Summer is a bounty season of home-grown fresh herbs. I am growing a variety of herbs and made a couple of herb pesto with them the other day. One is oregano pesto and the other is thyme pesto. Each pesto has it own unique fragrance and the flavor. I can wait to enjoy them over the pasta, crispy bread, and/or chicken or beef. Check out my tutorial video for how I made them. More Recipes with Pesto Avocado Cilantro Pesto Black Spaghetti with Sausage & Pesto Pasta ...
Creamy Potato Salad with fresh herb
Creamy potato salad is a dreamy side dish for any summer BBQ and potluck party. Tender and flaky potato chunks with crunchy bits of fresh celery covered in creamy dressing makes this salad to be one of the best potato salad you can eat. The addition of fresh dills are not to be missed here. Of course, crisp bacons will make the salad very, very enjoyable, too. However, every ingredient that goes into this salad takes their pride to make it special. I would not miss out anything. ...
Roasted Asparagus with Brown Butter Balsamic Sauce
When you see the bundles of thick asparagus, you can tell it is spring time. I love asparagus. For my humble opinion, the best way to enjoy these spring vegetable is by roasting them. I made the roasted asparagus with brown butter balsamic sauce. It is incredibly tasty and quick to put together. Easter is coming soon and I can't think of any other vegetable side dish other than asparagus for some reason. I don't think I can eat asparagus another way after I taste this recipe. Look for the ...
Chickpea and Lentil Salad
I enjoy waking up with the splendid sunlight in the morning. It sets a great energy to start a day. I don't always think of food when I get up since I have lots chores to take care of in the morning. I, however, had yearning of a simple salad that I can use the ingredients I already have in my kitchen - - something light and refreshing without too much work of making the fancy dressing... I always keep a few cans of beans and lentils, and I also happened to have some cucumbers, ...
Swiss Chard Fritters
I do cook with Swiss chard often; Swiss chard soup or Swiss chard with brown rice are some of the dishes that I make on the regular basis. Here is another recipe that I made that turned out great. It is Swiss chard fritters with Parmesan cheese. Very simple to make and enjoyable to munch as snack, these fritters will be the perfect finger food or side dish for everyone. Even the little people who hasn't developed the taste bud for the goodness of greens would like them. Mine ...
Pasta with Checca Sauce, Pasta alla cecca
I bet the summer is coming to an end soon in northern hemisphere. One thing I love about the summer is the abundance of beautiful tomatoes and herbs in the garden or in the farmer's market. I love making simple pasta with the fresh ingredients that doesn't require any cooking in the summer. (except cooking the pasta in boiling water) I have been making this Pasta with Checca sauce (aka pasta alla cecca) for many years whenever I get the juicy plump tomatoes and a bunch of fresh basil in ...