Vietnamese Spring Rolls

Perfect for a hot summer night's dinner. Not to mention, these weren't as hard as I always thought they were! Ingredients: 2 ounces rice vermicelli package small shrimp; cooked - peeled, deveined 1 cup fresh bean sprouts (or canned if you can't find fresh) 6 green onions (green parts) 3 tablespoons fresh mint leaves; chopped chiffonade … Continue reading Vietnamese Spring Rolls

Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry

I didn't expect this to be so good. In fact, I tried to find a stir fried cabbage dish and was wary from the start.  There's hardly anything I would change from the original recipe, except using beef strips instead of ground. Ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef (will use beef strips next time) 2 … Continue reading Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry

Saffron Rice

If you're looking for an excellent side dish to accompany the Lamb Kofta with Harissa Yogurt, I cannot recommend this dish enough. After a few tweaks, I think the rice recipe is prefect! Even better, we've consistently made it the last few times. Ingredients: 1 cup jasmine rice 1 teaspoon saffron threads (we actually used … Continue reading Saffron Rice