Steamed Pork Dumplings with Dipping Sauce
steamed pork, cabbage, ginger and garlic with soy dipping sauce recipe
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Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup
My local grocery store occasionally carries a fantastic selection of fresh mushrooms and, as luck would have it, they had a bunch of them the other day. I picked up some shitake, oyster and enoki mushrooms, thinking I’d make some soup with the first two …
Tuscan Soup
Cold outside? This is rustic, hearty and delicious. And as far as soups go, this is a very easy one to make. It’s called Zuppa Toscana or Tuscan Soup and it involves kale – a nutritional powerhouse. I learned this recipe many moons ago and, …
Udon Noodle Soup
I love soup and making udon noodle soup at home is a great way to highlight a lot of beautiful veggies in one dish. I threw this one together the other night with what I had on hand and when I served it for dinner, …
How to Make Homemade Horseradish
A few years ago, I got the brilliant idea to plant horseradish. I got the roots at a local store and then, because I ran out of time to plant them, ended up sticking them in our refrigerator for a week. So when I finally …
Pickled Hot Cherry Peppers
Hot cherry pepper seeds proved to be somewhat of a challenge to find until just a couple of years ago. It seems that they’re making a comeback, though. Finally. These little red orbs of fiery deliciousness are well worth the search, in my opinion. Here’s …
Sidecar Cocktail
A few years ago I made an extravagant dinner for my husband’s birthday. Along with that dinner, I served a cocktail that we immediately fell in love with: the Sidecar. Warning: potent cocktail. May cause giddiness. Sidecar Cocktail Recipe 1 cup good brandy 1/2 cup …