Caponata
Often described as Sicilian eggplant dish, caponata is a sweet-sour mixed vegetable dish seasoned with vinegar in which raisins have been soaked.
Vegetables
Although we're admittedly more carnivorous than herbivorous, we do try to include vegetables in every meal. It's not that difficult, really, considering that many Asian dishes — from soups to main courses — include vegetables among the ingredients. If we're having a no-vegetable main dish for lunch or dinner, we supplement it with at least one vegetable side dish.
Mixed vegetables agebitashi
The default cooking procedure is to season the ingredients before and during cooking. With Japanese agebitashi, unseasoned food is fried then soaked in a sauce.
Spinach and artichoke puff pastry tart
Baked with Filipino kesong puti (white cheese made from carabao milk) and mozzarella, this spinach artichoke puff pastry tart is a snack best served with coffee, tea or …
Baked brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes
Americans associate sugar-glazed sweet potatoes with Thanksgiving, but did you know that this dish is also found in Japan and Korea?
Beef-wrapped green beans with soy honey Sriracha sauce
Inspired by a dish prepared by a South African chef Siba Mtongana, host of Siba’s Table on the Cooking Channel, I used soy sauce, honey, ginger and Sriracha for my beef …
Bacon asparagus puff pastry spirals
Strips of bacon and puff pastry are wrapped in alternating fashion around each asparagus spear before baking to make this special occasion appetizer or snack.
Spanish tortilla
Thinly sliced potatoes interspersed with beaten eggs are fried until a golden crispy crust forms. The omelet is cut into bite-sized pieces and served hot or cold.