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Indonesian Chicken Satay

Our family spent some time in Indonesia and during our stay there, both my children got addicted to the Indonesian style Chicken Satay.  They loved it so much that they both would order it at least once a day. In our six months there, we got to sample this dish in all its incarnations – at people’s homes, street...
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Roasted Squash and Cranberry Couscous

This is a quick vegetarian dish that can be used as a side dish or served as a light meal by itself.

Ingredients:

1.    Butternut squash (you can buy a packet of fresh cut squash at most stores)
2.    Two cloves of garlic
3.    One can of chick peas
4.    ¼ dried cranberries
5.    1 and ¼ cup water
6.    One...

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Indonesian Ox Tail Soup

Not many people in America are familiar with Ox Tail (available at East Asian grocery stores or from specialty butchers) as a cooking ingredient even though it is common in a lot of other cultures.  It is most commonly used in Jamaica, the Basque region, Latin-America and Asia.  Ox Tail is best used in stews or soups because of...
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Heavenly Banana Bread

  This is a good way to utilize overripe bananas. It is a very easy fool-proof recipe. My kids love this banana bread for breakfast but I also serve it as dessert with vanilla ice-cream for fancy dinner parties.

Ingredients:

   
  1. One and a half cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  2. One cup sugar
  3. One teaspoon vanilla extract
  4. 2 eggs
  5. Half cup melted Butter
  6. One teaspoon...
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The Salad for Beet-Lovers

Recipe:

This is a salad I often serve for lunch and it is quite a hit with my vegetarian friends. I have come to realize that not many American households use beets on a regular basis but it is nutritionally a great vegetable (rich in dietary fiber, Iron, Vitamin C, Magnesium, Manganese and Potassium) and it tastes great! Read more