I am so happy it is springtime because it means the arrival of asparagus season. Here is a Chinese recipe featuring asparagus, as a simple vegetable marinade or as an easy six ingredient salad, Asparagus Spears with Sesame. The asparagus is briefly boiled and submerged in ice water to cool completely and then topped with a flavorful dressing made with sesame oil, soy sauce, and sugar.
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Southwestern Mango Fruit Salad, {What Do You Think Makes This Salad Southwestern?}
Southwestern Fruit Salad came about from trying to come up with a fruit salad to go with a Southwestern Cornbread Salad that I was serving at r our church gathering. I just started with the lusciousness of fresh mangoes and went from there. For the dressing, I mix two parts lime juice with one part agave and added a little cayenne pepper to give it a little kick.
Shortbread Crust
Shortbread Crust is made with your hands, not a rolling pin. Pat the dough into a crust around the pie plate. It tastes just like a shortbread cookie. Perfect for cream pies. EASY SHORTBREAD CRUST The shortbread crust is incredibly easy to make and is a perfect place to start if you're new to or intimidated by making pie dough. Are you intimidated when it comes to making a homemade pie crust, or are you just looking for an easy pie crust recipe? I am often told, "I made pie dough one time, and it turned out to be one big mess," so I just keep buying the ready made ones. I have been making pie dough since I was in Home Economics in high school. The one thing I remember most that my teacher taught me was if you want to make a good pie crust, "you have to keep making it until you get the hang of it"! You know the old saying, "Practice makes perfect." Well, that's what it takes to make superb pie crust. In the early '70s, I came across t...
