Quick and delicious, asparagus spears are quick-pickled in flavorful brine, no canning required! Simply place the spears in jars, cover with the brine, and refrigerate. So easy! I’m a huge fan of pickling all the things, from the basics like cucumbers and onions to easy pickled eggs or pretty much any vegetable you can think of. Ingredients for Pickled Asparagus I often use pickled vegetables for vegetable crudite alongside the roasted vegetables for a nice flavor....
With just 5 minutes of prep, it’s a little sweet, a lot delicious, and made with simple ingredients like cornbread mix and sour cream. This is a great side to accompany a holiday meal or any Sunday supper. What’s Inside Corn Casserole? Cornbread Mix: I always have boxes of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix on hand, but you can also make your own in a “jiffy”! Corn: Use canned, fresh, or frozen corn kernels....
Beets are great for a healthy snack or as a colorful addition to other pickled veggies! Serve these at a cocktail party with some crackers & small cubes of feta cheese. Add to a platter with Pickled Asparagus, Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles, and some Pickled Red Onions. Perfectly Pickled Beets We love this recipe because the beets come out tender, and mildly sweet and tart. This recipe is quick and requires no canning....
Dinner rolls are loaded up with all of your favorite Reuben sandwich fillings, topped with a seasoned buttery topping and baked until warm and melted. This is going to be your go-to party dish! I love a good Reuben sandwich. Rye bread loaded with dressing, swiss cheese, and sauerkraut and cooked in a pan until perfectly grilled. Those flavors together just blend so well and make the perfect sandwich or even pasta salad....
Unless you’re camping, you may not be able to “roast them on an open fire” as the famous Christmas song says, but you can definitely make them in the oven! What are Roasted Chestnuts? If you’ve never tried a roasted chestnut, you’re in for a real treat! Chestnuts come from a chestnut tree and the tree can take as long as 40-60 years to start producing chestnuts! These nuts are most often sold with a hard outer shell that will be peeled off after cooking....
I remember when we were living in Beijing, we seldom came across edible clover, but in Shanghai, it is everywhere in markets and restaurants during the spring months. Cao Tou preparation is very specific and very simple, using a good amount of oil, salt, and Bai Jiu, a popular Chinese sorghum-based grain alcohol. Bai Jiu varies in strength, and many say that you must use a brand that is at least 46% alcohol!...
In this easy recipe, Brussels are sauteed until browned and then tossed with a bit of garlic and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese if you’d like. So much flavor in so little time! An Easy Side Dish There’s no need to boil these green beauties, this sautéed Brussel sprouts recipe is easy! If you’ve got brussels sprouts you likely have the rest of the ingredients on hand.One pan is all you need!...
Traveling wasn’t exactly in vogue then. Worrying about putting enough food on the table and buying some new clothes for the family at Chinese New Year was what everyone strived for at the time, so there was no extra cash to do anything else! Spring Rolls: A Special Occasion Food I grew up in Shanghai and remember clearly that these little babies only appeared during Chinese New Year celebrations. And they’re really good....
In this flavor packed recipe, cheesy buttery grits are topped with bacon, peppers, and juicy shrimp for one of my all time favorite comfort foods! Perfect Shrimp and Grits Every Single Time I have a deep love for Southern food like collard greens and succotash, and a bowl of shrimp and grits definitely tops my list. Comforting and delicious, this recipe is tested and perfected for delicious results. It’s a satisfying meal ready in about 30 minutes – perfect for busy weeknights....
We’ve had many versions of Pad Thai here in the US, some good, and some that made us genuinely irritated that we ordered it! But Pad Thai is such a tasty dish when done right, and it’s something you should be able to make reliably at home. We decided to tackle it in our kitchen, saving us lots of heartache eating gloopy, overly sweet rice noodles and saving you, our dear readers, loads on takeout orders....
Note: This recipe was originally published in June 2015. We’ve since updated it with higher resolution images, clearer instructions, additional thoughts, and metric measurements. The recipe remains the same. Enjoy! The Benefits of Cucumber In our family, I’m the resident whacky Chinese medicine enthusiast. I drink the elixirs (check out Sarah’s experience from way back when here), do acupunture, read the most books, and enjoy the healing powers of a good Chinese foot massage....
Why SmashED Peppers The word “擂”, léi, means to smash, or pound something. This dish is made with a mortar and pestle, and the ingredients are mashed together until the flavors meld, and you get something more delicious than the sum of its parts. Not to mention, it’s also a fun dish to make! There’s something about “smashing” vegetables that just makes them taste better. Like our popular Smashed Asian Cucumber Salad, it opens up plenty of nooks and crannies for sauce and seasonings to penetrate....
What Is Star Anise? How Does It Taste? Harvested from a small evergreen tree that grows mostly in southern China and Southeast Asia, star anise is a fruit with six to ten pointed seed pods. Before the green fruit fully ripens, we pick them and dry them, causing them to harden. Whole pieces resemble small wooden flowers. Although star anise shares a name and some flavor qualities with common anise (or aniseed), the two spices are not biologically related....
Lima beans, peppers, corn, cherry tomatoes, and bacon are blended and seasoned with salt and pepper. What is Succotash? The word ‘succotash’ means ‘broken corn kernels’ and is derived from Narragansett, a Native American language. This recipe contains an assortment of lima beans, peppers, corn, cherry tomatoes, and bacon crumbles. Serve succotash warm, cold, or at room temperature. This version is inspired by some of the recipes in my old church cookbooks—each with a slightly different mixture of ingredients, although they all have corn and lima beans!...
Posted May 20, 2022, Updated Feb 17, 2024 Summer is just the best – especially because of all the amazing fruits that are in season. We go to our local farmer’s market every week to purchase our favorite fruit to make this summer fruit salad recipe. This is such a simple recipe because the goal is to let the fresh fruit take the spotlight and really shine. So, your favorite fruits are tossed in a simple honey & lemon dressing for the most delicious fruit salad....
My father started out working as a roast cook in these resorts. He then moved on to become the head chef at a local Holiday inn in Liberty, NY, where they served continental and Chinese food. We’d hand out a menu with two sections, where the 12 oz. Junior Steak, Long Island Duckling, Cordon Bleu, and Chicken Marsala were listed alongside the shrimp with lobster sauce and Moo Goo Gai Pan....
Keep a package or two in the freezer for easy and delicious meals at any time. Of course, you can substitute fresh spinach for frozen in any of these recipes if it is what you have on hand! Appetizer Recipes with Frozen Spinach Frozen spinach is great for appetizers (SPINACH DIP!!) adding an earthy deliciousness to dips and more. Creamy Frozen Spinach Dishes Both fresh and frozen spinach pair well with cream (think creamed spinach)....
For a beautifully sweet-salty flavor, this ham glaze recipe needs just a few minutes and a handful of ingredients. Ham Glaze Tips A ham glaze is really easy to make and adds the most delicious flavor to a roast ham. Score the ham: For the best results, score the ham or thin skin on top to allow the glaze to get into the meat, especially if you aren’t using a spiral ham....
Posted Dec 10, 2021, Updated Feb 20, 2024 There’s something so nostalgic about thumbprint cookies. They remind me of simple times, celebrating the holidays with friends and family – and these are the best thumbprint cookies (also try chocolate thumbprint cookies). In this thumbprint cookie recipe a 5-ingredient, buttery shortbread cookie is filled with your favorite jam for a delicious treat perfect for the holidays or any time of the year!...
I loved making this pretty cake! It was so fun to create and even more fun to cut into to see the spectacular designs! Kind of like a snow flake, each cut had a different pretty pattern! You can change up the stripes and colors by adding more or less to each layer you pour! I have actually made this cake TWO WAYS!! You can make it with just the cake and frosting… OR you can create a lovely chocolate orange poke cake!...
