Perk up the flavor of plain rice by adding herbs and spices. For an Italian touch, stir in chopped basil, sage, garlic, and …
Low Fat Recipes
Dishes that contain one tablespoon or less of oil / fat per serving. Some are vegetarian; others are not. Meatless or not, they are all tasty!
Steamed Fish With Lemon and Olive Oil
Whole fish is rubbed with salt and spices, steamed on a bed of wilted spinach then drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and …
Salt Baked Chicken
Chinese salt baked chicken is known in the Philippines as pinaupong manok (literally, sitting chicken), so called because the …
Grapes and Pecan Salad
A unique and impressive starter course, this grapes and pecan salad is also a wonderful snack that you can easily prepare. …
Cauliflower and Broccoli “Fried Rice”
Chopped cauliflower and broccoli were sauteed with garlic, onion and herbs in sesame seed oil. Nuts and sesame seeds were …
2-mushroom Miso Soup
Shimeji mushrooms and wood ears were combined with a copious amount of wakame (yes, the seaweed) to complete this wonderful …
Garden Salad With Fruits, Nuts and Smoked Salmon
Make that garden salad pop with chunks of fruits, chopped roasted nuts and plenty of smoked salmon. Toss with herbed …
Wood Ear Mushrooms and Cucumber Salad, Chinese-style
To make this wood ear mushroom and cucumber salad, blanch the wood ears and toss in a dressing made with soy sauce, black …
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Garlicky Mushrooms and Cauliflower With Balsamic Vinaigrette
A lovely lacto-vegetarian dish that my mostly carnivorous daughter, Alex, declared as delicious. I cooked enough garlicky …
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Szechuan Shrimps With Plum Sauce
Szechuan food is boldly flavored and spicy because of the liberal use of chilies and Szechuan peppercorns. The heat in this …
Palitaw
What is palitaw? Palitaw is a Filipino snack made with galapong—a soft dough or batter (depending on the amount of water) …
Chinese-flavored Vegetable and Mushroom Torta
I had already cooked braised beef for us carnivores, the rice was already simmering and all that remained to be done was to …
Vegan String Beans and Mushrooms Adobo
A small bunch of string beans and fresh button mushrooms were cooked Filipino adobo style. I made this for Sam a couple of …
Vietnamese-style Catfish Braised in Caramel Sauce
Vietnamese ca kho to, or catfish braised in caramel sauce, is traditionally cooked in a claypot. I do own a claypot but I …
Shrimp Fried Rice With Broccoli and Cauliflower
As with most stir fried dishes, the prep time for this shrimp fried rice with broccoli and cauliflower is twice as long as …
Mushrooms and Salted Egg Cauliflower “Fried Rice”
Don't go looking for rice in this recipe. There is none. If you haven't caught on with one not-so-recent food trend, …