brussels sprout stir-fry

When I first came upon this veggie, I innocently thought these were miniature cabbages, heheh! And ever since, I craved for it as cabbage is one fave vegetable of mine which I usually take slightly blanched or even raw and simply dipped into or dressed with bugguong (salt-fermented fish paste/sauce) with sliced tomatoes and onions. I learned later that this is after all a type of wild cabbage, and that those tiny bulbs grow actually as buds (hence "sprouts") in a rather large stalk. And ever since, I wanted to try to boil/steam it and make it into an Ilokano salad. But here, it's stir-fried/sauteed, and they're just as lovely I wanted them.

Photo credit: chowtimes.com

Photo credit: vietworldkitchen.com

Here are brussels sprout recipes to try: from chowtimes.com and from the Viet World Kitchen


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grilled tomatoes

I always fancy grilling veggie fruits, but I tried just a few, like bitter melon, sweet pepper, okra, kabatiti (sponge gourd), banana blossom, rattan shoots, etc. Of tomatoes, I still have to try. Tomatoes are usually grilled in American and European and other cuisines, as part of their barbecues or kebabs or of other grilled vegetables like asparagus, mushrooms, artichoke, etc.

Photo credit: simplyrecipes.com

Here, we can try this simple grilled tomato recipe from Simple Recipes.