Hearty Vegetable Soup I
Oct23

Hearty Vegetable Soup I

  Ingredients •1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen but no canned corn) •1 cup chopped carrot •1 cup chopped potato •1 cup chopped green beans •1 cup chopped squash* •2 cups flat spinach leaves •3 – 4 cups water •1 ½ tsp salt or less •½ tsp pepper •2 tbsp olive oil + 1 tsp olive oil Preparation In a small pan, sauté spinach with 1 tsp oil for less than 1 minute. In another pot, sauté all vegetables with seasoning until they are...

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Vegetable soup
Oct11

Vegetable soup

  Ingredients • Carrot cut in round slices…………………………….1 C. • Squash cut in small cubes…………………………….1.C • Potato peeled and cut in small cubes…………….1small • Green beans cut in 1 inch long pieces…………….½ C • Tomato peeled and chopped...

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Masala Bhath – II
Oct09

Masala Bhath – II

  Ingredients • Basmati Rice – 1 cup • Potatoes – 2 or 3 • Carrots – 2 • Shelled peas – ¼ cup • Diced beans – ¼ cup • Knol-Khol – 1 • brinjals – 2 • Red chili powder – ½ tsp. • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp. • Garam masala powder – ¼ tsp. • Bay leaf – 1 • Salt – as...

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Cold Noodles Taiwanese
Sep22

Cold Noodles Taiwanese

  Ingredients •3 cups cooked pasta •¼ cup green beans, sliced thinly •¼ cup red pepper, sliced thinly •¼ cup sliced yellow pepper, sliced thinly •¼ cup shredded carrot •½ tsp sesame seeds •1 tsp sesame oil •4 tbsp Chinese sesame paste or tahini •2 tbsp soy sauce •1/8 tsp chili sauce Preparation 1)Slice all the vegetables. Just a minute or two...

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Chinese bitter melon with blackbean sauce
Jul30

Chinese bitter melon with blackbean sauce

  Ingredients • 1 Chinese bitter melon (green or white) • 2 tbsp black beans sauce • ¼ tsp salt • 2 tbsp oil • 2 tbsp water Preparation 1.Heat oil in a pan. Add black bean sauce first and then the sliced bitter melon to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes. 2.Add water or more oil and cook for another few minutes until the slices are tender. Serves 3-4 servings By Madhavi Devi...

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