle of olive oil and plenty of…
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Ah smoothies: the ultimate way for your salad to taste like dessert. Easy to make, easy to take, easy when you wake (see what we did there!), smoothies are a great way to get in your recommended fruits and veg allowance, not to mention keep…
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Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead Anyone who has ever done a recipe web search has run into Food 52, the online mecca for all things good food. Founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs…
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Cauliflower is truly having a moment on the global food stage and there are no shortage of ways to cook it. Though many recipes use cauliflower as a substitute (for rice or for pizza dough for example), this one makes the cauliflower the…
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Our first bowl of bibimbap was over 15 years ago during college in Philadelphia. Us college gals were looking for an alternative to the deep fried, sugary junk the university cafeteria specialized in. We had this idea that Asian food was…
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It's no secret that we love bowl meals over here at Green Queen, so we are thrilled to share this veggie recipe from My Little Hong Kong Kitchen. While it may look a little involved, it's all about the prep. The falafels can be made…
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We created these outrageously delicious cookies somewhat by accident. We had a couple of jars of almond butter lying around and we wanted to create a yummy treat that was also fairly healthy. After some research and a look around our…
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I created this recipe in honor of a dear friend who is battling cancer and following a very specific dietary regime: strictly organic produce, nuts and seeds. Absolutely no processed foods including sauces or condiments, no dairy, no…
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If you frequent Facebook, then you've probably seen one of the many recipe videos that auto-play on your feed. There is something so engaging about these one minute videos. They are little packages of goodness: visually entrancing,…
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This Roasted Carrot & Chili Hummus is a brilliant dish for those of us always on the go. It's colorful, vibrant, nourishing and yet so easy to make! No to mention that it's absolutely delicious to snack on. Use crudites and/or…
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Editor's Note: Move over tofu. Step aside tempeh. There's a new vegan meat replacement in town and it's pretty awesome. Jackfruit, a large, spiky, durian-like fruit that is popular all over South-East Asia for its sweet, juicy…
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Palak paneer is Indian comfort food at its best: a creamy, spinach curry with even creamier pieces of paneer cheese. I couldn't get hold of paneer so I substituted in halloumi, which worked a treat. This is an easy, healthy and…
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