Category: Side Dishes
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Cuban Black Beans …. and Rice of Course!
I was making this fantastic Cuban Pork Roast for dinner tonight and wanted some Cuban Black Beans to go with it. I Googled and saw the pattern: some sugarsome vinegarsome alcohol (wine or rum)some sautéed onion, green pepper, and garlic added after an hour of cooking the beans in waterdried herbs including oregano and a…
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Braised Red Cabbage and Onions
I grew red cabbage in the garden this winter. It’s quite pretty but then I was at a bit of a loss as to what to do with it! I picked the first one yesterday and turned to Vegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today’s Produce With over 350 Recipes, a…
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Kumquats Simmered in White Wine
Kumquats are an interesting fruit. They look like a small oval orange, about as big as the first joint of your thumb. Unlike an orange, it’s the peel that’s sweet while the inside flesh is a bit sour. If you like candied orange peels, you’d probably love these. They have a bit of pucker power…
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Green Beans with Sesame Seeds
Tonight’s recipe is from The Vegetarian Family Cookbook. I served this with a non-recipe dish, vegetarian hot dogs sliced and heated up with vegetarian baked beans, topped with cheese. Sort of a bean and bean and dog meal I guess… 😉 I should probably come up with some cutesy name for it. Bean Squared Dogs?…
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Bean Sprout Salad
We all like bean sprouts. My girls are happy to just eat them raw. I like something done to them. Previously, I’ve done this bean sprout and garlic stir-fry, which I love, which is also from Simple Chinese Cooking. I thought perhaps the girls would enjoy this more raw salad. I liked it, but they’d…