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  • Black Bean Burgers Recipe & Sweet Potato Fries

    Black Bean Burgers Recipe & Sweet Potato Fries

    I don’t watch cooking shows very often, but these black bean burgers on Sandra Lee’s Money Saving Recipes were intrigued me. My parents came down on Wednesday to stay with us so my mom and I could start on Thanksgiving preparations. I knew they are always willing to try new foods and enjoy low fat…

  • Menu for Thanksgiving

    This is not set in stone but here’s what I’m currently planning. Still need to decide how I’m going to roast the turkey, as I have several good options. Appetizers: deviled eggs cut up veggies various dips and hummus stuffed radishes and cherry tomatoes Brie and French bread (being brought by a guest) smoked salmon…

  • Thai Dinner Salad

    Thai Dinner Salad

    I wanted a light green salad to go with the chicken curry in coconut milk I was making. This dressing recipe was quite good, but a bit salty.  I think next time I’ll cut down on the fish sauce, but even though it was a bit salty it was still good. And it was the…

  • Tokyo Fried Chicken

    Tokyo Fried Chicken

    These were really good! I wish I had the shiso leaves to garnish, as suggested in Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen, where I got this recipe. The chicken is briefly marinated , then drained, tossed with cornstarch (or potato starch), then fried. She calls for 4 chicken…

  • Eggplant and Green Pepper in Miso

    Eggplant and Green Pepper in Miso

    This is from Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen which I’ve been enjoying.  I just used one small Japanese eggplant and half a green pepper because I was only feeding two people, and I cut back a bit on the sauce ingredients as well. It came out quite…