Articles for the 'Recipe' Category

Simple Green Salad

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A good dinner is never complete without fresh green salad. Here is my version of a simple green salad that is cheap but complete. It takes approximately 15 minutes to prepare: Ingredients: 6 cups torn pieces of iceberg and/or romaine lettuce ..

Rice Noodle Soup of Jeannie

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This rice noodle recipe was given to me by my Vietnamese friend Jeannie. The herbs gave the soup a different flavor and aroma. It takes only 10 minutes to prepare the ingredients and 20 minutes cooking time. This recipe serves 4 to 6. Ingredients:..

Saluyot (Jute Leaves)

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Do you want to look young, healthy and beautiful? You better start eating jute leaves or "saluyot".  Research reveals that this plant originated in Egypt and was the source of health and beauty of the Egyptian royalties, including Cleopatra. Due to ..

Ampalaya aka Bitter Gourd or Bitter Melon

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Ampalaya is a vegetable grown throughout the Philippines.  It is mostly cultivated, although some grows wild in the remote areas. It has a bitter due to the presence of momordicin.  The leaves are also widely used for cooking. The bitter gourd or b..

Sayote and Misua Soup

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This soup recipe was something me and my siblings enjoyed during a stormy day.  The sayote would be picked from a neighbor's backyard. Sometimes, my mother would serve this with fried fish. Ingredients: 2     bunches misua 1     onion..

Chayote or Sayote (Green Gold Vegetable)

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You will find fields of chayote in sunny California, but they might be called mirliton instead. Chayote or mirliton is also used in Cajun and Southern cuisines. Sayote, in the Philippines, particularly in the Benguet Province, it is called the "green..

Brussels Sprouts Stir Fry

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This recipe was was passed to me by my lady friend who is a vegetarian. Surprisingly, the lemon juice and zest made the sprouts taste pleasant. The absence of any meat still made the recipe filling because of the almond slivers. The recipe takes only..

The Tasty Tofu

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Every time I order food in a restaurant, I would always look at the menu and include a serving of a bean curd recipe. Tofu, also known as bean curd is a food of Chinese origin. I am a tofu lover for the simple reason that it satisfies my carnivorous ..