Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
These summer rolls consist of roast pork, shrimp, herbs, and vegetables rolled in rice paper. Served with, a dipping sauce (nước chấm), they are a favorite Vietnamese appetizer. My mom used to make summer rolls or gỏi cuốn, a Vietnamese appetizer, on a regular basis when I was young. In our family, it was served as part of the main course. Although I loved it, I …
Homemade chicken sausage, pickled carrots and daikon, and cilantro wrapped in lettuce leaves. Serve with soy-oyster dipping sauce. Great as an appetizer or a light and healthy summer meal. I served these chicken lettuce wraps to my husband twice this past week. To my delight, he loved them and gave them two thumbs up. He is my biggest blog supporter and critic, so it makes …
Looking for a dinner idea for a new Asian recipe? These quail egg stuffed pork meatballs served with rice noodles are just what you need! Serve with a sweet, salty, garlicky dipping sauce and fresh condiments for a meal that is full of flavor and texture. Quail egg is not an ingredient I typically use. In fact, it is something I have never used. But …
This hot, milky, sweet, and rich sweetened condensed milk drink is enjoyed with Saltines or oyster crackers. This Vietnamese milk drink is a comforting treat any day, but especially so on a cold day. As the crisp, cool days become more frequent, I begin to think about the things that will keep me warm. I think about those blessed and cursed turtlenecks I will have …
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