Recipes

Kids Will Love These Ghoulish Halloween Goodies

Dinner and treats on Halloween can’t be anything regular — they have got to be spooky!  These recipes may elicit some cries of “EEWW!”, but they’ll be a hit with the costumed bunch and without a doubt, the adults too. Eyeball Pasta Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: Spinach pasta, any shape Your favorite pasta sauce 4 ...

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Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

Originating in the northern regions of India, paneer butter masala is one of the most famous dishes in the country. The combination of cream and paneer cubes (Indian cottage cheese) with aromatic spices ensures that anyone who tastes it will definitely want to eat more. And if you are looking to prepare an Indian curry ...

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Know Your Chowders: Maine vs. Boston

I have groaned aloud deploring the state of modern chowder making. Being from coastal Maine, I know of what I speak and have appealed to anyone who still knows how to make a proper chowder that they seize the moment with the next susceptible young person they meet up with and teach the art before ...

David Clapp

Shanghai Soup Dumplings

To make Shanghai soup dumplings or xiao long bao, you would normally mix ground pork with a thick pork aspic (made by boiling pork skin, fat, and feet for hours) and wrap it in a thin purse of dough. As the dumplings steam, the aspic melts into a soup. This approach can make a delicious ...

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Sweet Potato Recipe Ideas

Sweet potatoes can be a delicious healthy part of anyone’s diet. They contain more potassium than bananas, the “go-to” food for people wanting to increase their dietary intake of this mineral. Studies have shown that increasing potassium intake leads to lower blood pressure. It can also increase insulin sensitivity, which is good news for people ...

Mikel Davis

Whole and cut sweet potatoes.

Chinese Rainbow Stir Fry With Eggplant

Check out the color of the Asian eggplant in YouTube chef Tom Lin’s stir fry recipe — pure purple power: The Chinese believe that food should be bright and colorful to arouse the appetite, and present like a piece of art. When you have all the vegetables sizzling in the wok, add the XO sauce ...

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The Rainbow Stir Fry with Eggplant.

From Yard to Frying Pan: Fresh Sautéed Dandelions

Fresh sautéed dandelions are a very healthy and nutritious dish. Dandelions have a yin and yang relationship with humans. Some consider them a dreaded obnoxious weed to be destroyed at all costs, while others see them as an important food and herb with medicinal uses. Dandelions grow just about everywhere. Their yellow flower heads announce the arrival ...

Armin Auctor

Dandelions.

Mustard Chinese Cabbage Rolls

After indulging in the rich delicacies of the Chinese New Year feast, it’s time to lighten up for spring with a healthy and refreshing plate. These mustard Chinese cabbage rolls, a traditional Beijing dish, are just what the doctor ordered — made with pickled Chinese cabbage, they are easy to put together and are packed with ...

Emma Lu

Shake Off Winter With This Delicious Duck Soup Recipe

Winter is fading away. At this time of the year, the liver needs protecting, internal yang energy needs nourishing, and heat accumulated in the spleen and stomach should be cleared out. This particular duck soup recipe will do just that. Tonic, nourishing and mild, it is a perfect dish for early March. Lotus seeds, fried ...

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Rice Dishes 2 Ways

Don’t just serve up simple, plain rice at your next dinner. Instead, let your taste buds enjoy the flavors of these two rice dishes that have few ingredients and are quick to make. Give them a try. Spring onion and soy fried rice Serves 3-4 Ingredients 2 tbsp peanut oil 3-4 cups cooked white rice ...

Troy Oakes