Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

Homemade Spring Rolls Recipe & What Are Spring Rolls

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[1] Vegetarian spring rolls with shredded daikon, carrots, cucumber trips and peanuts (photo © iStock Photo). [2] Vietnamese summer rolls, with the beauty of colored vegetables showing through the translucent rice paper wrapper (photo © Elegant Affairs Caterers). [3] Shrimp spring rolls. Vietnamese and Thai spring rolls are pretty much identical. The rice paper is…
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RECIPE: Chervil Sour

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Here’s something different: A cocktail based on muddled herbs. The Chervil Sour was created by Jeff Bareilles, Wine and Beverage Director at Manresa Restaurant in Los Gatos, California.   RECIPE: CHERVIL SOUR Ingredients Per Drink 15–20 chervil leaves 2 ounces pisco 3/4 ounce simple syrup 3/4 ounce lime juice 1 egg white Ice 3 dashes…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Don’t Let Nettle Season Pass You By

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[1] Add nettles to soup, such as this Potato, Nettle and Green Garlic Soup (all photos © Good Eggs | SF). [2] Nettles. [3] Green garlic.   A year ago, we wrote about stinging nettles. also called common nettles and wild nettles. Here’s that background article. Today’s tip is a reminder not to let the…
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RECIPE: Cauliflower Risotto

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Having just published an article about cauliflower rice, we’re following up with this recipe for Cauliflower “Risotto.” This recipe is from Food Player Linda, a freelance chef in Connecticut whose innovative recipes can be found onPlayingWithFireAndWater.com. When we win the lottery, we will retain her to make magnificent meals. RECIPE: CAULIFLOWER “RISOTTO” Ingredients 4 tablespoons…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Riced Cauliflower, Cauliflower Rice & Recipe

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[1] There’s no rice involved here: This mushroom “risotto” was made by HealthyFellow.com from riced cauliflower. Here’s the recipe. [2] The JoyLoop brand is sold at Good Eggs in San Francisco—perhaps the most wonderful food purveyor in the U.S.—and other brands are sold nationwide. [3] In the U.K., CauliRice.com sells plain cauliflower rice, plus Indian,…
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