Category Archives: Recipes – Soups and Salads

Karen, thank you for your message. Butternut Squash is more of an autumn vegetable, but if you could find nice ones this time of year, by all means make a soup out of it!   The recipe below is adapted … Continue reading →

Sometimes, garnishes could make or break a dish. Sometimes, the simplest ingredients could give the most beautiful results.   Here, we sliced some grapes to make flowers. These grapes have beautiful veins, so the thinner you slice it, the nice … Continue reading →

vs      So you thought they were the same?  Nope!    You may wonder why I would want to talk about the humble Miracle Whip in my program, now airing from noon to 2pm on Saturdays on AM 1540 A1 Chinese … Continue reading →

Don’t discard those pumpkin flesh from your Jack O’Lanterns!  They are perfectly good for eating, and here’s a recipe that will surely warm you up after your trick-or-treatin’. INGREDIENTS2 tablespoons olive oil3/4 cup chopped shallots (about 2 medium)1/2 cup chopped … Continue reading →

Everyday there’s talk about how best to protect the environment.  Reduce, reuse, recycle.  We hear it all the time.    It seems such a noble yet novel idea, but do people realize that cooks have been following that path since antiquity?  … Continue reading →

I like to make my own salad dressings.  You get to control the taste, as well as what you put in.  Store bought dressings are frequently loaded with oils and sugars, making your seemingly healthy salad a calorie bomb.  Salad … Continue reading →

This seasoning recipe is essential for the Sopa de Limon (Yucatan Lime Soup), abd it is also great for seasoning other meats.  Make a batch and keep it in an airtight bottle.  You will find it handy to spice up … Continue reading →

This is the recipe I gave out in the last episode of my radio show on Fairchild Radio.  This delicious soup is local to the Yucatan Pennisula in Mexico, and I have tried it at three different restaurants.  Each time it is made … Continue reading →

The pumpkin recipes from our audience just gets more and more exotic.  This recipe is from Wing, and it is a Chinese-style soup that does great things for your health: pumpkin offers vitamin B & C, and seaweed lowers blood … Continue reading →

With the recent scare of bagged salads, I bought my first head of Romaine lettuce for 2 years.   This salad is a vibrant combination of sweetness, sourness and spiciness.  Although the idea of marinating mangoes may be inspired by Thai … Continue reading →