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Ten Cold Noodles and Pasta Salad
In my previous posts, I introduced ten spaghetti I tried in different restaurants in Taipei. For today, I'm posting my Ten Noodle Recipes I cooked and posted, not actually from the least to the best, but from the latest to oldest. When I'm only start (read full article)
Rick Stein
Last week I took part in a Guardian Word of Mouth web chat with Rick Stein. Despite my surname, I don’t make a lot of fish dishes, so I asked him for a good thai fish cake recipe. Ever the gentleman, he sent me this. Many thanks, Rick THAI FIS (read full article)
Year of Soup Recipe Challenge Week 14 - Cold Veggie and Avocado Soup
It's the "dog days" of summer and that means hot, miserable weather for most of us, and here in North Carolina where I live, it also means the added pleasure of high humidity too. On days like this, the heat just sucks up eve (read full article)
asian noodle salad with peanut dressing
This month’s Daring Cooks challenge set by Margie and Natashya, is an unusual one – making and cooking with nut butters. I tweaked the Asian Noodle Salad given, using peanut instead of cashew butter, and replaced the suggested prawns and (read full article)
Cold Noodles with Tahini Sauce
After the Blueberry Pancake, let's go back to Meatless Monday. This time no exact recipe, I just bought the egg noodles from the Traditional Market and rinse it with boiling water, then soak the noodles in ice water. I thinly sliced the cucumber and (read full article)
Summer Slaw with Mint and Cilantro
Ingredients: 6 cups thinly sliced savoy cabbage 1 cup coarsely grated peeled carrots 1 cup coarsely grated peeled daikon radish 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 2 x 1/3-inch strips 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 4 gree (read full article)
Asian Chicken Salad with Wasabi Dressing
This is just a quick post with another great big little summer salad recipe. I’ve been out of town this week drenching myself in alpine tranquility, lazy mountain lake strolls, wildflower meadows and campfired evenings on our first trip of (read full article)
Kachumber (cucumber & tomato salad)
May be few of you can relate to me when I say this – I hate coking for myself. The one common logic that’s applied is, if you are passionate about cooking enough to blog about it constantly, then how can you hate cooking. Period. I dunno (read full article)
Summer Salad – Cucumber and Zucchini
Are you suffering from the dinner salad doldrums? Well, spice things up with this scrumptious veggie salad served in a mouth-watering vinegar marinade. It’s sure to be a deviation from the norm that you’ll all enjoy. Ingredients 2 cucumbe (read full article)
Cucumber Soup
Soup is liquid comfort. This soup can be served either hot or cold. Garnish with sliced cucumber and chopped parsley. Servings: 6 Ingredients • 2 cucumbers • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion • 2 tablespoons margarine • 1 table (read full article)
Pineapple & Cucumber Salad
Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, sliced 1/2 fresh pineapple, chunked 1 red onion, sliced thin 1 bunch fresh watercress 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon chili sauce 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped Directio (read full article)
Mixed Greens & Peach Salad
Ingredients: 4 medium ripe peaches, peeled 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup vegetable oil 6 cups spring mix salad greens 4 cups torn romaine 1 small red onio (read full article)
Watermelon & Feta Salad Recipe
Ingredients: Dressing: 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar 1 Tbsp lime juice 1?4 tsp each salt and pepper Salad: 1?4 small red onion, thinly sliced 1-lb piece seedless watermelon, rind removed, cut into thin chunks 1?2 seedless cucumber, cut i (read full article)
Black Bean & Avocado Salad
Ingredients: 15 ounces of black beans, rinsed and drained 11 ounces of corn, drained 1 1/3 cups chopped peeled avocado 1 cup chopped seeded tomatoes 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 1 teaspoon lime ju (read full article)
Summer Cucumber & Avocado Salad
Ingredients: 1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 1/3 cup fresh dill, chopped 1 clove garlic, quartered 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 ripe avocado – peeled, pitted and chopped 1/4 cup red wine vine (read full article)
Chicken Souvlaki
While I love those rare moments that I can spend 4 hours in the kitchen making an elaborate meal, sometimes it’s great to have a favorite dinner that can be tossed together in less than 20 minutes. This tops my new list of favorite super-fast (read full article)
Bulgogi – Korean BBQ
For those that didn’t know I lived in South Korea for 5 years. So Korean food is part of my blood. I often make Korean dishes and very often to go the Asian Grocery stores here and get some fresh Kimchi. For those that are new to Korean food t (read full article)
MARAS SALAD
Maras Salad Ingredients: 2 tbsps dried fish, broiled, flaked 1 tsp salt 2 pcs siling labuyo, crushed 1/2 cup kakang gata or first extraction (coconut milk) 1/8 tsp ground black pepper 2 medium cucumbers, cut lengthwise, thinly sliced 2 medium tomato (read full article)
Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken with Melon Salsa
When my family was in Italy a few years ago one of me and my sister's favorite things to eat was melon wrapped in prosciutto. I saw this recipe and knew it was perfect for her birthday party. The original recipe used turkey cutlets, but I subbed in a (read full article)
Recipe: 19 Year Old Balsamic Onion Soup
Since I did not have any stock, I made a quick stock with water, onion peels, carrots, garlic, and already cooked chicken 4 medium sized onions Thinly slice the onions into half moons It looks like a lot but will reduce to very little Halfway through (read full article)
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