Asian side dishes recipes with 300 or fewer calories

Gujarati Vegetables With Lime And Cilantro!

Ever since Paula Wolfert gave me a Clay Coyote Flameware skillet the other day, I've been jonesing to use it.…

The Raw And The Uncooked, A Meatless Monday Special

I'm loving this whole meatless Monday business. It's great to take a break from the same old same old. One of…

Eggplant and green peppers with miso

My aunt in Tottori, Japan, is an awesome cook. They farm rice and market miniature vegetables such as tiny…

Winter Melon Stoup

The Great Spinach Switch. A Fast Easy Lighter Version Of An Old Favorite

Still getting whipped around by the weather here in Sonoma. We've gone…

Stir-Fry Round Cabbage with Chicken

Done without oyster sauce.

Hoisin Sauce

Taste before serving as it's quite easy to adjust the recipe to suit your palette :-) Because of the acidity and salt content, this should keep…

One Pot Rice And Dal Combo. Another Simple Indian Party Dish

My last few posts have been concentrated on the Tri-fecta extravaganza we held for my parents last week; toss…

Eat Your Lawn!

There was a very fancy Chinese restaurant in Beverly Hills . One of the specialties was referred to as "fried greens". All the beautiful people…

Creamed Spinach With An Edge

I was a weird kid. I loved spinach. It was always my favorite vegetable and I probably could have eaten it three times a day. I'm talking regular…

Stir-Fried Broccoli with Chili-Garlic Sauce

My father-in-law has become an amazing cook, and he made this as part of our Easter lunch this year with the…

Beet It!

Yesterday I was over the moon that I'd found a new South Asian Market here in Sonoma county. As I think I'd mentioned before we have only ONE Indian…

How Dry I Am

Yesterday I posted a recipe that is considered a "wet" Vegetarian dish. So if the cauliflower is considered wet than what might you ask is "dry"?…

Hot n' Sizzling Baby Eggplants!

As you may have gathered earlier, I love eggplants. There are so many varieties, shapes, sizes and colors when encountering them I can never resist.…

Carrots Aren't Just For Rabbits!

When planning any meal it's important to have the right mix of dishes on the table. It's like writing, having…