Veggies

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!

One thing I love about Chinese food is the variety of Chinese vegetables. It's really one of the reasons I visit the Chinese and Asian super markets - you can't find a lot of the veggies at your average stores. I'm going to introduce to you some of my favorite Chinese vegetables that I cook …

If you're looking for a unique side dish to your entrée - look no further! This easy simple Bok Choy Beech Mushrooms Stir Fry is easy to make and makes a yummy and healthy veggie side dish!

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.

Vegetable Tofu Soup 蔬菜豆腐湯 is a popular light soup in Chinese home cooking. One of the things I really like about it is that it is super easy to make and also a very healthy soup!

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 - Cubed tofu gently stir fried with tomato, garlic, and green onions. This dish is 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!

King Oyster Mushrooms Stir Fry with Basil is an easy way to make king oyster mushrooms that's also delicious! I love using fresh Thai Basil from my garden to make this dish extra fresh.

Malabar Spinach is a very interesting vegetable - it makes me think of okra, but as a leafy vegetable. If you've ever had it before you know what I mean! If you haven't, you should try it some time - this Malabar Spinach Stir Fry recipe is how I usually prepare it.

Bitter Melon Lamb Stir Fry aka 苦瓜羊肉 - who would've thought something bitter could be yummy? Not me when I was a child, but now as an adult, I appreciate the unique flavors of this dish. Plus, apparently bitter melon goes very well with slices of lamb!

Chinese Shredded Pork with Peppers - Marinated shredded pork stir fried with peppers is a delicious way to get some protein and veggies for lunch or dinner!

Not everyone's a fan of eggplants, but this Fried Eggplants recipe is so good, even if you don't like eggplants usually, you might be a fan! What else is awesome about this dish is that it's super easy to make too.

This Broccoli and Cauliflower Stir Fry is super easy to make, and a tasty way to get some healthy veggie in to your diet! The veggies are also super healthy for you, making this the perfect side dish.

Mushrooms are so controversial. Some people love them, some people can't stand them. Personally, I'm a huge fan! In the states, we can find white button mushrooms and portobello mushrooms pretty much any where, but there are actually many different types of mushrooms outside of those 2 - oyster, enoki, shiitake mushrooms just to name …

Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fry with Peppers - I absolutely love simple stir fries like this dish. It's easy to make but also incredibly flavorful! I use fresh shiitake mushroom and green peppers, but you can use other types of bell peppers as you prefer also.

Thai Basil Eggplants Stir Fry - eggplants sliced and stir fried with Thai Basil in a chili soy sauce - easy and flavorful! Perfect meal any day of the week!

Have you ever had Pea Shoots aka Snow Pea Leaves before? Pea Shoots Stir Fry is a very popular veggie side dish win Chinese Restaurants. That's not very surprising because these tender and crisp leafy greens are super tasty! If you'd like to make this at home - it's actually pretty easy too!

It's officially Spring today - which means that carrots are in season! I don't eat carrots very often, but I really should because they're super healthy for you. Carrots are a good source of beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, and potassium and promote eye health! This Air Fryer Baby Carrots Recipe is super easy to …

If you've decided to join the Air Fryer club, you might be interested in cooking ALL the things in your air fryer at the moment. I know, because I got mine a while ago, and every so often I think the same thing. One of my favorite things to do with it is cooking Broccoli …

This Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes recipe is so incredibly flavorful and easy to make! I'm not going to say I'm never making my mashed potatoes another way, but this is probably my go to recipe for mashed potatoes now.

I love an easy and delicious veggie side dish idea to add to my entrees, and this Chinese Green Beans Stir Fry is one of those! Just a few simple ingredients, and some easy steps, and you can make your own!

This Stir Fry Spinach with Garlic is an easy side dish that I make quite often. The garlic makes the spinach aromatic, and both spinach and garlic is very healthy for you so it's not only a tasty dish, but also a nutritious one.

These Twice Baked Potatoes are awesome because it's basically baked potatoes with all the delicious things... without all the hard work for the person eating! Haha, okay now I'm just making it sound lazy, but really - it's super tasty and just makes the normal baked potato seem fancier!

So I finally caved and bought me an Air Fryer. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. At about the same time, I received a giant home grown organic eggplant as a present (yes, everyone knows I love food as presents, haha). So what to do? Air Fryer Eggplants of course!

I absolutely love easy side dish ideas. So here's yet another easy peasy side dish recipe - this Oven Roasted Garlic Butter Green Beans recipe is tasty and super simple to make. They go well with steak, chicken, seafood, you name it!

I've been pretty much staying at home lately, and my favorite thing ever every day is really cooking and eating (haha, surprise surprise, I know) It's kind of funny to think about how every hour by the hour I am just thinking "what am I eating next?" I always need a veggie side with my …

Have you ever had Red Amaranth before? When I was little I was always excited about eating Red Amaranth because the veggie turned the dish's juice red (and I was easily amused, I guess). Actually, I still am amused! But I also get excited just because this Chinese Red Amaranth Stir Fry with Garlic is …

Stir Fry Napa Cabbage with Dried Shrimp is an easy veggie side dish that is also tasty and healthy! It only takes about 10 minutes to make, which makes it a great veggie side dish to go with any entrée.

Growing up I never understood why my friends didn't like to eat broccoli when we were kids. Broccoli has always been super tasty to me as my mom normally would stir fry it with garlic. Looking back, I personally blame the school cafeteria making those mushy green broccoli that didn't taste like anything. My point …

Green beans are such a versatile vegetable and there are so many ways to prepare them that still keep it keto. Roasted, sautéed, steamed. This Keto Smothered Green Beans recipe might be my favorite way to prepare them. The green beans become smoky and sweet, and full of flavor. You can use this as a …

In the states, we can find white button mushrooms and portobello mushrooms pretty much any where. While they are delicious, there are also so many other variety of mushrooms out there! One of my faves is the King Oyster Mushroom. This King Oyster Mushroom with Pork Stir Fry recipe is a fine example of an …

It's a struggle that my boyfriend isn't a fan of veggies - He loves meat. Like most carnivores, he IS, however, a fan of potatoes, so I will take what I can get! For Valentine's Day I made one of his favorite sides - and I'm sharing it now. These Easy Whole30 Crispy Potatoes are …

Brussels sprouts is very interesting to me because it is not something we have in Taiwan. However, you can pretty much give my mom any ingredient and she can make it in to something delicious, so when we bought some brussels sprouts when I was growing up in Atlanta, she whipped up this Stir Fried …

There are many ways to prepare asparagus, but one my favorite ways is to stir fry them! Of course you can always do a simple stir fry with nothing in it, but what's the fun in that! I dress mine up sometimes with onion and ham. Try this Asparagus, Ham, and Onion Stir Fry next …

Steak and Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette - Spring is finally beginning to get into full swing and it's time to transition from heavier cold-weather foods to the lighter, greener foods that we like to eat in warmer weather. And what better way to transition than by turning your favorite steak dinner into a salad? …

If you love mushrooms, this post is for you!  I've put together a giant collection of Paleo Mushroom Recipes (52 to be exact!) ranging from breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, and sides!  Check out all the delicious mushroom-y goodness below!

This One Pan Oven Roasted Chicken and Veggies dish is perfect for when you just don't have much energy to make a home made meal, yet still want something that's nutritious and tasty!  Throw everything on a pan and pop it in the oven is your saving grace.

The very last of this year's garden was harvested this week.  I'll have to wait another 7 months before the first of next year's harvests. It is a sad day at my house when I have to pull up the last of the greens and root veggies.  I set to lighten the mood this year …

It's officially Fall as of yesterday!  Now, part of me is sad to bid farewell to Summer as it's my favorite season, but when I think about all the delicious Fall recipes, the other part of me is excited!  I know everyone thinks, pumpkin this, pumpkin that, but I will say that I just can't …