Posts Tagged ‘ginger’
Cranberry Pecan Muffins
While baking these beauties, I pondered where do you draw the line between a muffin and a cupcake? While a muffin might be considered healthier than a cupcake, once you start adding ingredients such as chocolate and streusel-like toppings or glazes it starts to resemble a cupcake. And, when you use cupcake liners for muffins…
Read MoreSoy and Ginger Shrimp Packets
This type of cooking is one of my favorites as the food cooks in its own juices. Cooking in packets (en papillote) basically means steaming small portions of food in a wrapper in a hot oven. You can use parchment paper or tin foil – I’ve used both. Click here to see how to make…
Read MorePoached Shrimp with Honeydew, Radishes, Jicama, and Scallions
On Mondays I like to serve a light meal for dinner as we tend to eat a bit more on the weekend. Light for us means little or no meat. Too much meat and our body works overtime to process which makes us feel a bit sluggish and good nutrients are flushed away. I’m sure…
Read MorePear Fritters with Lemon and Ginger
I have to admit that growing up I wasn’t too keen on pears. But as an adult I have come to enjoy them in savory and sweet dishes. Pears are not only juicy and sweet but are a good source of vitamin C and copper (helps protect the body from free radical damage). They’re also…
Read MoreMa Po Tofu
This is one of my favorite Chinese dishes which originates from the Chinese province of Sichuan. Sichuanese cuisine is well known for its spiciness due to its geographical proximity to Southeast Asia. Thai, Burmese and Indian cuisines are responsible for the hot and spicy cuisines of this region. Chili and pepper flavored food stimulates sweating…
Read MoreSheila’s Ginger Snaps
Holiday baking in my family goes back a few generations. I come from a line of women who enjoyed cooking and the holidays were no exception…hours of food preparation went into each Christmas season. This recipe is one that my mother gave to her mother back in the 1960’s and now I have it. It…
Read MoreChicken with Udon Noodles, Shiitake Mushrooms and Snow Peas
My husband and I returned from Canada yesterday late in the afternoon and I knew that I would have to stop at the local grocery store before I could make dinner. I was feeling an Asian void in our diet of late and decided to make a meal that would remind us of the Far…
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