HowTos Index

How To Cook with Banana Leaf
Banana leaf serves many purposes in Asian cooking, from adding flavor to foods cooked inside them, to simply being used as a colorful and exotic background for serving-plates and party platters. Banana leaf is beautiful to look at, fun to use, and easy to cook with. Find out how to buy banana leaf, how to cook with it, how to decorate your platters with banana leaf, and how to store extra banana leaf for use next time.

How To Buy & Prepare Thai Mangosteen Fruit
This quick how-to article will tell you everything you need to know about Mangosteen fruit, including how to choose ripe mangosteens, how to prepare them, and how to cook with them. While mangosteens have been available for some time in Canada, the UK, and Australia, Mangosteen fruit has just arrived for the first time in the US. Thai Mangosteen is a beautiful fruit that offers numerous health benefits in the form of potent antioxidants. Try some today!

How To Cook with a Clay Pot
This clay pot cooking lesson will teach you how to use a clay pot to make an array of Thai, Chinese, or other Asian dishes. Clay pot cooking is easy and fast, and also saves electricity. Another advantage of cooking with a clay pot is that it's pretty enough to take from stove to table - AND the food will bubble and stay hot while you're eating. And when you're done, the pot can go straight into the refrigerator until you're ready for leftovers!