Diced meat and vegetables with a ginger sauce, wrapped in lettuce leaves. No cooking needed if you use pre-cooked chicken breasts. Healthy carbs and low in calories! Recipe serves 1 for a meal, or adjust serving sizes for an appetizer. Continue reading
Category Archives: Appetizers
Trees and Snow
A childhood favorite. Okay, we loved broccoli any way you served it, but this was a lot of fun. You can, of course, serve the "snow" with other veggies, but then it wouldn't be snow, would it? Because snow goes on trees. It's not quite as nummy with raw trees, but still pretty good, so that one's up to you. The broccoli-cooking method works well with most veggies (just adjust acidity and sweetness to taste). You may want to add a pat or two of butter if you're not using snow with it.
When I say "mayonnaise", I mean Best Foods/Hellman's. Use another brand at your own risk. I am not responsible for any resulting implosion of the universe if you use Miracle Whip. Continue reading
Seared Scallops
Best darn scallops ever. Continue reading
Ginger, Lime and Spring Onion Cashews
Delicious (and easy!) warm cashews to serve as nibbles – either for guests or just for yourself. An adaption of a Cambodian snack. Continue reading
Arepas
Arepas are hand-sized corn discs. They're great for those times when you need a quick and filling meal. They can be prepared in many different ways and they are one of the staples of Venezuela cuisine. Continue reading
Italian Meatballs
These meatballs are excellent plain or in Good Gravy Tomato Sauce. Continue reading
Bambinos (Ritz Cracker Pizzas)
Great for snacks or parties. Continue reading
Huang's water dumplings (potstickers)
These are my good friend Huang's delicious water dumplings. Actually, they can be oil dumplings or steam dumplings as well – just depends how you cook them! Continue reading
Jambes de grenouille
It's really rather tasty and not extreme at all, but frog legs are a great way to freak out your friends. Continue reading
Bourik
A savory Algerian version of traditional Greek and Mediterranean pastry dishes Continue reading