Have you ever seen ginger that was grayish-blue? While preparing my stir-fry tonight I started to peel the ginger and noticed the unusual color. I don’t know that I have ever seen this before. So, I google “blue ginger” and sure enough Cooks Illustrated had a short article about it. Apparently, if it is stored … Continue reading
Fall is slowly approaching but the weather is still perfect for grilling. Salmon is one of the easiest to grill – 30 minutes marinating and 10 minutes on the grill resulted in this beautiful piece of fish!
This is one of many favorite beef stir-fries, mainly because of the sauce. You can add any veggies you like, I just stuck with snow peas and green onions this time. Go here, here and here for more stir-fries using beef. Of course you can search stir-fries and get all of them.
When you have your own garden you cook whatever is ready to be picked. I have a small raised bed garden and my snow peas are producing like crazy – I need to pick them every day. I especially like to grow these as I like them small and tender – not what you usually … Continue reading
I am always looking for shrimp recipes as I am so fond of this shellfish. In addition to shrimp this recipe called for snow peas and carrots. I do not have my big garden now but I do have 3 raised beds next to my shed. My snow peas did really well growing up … Continue reading
When I use to grow snow peas I had to pick them frequently when they were small otherwise they would get too big and not taste very good and the plants would quit producing. So, I was always looking for ways to fix this vegetable. They are tender and the water chestnuts add a little crunch. I also liked … Continue reading
This is a good recipe without the eggs. The idea of rice and some vegetables mixed in is how I prefer my fried rice. I have two rice cookers (see my post Kitchen Gadget – Rice Cookers and Kitchen Gadgets – Breville The Risotto Plus) and I make a bunch of rice and then freeze what I do … Continue reading
This is a good, basic stir-fry sauce to use with your favorite, fresh vegetables. Serve over rice and I have had an occasional request for chow mein noodles (the crispy ones that come in a bag).