Sides and Salads

Regional: Asian

Bitter Melon (Fu Gua) With Egg

My new favorite vegetable has got to be the bitter melon. It’s a rather knobby looking green cylinder which is aptly named. It is utterly and truly bitter. I’ve had it in soups but prefer it best when paired with the sweetness of eggs in a simple stir-fry/omelet.

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Sides and Salads

Sesame Green Beans: Simply Sexy

I don’t know why I continue to overuse the word ‘sexy’. I really need to consult a thesaurus as I need to boost my descriptive word choices. But, for now, these sesame green beans will have to remain ‘sexy’. My brother came over for dinner earlier this week and we are both eating much healthier [...]

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Appetizers and Snacks

Simple & Savory Watermelon Salad

A couple months ago we went to a friend’s house for a lazy Sunday morning brunch and I had the most wonderful watermelon salad. I’ve since seen quite a few variations on it but I think it’s best when kept simple. Let the sweetness of the watermelon be balanced by a bit of olive oil, [...]

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Sides and Salads

Hardcore Cornography

Cornography Noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sweet corn desire [syn: corn] Our summer sweet corn hit the stores a few weeks ago and I’m in heaven. I love eating it right off the cob with lots of pepper which is exactly [...]

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