4.23 / 5 Stars | 47 Reviews
by KANDI.M
“A few fresh vegetables mixed together make one tasty salsa!”
Healthy Appetizers: Fresh Salsa II
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Stir Fried Japanese Eggplant with Ginger and Miso
Eggplant has always been a rather challenging vegetable for me. Usually I get these big whoppers that stare at me for a week before I finally roast them and make baba ganoush. Eggplant isn’t like green beans or broccoli that you can just steam and top with butter. You really need to do something with it. Fortunately, Japanese eggplant is, in my opinion, a lot easier to work with than globe eggplant. These asian eggplants are long and narrow, are much more delicate on the inside and have more tender skin. They’re lovely. This recipe for Japanese eggplant stir-fried with ginger in a miso sake sauce comes from my friend Nancy Hachisu’s stunning new cookbook, Japanese Farm Food
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Stir Fried Japanese Eggplant with Ginger and Miso
Eggplant has always been a rather challenging vegetable for me. Usually I get these big whoppers that stare at me for a week before I finally roast them and make baba ganoush. Eggplant isn’t like green beans or broccoli that you can just steam and top with butter. You really need to do something with it. Fortunately, Japanese eggplant is, in my opinion, a lot easier to work with than globe eggplant. These asian eggplants are long and narrow, are much more delicate on the inside and have more tender skin. They’re lovely. This recipe for Japanese eggplant stir-fried with ginger in a miso sake sauce comes from my friend Nancy Hachisu’s stunning new cookbook, Japanese Farm Food
This year I’m growing Japanese eggplant in my garden, and have been using this recipe every time a few more eggplants get long and ripe enough to pick. So good! And so easy to make. The few ingredients are easy enough to come by, especially if you have access to an Asian market or Whole Foods. Here in Northern California you can find Japanese eggplant, miso, and sake at Safeways and Raley’s. Nancy uses shiso, a Japanese mint-like herb in this dish, which can sometimes be a challenge to find. I’m growing Thai basil which worked great as a substitute, you can also sub regular fresh mint.
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Healthy Appetizers: Smoked Fish Dip
4.46 / 5 Stars | 21 Reviews
by KPERKINS100
“This recipe for smoked fish dip is world class, puts most others to shame, and is served in several prominent restaurants on the gulf coast of Florida. We used smoked whitefish, well boned, but any other smoked fish should work. Serve with crackers, lemon or lime wedges, and capers.”
Healthy Appetizers: Fruity Chicken Salsa
4.25 / 5 Stars | 3 Reviews
by Trevor Neuman
“Kiwi, peaches and cucumber temper the heat of jalapeno and onion in this sweet-hot accompaniment to grilled or broiled chicken.”
Raspberry Cheesecake Muffins
Delicious little buns (muffins) that have fresh raspberries and cream cheese in them, making them almost like a cheesecake cake! Great for school… by KarenBurnsBooth on Monday, September 03, 2012
Fermented Spicy Cucumber ‘Kraut’
Lacto-fermentation is the process of fermentation using a fruit or vegetables natural enzymes to make a vinegar. The end product is a live probiotic… by Real_Food_Freak on Monday, September 03, 2012
Coffee Cake Bread Pudding
This healthy coffee cake bread pudding uses delicious Weight Watchers coffee cakes and fresh apples. It has just 5 Weight Watchers points and under… by Guest on Sunday, September 02, 2012
Chicken cacciatore
One of the classic Italian recipes in which rosemary is the characteristic ingredient is Chicken Cacciatore. I have a large rosemary bush where I… by Guest on Sunday, September 02, 2012
Burst of Sunshine
Burst of Sunshine is a great starter juice for those who have never tried juicing. It’s a great go-to when you want a basic and tasty juice and kids… by Guest on Sunday, September 02, 2012
