Main Dishes

Gado-gado

Main Dishes

Gado-gado is an Indonesian dish of vegetables covered with a seasoned peanut sauce.   It’s very versatile because you can use whatever fresh vegetables you have on hand, although cabbage, particularly nappa cabbage, bean sprouts, green beans, bitter melon (seeds removed) and corn are traditional.  You can vary the spiciness of the dish by adding hot [...]

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Cajun Chicken Soup

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This is one of those recipes born of having a bunch of odds and ends and not wanting to go to the store.  But YUM! Cajun Chicken Soup 2 T olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped clove garlic, pressed 3-5 andouille chicken sausage links (any andouille will do), chopped 1 quart chicken [...]

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Chicken Vegetable Soup

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I once served this soup to a man recently in the US from his native Peru. He said it was the first dish he had tasted in America that he actually liked. I was both flattered . . . and embarrassed for my great nation. Here’s the recipe: Chicken Vegetable Soup 1 T. olive oil [...]

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Fresh Asparagus Pie

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Another asparagus recipe to follow the Asparagus Soup, this time a main course.  If you like, you can call it a quiche. Fresh Asparagus Pie 1 single pie crust 1/2 bunch fresh asparagus 1 onion, sliced into strips 2 cloves sliced garlic olive oil 1/3 cup chopped roasted red bell pepper 3 eggs, slightly beaten [...]

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Falafels

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Falafels are a Mid-east staple but less common in Mid-America, which is a shame, they’re so tasty.  We eat falafels around here in pitas, on salads, and on their own.  If you make them smaller they make a tasty appetizer. With tahini sauce. Mmmm.  Tahini sauce is dangerous.  It is wisest to make tahini sauce [...]

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