Chinese

Stir Fried Tofu, Broccoli, and Red Pepper

September 10, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Although we eat a lot of meat, we also all like tofu so I often find myself playing around with different stir fries with tofu. The original recipe for this called for hoisin sauce but i didn’t have any so used some jarred black bean sauce instead. It also called for yellow pepper but I [...]

Chilled Cucumber Salad

August 20, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Tonight we had my nephew join us for dinner so I did a die-hard vegetarian dinner. It’s a nice challenge because otherwise it’s too easy to slip into old habits. The menu was: Sweet and Sour Tofu Bean Sprouts and Garlic Steamed Rice Chilled Cucumber Salad All the other recipes are posted previously so I [...]

Bean Sprout Salad

January 29, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

We all like bean sprouts. My girls are happy to just eat them raw. I like something done to them. Previously, I’ve done this bean sprout and garlic stir-fry, which I love, which is also from Simple Chinese Cooking. I thought perhaps the girls would enjoy this more raw salad. I liked it, but they’d [...]

Vegetarian Sweet & Sour Tofu

January 29, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

On of my nephews is vegetarian, has been for years. I’m hoping he’ll come join us for dinner one evening (nudge nudge Taylor!), plus the girls are interested in eating more “consciously”, so I bought a new cookbook. This is basically from Better Than Peanut Butter & Jelly: Quick Vegetarian Meals Your Kids Will Love! [...]

Chinese Chicken Salad

June 29, 2003 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I was alone for dinner last night and got a craving for a Chinese Chicken Salad. Scoured some cookbooks and couldn’t find anything that sounded right, though. The dressing was the crucial part for me and all I could find was one that had mayonnaise in it! Not at all what I think of for [...]

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