Side dishes

Have you ever had Luffa before? It’s a gourd, also known as silk melon or si gua in Mandarin. Delicious and nutritious – we love to stir fry this veggie with dried shrimp!

Tender water spinach stir fried with smashed garlic and fermented tofu – I have many favorite veggies, but this is my favorite veggie dish of all times! In this post, I’m going to show you how we usually cook it – easy and delicious, and nutritious too!

I love stir frying snap peas because they a sweet, juicy, and crunchy taste to them! When cooked with shiitake mushrooms – this stir fry makes a delicious and healthy veggie side dish! Here’s how to make Snap Peas Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fry!

This Sautéed Asparagus and Mushrooms is super easy to make and makes a tasty veggie side dish that works with almost any meal! This dish also only takes 10 minutes to make!

This super easy Sweet Corn Casserole was a major hit at Thanksgiving! It’s not too sweet, just sweet enough, just the way my family likes it. The corn is super tasty and the bread came out perfectly baked.

This Chinese Mustard Greens Stir Fry shows you how to make tender gai choy, stir fried with smashed garlic. We also enjoy adding dried red peppers to add an extra flavorful kick to the dish.

These Air Fryer Green Beans are so easy to make and the perfect yummy and healthy veggie side dish! This recipe only takes 10 minutes too, talk about a simple recipe!

Have you ever had Lettuce Stir Fry? It is a very tasty and crunchy vegetable when stir fried just right, and with the addition of smashed garlic and crunchy onions? What a delicious veggie side dish – easy to make too!

Tomato Tofu Stir Fry is a common Chinese household dish, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s easy to make, and a very yummy dish that goes well with rice too! Perfect as a side dish to any meat or seafood entrée, or even as a vegetarian or vegan entrée!

Mac and Cheese is such a tasty comfort food – creamy cheese all over pasta? Makes a delicious side! Yes, you can buy a box of mac and cheese and just have that but I promise making it from scratch with yummy cheese, butter and milk? SO much more delicious! Here’s how to make Mac …