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"Easily doubles. Serve with rice or fried rice, and stir-fried or steamed veggies for a complete meal."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro stems, garlic...

"A little unusual but easy side dish to prepare. Chinese cabbage can be used as well as ordinary cabbage. Some tabasco or red pepper flakes could spice it up quite nicely if desired."

Ingredients: eggs, garlic, oil...

"This is a very cooling dish with lots of watercress, and makes a great appetizer or a light entree for 1 or 2."

Ingredients: watercress leaves, lean sirloin steaks...

"A Vietnamese style of fried rice. A great way to use leftover steamed rice up."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs...

"This is from HeartSmart Chinese Cooking, by Steven Wong. Every single recipe in this book is delicious, and since I can't post them all, you should just buy it. The recipes are great because they taste authentically Asian, but are a lot lower in fat and salt than a lot of traditional recipes. Prep time includes marinating time. Can be served over..."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, cilantro...

"This is a yummy asian recipe that my aunt, who is vietamese, gave to me.She knew that I always love her food.The ingredients are long,but it doesn't take long to make.The fish sauce can be found at most grocery stores by the asian food aisle."

Ingredients: cilantro, dark chicken meat...

"This is my version of lettuce wraps. Meat, rice, and veggies. Full meal, in a neat little package. Very easy, and quick yummy meal. No side dishes needed."

Ingredients: leaf lettuce, chili-garlic sauce...

"Rau Muong = water spinach/kang kong (common vegetable in South East Asia). I 'adopted' this recipe from the 'orphan recipes' list. Will try this soon, and edit it if necessary."

Ingredients: cornstarch, fresh spinach...

"This is a breeze to cook once you've got all the ingredients ready and it's delicious as well. I found this in the Chicago Tribune but it's originally from "The Simple art of Vietnames Cooking.""

Ingredients: cilantro, garlic, ginger...

"Great flavours & quick to make. Prep time includes the 1/2 hour marinating."

Ingredients: pepper, cornflour...

"Spicy and flavorful, this easy dish provides a delicious change from Nasi Goreng or Chinese Fried Rice. Try to use Vietnamese fish sauce (Nuoc Mam), which is more pungent than other Southeast Asian fish sauces. Preparation time does not include the time needed to dry the rice overnight."

Ingredients: ground turmeric, unsalted dry roasted peanuts...

"This is an extremely yummy treat. Really fast to make, and extremely tasty. The lemongrass gives it a wonderful flavour and fragrance. I found this in Donna Hay's Food Fast cookbook."

Ingredients: fresh lemon rind, fish stock...

"While living in Colorado, I worked for an all Vietnamese company that made wreaths and wall decorations out of red river birch and white willow twigs as their office manager. I worked there for 10 years and became very close to the people that I worked with. Often the owner of the company would treat me to lunch from his favorite Vietnamese restaurant...."

Ingredients: cucumbers, garlic powder...

"Fresh and lively seasonings and herbs make this the best lettuce wraps I've ever tasted. Idea from Nina Simonds' Asian Wraps Book ISBN: 0-688-16300-9"

Ingredients: cilantro leaves, fresh basil leaves...