I learned that the name of this dish has English translation and that is: Moo goo means mushrooms Gai means chicken and Pan means slices There you go! Therefore, you can’t omit or substitute those main ingredients and call the dish moo goo gai pan. You can, however use any kind of vegetables you likeContinue reading “Moo Goo Gai Pan”
Category Archives: Vegetables
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”
Easy Potato Soup
My husband hasn’t been feeling good and has no appetite lately. But he needed some nourishment though. I asked him if he wanted soup for supper so maybe he can eat and fill his stomach with something. He said he’d try. I had a few ideas of what kind of soup to cook but IContinue reading “Easy Potato Soup”
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”
Corn Egg Drop Soup
I bought a few ears of corn when they were on sale in the summer for like 7 ears for a dollar, then I froze them for later use. One day I thought about the corn in the freezer that we have not eaten so I came up with an idea to make corn soup. Continue reading “Corn Egg Drop Soup”
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”
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)”
Paksiw Na Talong Sa Gata
Eggplant Paksiw in Coconut Milk (No fish) The Philippines is a land rich in coconuts. Therefore, there are a lot of different dishes cooked in coconut milk there. This dish is one of them but I concocted this myself because my family was not fond of dishes in coconut milk when I was growing upContinue reading “Paksiw Na Talong Sa Gata”
Kusina ni Norie 