(It can be with crab or shrimp. May also be called Jalapeno Bombers) I found some Texas sized Jalapenos at the grocery store. They looked so fresh so I bought some. They are so huge I thought they would be good bacon wrapped and grilled like jalapeno poppers. It just so happened I had someContinue reading “Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers”
Category Archives: Side dishes
Pickled Green Tomatoes
(Unripe Tomatoes) These tomatoes were from my garden when I had a bumper crop one year. There were a lot of tomatoes on the vines that I dind’t feel bad picking them before they ripened. My husband requested fried green tomatoes one evening. So, I reluctantly picked some large, beautiful tomatoes that were still greenContinue reading “Pickled Green Tomatoes”
Fried Green Tomatoes
These green tomatoes are unripe tomatoes and not the green variety. I think sometimes you can find them at the stores but only seldom and seasonal but make sure what you are buying are unripe. I started my garden very early in spring this year. The tomato plants made fruits early and were already becomingContinue reading “Fried Green Tomatoes”
Coconut Creamed Spinach
Similar to Ginataang Kangkong or Laing If using fresh spinach, cut off the tough stems and rinse very well. Cook the bacon, stirring until browned and the fat is rendered. Set the fried bacon aside or take them out of the pan. Sauté the garlic with the ginger in the same fat/oil followed by theContinue reading “Coconut Creamed Spinach”
Chinese Fried Rice
With Shrimp or Any Meat First of all, the rice that is used to make fried rice is normally the cooled or the leftover rice. Freshly cooked rice is sticky and will not separate. Also, if you are planning to use the rice for fried rice, decrease the water a bit and make sure youContinue reading “Chinese Fried Rice”
Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)
Blanched with Oyster Sauce I saw this vegetables at the Asian store. They looked so green and appetizing but I never had them before so I took a chance and bought a few to try them out. Chinese broccoli or gai lan is a member of the Brassicaceae family, same as the regular broccoli, mustard,Continue reading “Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan)”
Latke with Green Onions or Leeks
(Potato Pancakes) I had a few box planters on the patio where I grew some green onions that I started from the cut off root ends of store bought green onions. I never harvested the young greens so they grew very large, almost as large as leeks. One of them was uprooted but I couldContinue reading “Latke with Green Onions or Leeks”
Hot And Sour Soup
My husband and I love the hot and sour soup at one of our favorite Chinese restaurants. He thinks their hot and sour soup is the best he has ever tasted. He asked me to try to copy it and so, one day when it was very cold, I got motivated to make some. ItContinue reading “Hot And Sour Soup”
Sauteed Cabbage (Filipino)
Ginisang Repolyo This is very similar to the American version of sauteed cabbage except the Filipino version has shrimp in it. The method of cooking is quite the same. It is a common everyday dish in the Philippines and it is quite often paired with fried fish. It is normally eaten with white rice andContinue reading “Sauteed Cabbage (Filipino)”
Sauteed Cabbage (American)
Boiled cabbage is one of the side dishes one may choose from a list of side dishes that come with an entree at most diner restaurants especially here in the southern states. It is a simple, no nonsense vegetable dish, perfect to go with any entree because it will not clash with the flavor ofContinue reading “Sauteed Cabbage (American)”
Kusina ni Norie 