Recipes by Carol (CAB Cooks)

Cauliflower Fried Rice by Carol (CAB Cooks)

What’s so special about this dish other than it tastes so good? There’s actually not a single grain of rice in it. Really. It's a very good substitute for anyone who is looking to cut down on starches. And it is also blow your socks off good. Really.

Almond Crescent Cookies by Carol (CAB Cooks)

According to my hand-scribble notes, this recipe was from my (now long gone) Bon Appetit Sept. 1995 issue. I’ve tried several other similar type of almond cookie recipes over the years but I’ve found none that compare to the tender buttery and flaky cookies this recipe produces. This is the one cookie that the Mister always ask for…

Kraut Bierock (Bieroch) by Carol (CAB Cooks)

It was in the 8th grade when I was introduced to bierocks (German cabbage burgers). I was at a friend’s house for a sleep over and her mom, who was of German descent, was making kraut bierocks for dinner. We helped with the preparation. The whole house smelled so good from the beef and cabbage but nothing compared to the heavenly…

Chinese Style Braised Oxtail Soup, uh Stew by Carol (CAB Cooks)

Banana Cream Pie by Carol (CAB Cooks)

With all of Sawyer’s posts on pies recently (here, here and here), I was definitely in the mood for pie. But which pie? Being a bit lazy lately, I wanted to make something simple. I decided to pull out my old and very used book of pies and cakes (same recipe book as the cheesecake recipe) and flipped through to see what would be yummy…

Chocolate Cream Pie by Carol (CAB Cooks)

Chocolate Cream PieSince I had an extra pie crust leftover, I thought I’d use it up on another pie. I decided to make a Chocolate Cream Pie that uses the basic cream recipe as the Banana Cream Pie with a few changes. Butter is omitted since the chocolate will provide the fat content. The amount of sugar is increased to balance out the…

Lentil Soup with Spicy Italian Sausage by Carol (CAB Cooks)

Well, the weather certainly has been frightful this past week–wet, dreary, cold, windy. Flooding on the streets, cars getting stuck, power lines down, road closures. So what better to combat all these weather woes than a hearty soup to warm the soul?The Mister picked this recipe out from a Bon Appetit I had lying around. He’s gotten…

Cioppino (with Sourdough Crouton and Anchovy Butter) by Carol (CAB Cooks)

It’s been a few years since we’ve had cioppino, the last time during a short trip to San Francisco in 2005. With Dennis’ cioppino adventures (here) and Mike & Sherry’s Feast of the 7 Fishes, how could anyone not be in the mood for seafood? I mentioned to the Mister about all the seafood posts lately and he said, “mmm, cioppino!”I went…

Hong Kong Style Pan Fried Noodles by Carol (CAB Cooks)

Hong Kong style pan fried noodles is a favorite of mine. Love ordering this at restaurants. Even bad versions are tolerable, well, most of the time. My mom used to say that this dish is very easy to make but I just never got around to making it. Until now.I didn’t have a recipe for HK style but have seen Joyce’s’ version here. What I…

Spinach Prosciutto Cheese Swirls by Carol (CAB Cooks)

I love using Pepperidge Farm puff pastry for appetizers and dessert. These wonderful sheets are especially handy for special occasions or say, maybe a Super Bowl weekend. You can find all sorts of recipes here.I don’t often look on/inside boxes of prepared food for recipes. But I had 2 boxes of these in my freezer and wanted to make…