Tag Archives: vegetables

Black Bean and Vegetable Soup

Continuing my search for eating healthy and yet delicious foods, I made this Black Bean and Vegetable Soup. I combined elements from three different kinds of soups: the regular Black Bean Soup, the Indian style Daal (lentil) and a Mexican Tortilla Soup and the results were out of this world! I cooked the Black beans over low heat for...
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Leftover Turkey Soup

As most Americans, I had a ton of turkey leftover from Thanksgiving. I made sandwiches with it the day after Thanksgiving, I made stock from the bones and I gave lots of it to my three dogs (for them it was like winning the Megamillions Powerball Lottery) but I was still left with lots of good turkey meat.  I...
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Lip Smackin’ Beef and Vegetable Stir-fry

If you love Chinese food and end up ordering take-out often, here is an easy recipe for a healthy Chinese stir fry that you can make at home in 15 minutes flat and it is sure to satisfy your cravings for spicy Chinese food.  I make this when I want a tasty, healthy and quick meal. If you don't...
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Light Pasta Primavera

Every now and then, I get sick of eating meats of any kind and crave something that is vegetarian and healthy.  Pasta Primavera is excellent to satiate such cravings but the creamy Alfredo sauce does quite a number on my guilt gland. So my solution to this persistent guilt is to try something lighter that tastes as good as...
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East-Asian Grocery Stores

Korean/Asian Grocery Store: I have lived in East Asia and so when I want to make any of the recipes that I learned from my friends there and I need to get the specialty ingredients, I head for the Asian store (eg wasabi, picked ginger for sushi, sweet...
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