Side Dishes
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267Creamed Broccoli: Superb With or Without Meat
Sometimes, a “same old, same old” dish becomes something spectacular with just the right accessory. Take grilled...
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187Pepper Garlic Mushrooms
A vegetarian dish that I cooked as a main dish for Sam, these pepper garlic mushrooms may...
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114Crispy and Creamy Green Beans Casserole
How can a dish be crispy and creamy at the same time? Green beans sauteed in butter...
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124Brown Sugar Glazed Baked Sweet Potatoes
A traditional Thanksgiving side dish, these brown sugar glazed baked sweet potatoes are just as good any...
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89Cucumber and Mango Salad With Chili Lime Dressing
Top the cucumber and mango salad with chili lime dressing with toasted sesame seeds, serve with grilled...
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68Herbed Creamed Corn With Parmesan
Made with freshly shredded sweet corn. Thyme, sage, butter, onion and Parmesan give this herbed creamed corn...
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94Pico de Gallo (a Mexican Salsa)
Tart, salty and with a subtle heat, pico de gallo is a Mexican salsa made with chopped tomato,...
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171Wood Ear Mushrooms and Cucumber Salad, Chinese-style
To make this wood ear mushroom and cucumber salad, blanch the wood ears and toss in a...
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1882Cabbage, Carrot and Pineapple Coleslaw
Ever since I bought a light box, I’ve been obsessing over re-shooting the photos in the old...
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80Mung Bean Sprouts and Spinach Salad
A delightful accompaniment for fried or grilled meat or fish, this mung bean sprouts and spinach salad...
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84Mushrooms and Tofu With Lemongrass Chili Sauce
The sauce has so much more than lemongrass and chilies in it but to include all the...
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68Kaffir Lime, Onion, Tomato and Mango Salsa
An improvement of the kaffir lime salsa that I served with fried chicken last year, this kaffir...
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85Alex’s Beer-battered Crispy Onion Rings
The beer-battered crispy onion rings were cooked by my daughter and chef-in-training, Alex, but the recipe itself...
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90Potato Corn Salad With Lemon Butter Garlic Dressing
Sam discovered tri-colored corn in the grocery the other night and I had since been planning on...
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63Green Beans With Caramelized Onion and Béchamel Sauce
Béchamel sauce is good but cook it with caramelized onions and it becomes a totally different experience....
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83Green Beans With Lemon Garlic Sauce
A great side dish for fried or grilled meat, this green beans with lemon garlic sauce is...
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109Grilled Eggplant and Bell Pepper Salad With Sesame-soy Dressing
I could have steamed or boiled the eggplants and left the bell peppers raw to make this...
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205Arugula and Salted Duck Egg Salad With Ginger Vinaigrette
Last weekend, we were at a friend’s house to celebrate her birthday. Another guest, also a friend,...
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77Tzatziki
Sweet cucumber meets tangy yogurt and lemon juice highlighted by the punch of garlic and citrusy aroma...
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61Sautéed Chayote With Bacon
So, it’s Valentine’s Day. We’re not going out (we don’t like jostling with the crowd), there is...
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126Sautéed Spinach With Dried Shrimps
When Alex cooked crisp-fried chicken with pineapple sauce, she also made a side dish—sautéed spinach with dried...
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83Salted Quail Eggs and Vegetables Salad
If you’re a foodie who follows news about food trends, you probably know that Southeast Asia is currently...
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118Green Beans and Cauliflower With Spiced Butter
Cauliflower is one of our favorite vegetables. We’ve cooked cauliflower with other vegetables and we’ve also cooked...
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65Sweet Potatoes, Pepper and Habanero Salad
Another Alex Veneracion creation. My daughter does not make vegetable salads that often but when she does,...
