This chicken fried steak is served with salsa, a healthier alternative to the gravy that is usually served with this steak.

If you have not tried this peppery vegetable you are missing a real treat. Broccoli rabe or broccoli di rabe is generally served unadorned; just garlic and onion are added. Try it made this way and you are sure to become a rabe fan.

A slightly different way to serve sweet green peas. Tasty and pretty enough to serve for company dinner. This is good with a few chopped fresh mushrooms also.

This dish is called Christmas corn because of the red and green peppers. It is also called Mexicali corn.

Warm sliced potatoes with garlic and herbs served with sweet peas and a nice crusty bread makes a lovely Spring meal. Make this at the first sign of Spring.

Chinese Mustard Green Soup is an excellent flavorful light but filling soup. It will make a perfect start to your Thanksgiving meal. The soup gets its spiciness from the greens. Bok choy may be used instead of mustard greens but the soup will lose some of its spiciness.

Spiced pears make a different and sophisticated dessert when served with one of the sweeter white wines, such as Sautern.

I found this oven baked shrimp recipe written on a piece of paper in the back of a second hand cook book. I tried it and have been making to for 15 years or more. It has just a few ingredients and requires a lot of newspaper for the buttery shrimp peels.

Dinner for two? This Creole shrimp recipe serves two. Spicy Creole shrimp is usually served over hot white rice, but is good over linguine also.

Try this easy to make marinade from hoisin sauce. Hoisin sauce is what helps to make those ribs in Chinese restaurants so tasty and tender.