Side dishes – Page 4 – Kusina ni Norie

Yellow Squash Casserole

Ingredients: 2 yellow squash diced or sliced in discs ½ medium onion minced 1 garlic smashed and minced 1 egg slightly beaten 3 to 4 TBSP water or broth ¼ cup bread crumbs or stuffing mix, or 6 to 8 pieces Ritz crackers (hand crushed) ¾ cup milk 2 TBSP sour cream (optional) 1 heapingContinue reading “Yellow Squash Casserole”

Green Beans

New potatoes were added to this green beans because my husband requested them. This was just canned green beans but cooked to add interest and flavors. 2 cans Green Beans 1 clove garlic smashed and minced ½ medium yellow onion minced 2 slices bacon diced Cook the bacon pieces in a skillet until brown andContinue reading “Green Beans”

Ampalaya in Garlic Sauce

2 bitter melon, deseeded and sliced thin 4 large garlic, smashed and minced (more if you like garlic) 2 tsp. ginger sticks or minced 2 green onions cut in 2″ lengths 1 TBS fermented dried Chinese blackbeans, rinsed and rehydrated or you can use garlic blackbean sauce Oil for sauteing 2 tsp. cornstarch dissolved inContinue reading “Ampalaya in Garlic Sauce”

Cornbread

I had to learn how to make cornbread because my husband loves it and he says it is almost the staple of Texans. However, it is not only Texans who love it but also people from the Midwest to the South. Even all the way to Mexico, except different regions or ethnicity have different recipesContinue reading “Cornbread”

Apple Salad

This is a simple salad but it can be made as fancy as you want it to be and still tastes delicious. For this one I used the new large apples called Honeycrisp. They are crisp, sweet-tart and I like them even to eat off the hand. Peel or not peel, dice the apples andContinue reading “Apple Salad”

Pickled Radish

Call it pickled, call it salad or even fermented radish but this is so good as a complement to any fried fish and seafood or any fried food. Daikon or white radishes are a lot better and easier to prepare than the ordinary red radishes. Shave the outer skin of a small white radish andContinue reading “Pickled Radish”

Tomato Salad

I came across this recipe for tomatoes that is very delicious. I had a good tomato crop this year so I had to make something with them. This is very good with small, ripe tomatoes like Cherry tomatoes, Grape tomatoes, Campari tomatoes, etc. A handful of tomatoes, quartered to make about 3 to 4 cups.Continue reading “Tomato Salad”

Kimchi (Korean)

Ingredients: Procedure: Cut the Napa cabbage lengthwise in fourths. Trim off the core at the bottom then put in a large bowl or basin in layers. Sprinkle each leaf layer generously with the course salt using the 1 cup salt. Let stand for about 30 minutes or so until the stem is pliable and doesn’tContinue reading “Kimchi (Korean)”

Atchara (Green Papaya Relish)

I think “atchara” means pickled relish but the main ingredient is the green papaya and not cucumbers. This is another use that I thought of for the papayas I have. I remember this is not a simple task because I had seen my Aunt Choleng make it and helped in making it when I wasContinue reading “Atchara (Green Papaya Relish)”

Pandesal

(makes about 20 pcs.) 6 cups (720 g) all purpose flour 2 tsp. (12 g) salt 2 tsp dry yeast or 1 pkg. instant yeast 3 TBS Crisco shortening or unsalted butter 5 TBS (75 g) sugar 1 3/4 cups lukewarm water 1 cup bread crumbs for dredging Procedure: Measure all dry ingredients into aContinue reading “Pandesal”