We like a buffet with all the family here. We serve a variety of salads. This is also great for summer picnics and cookouts. Keeps well, and serves a lot of people.

My family would drink the sauce to this green bean dish, if I would let them! Your family will never look at Green Beans the same again. These beans are sweet and savory and smell fabulous in the oven.

This makes for a pretty dish and is easy to assemble. If you don't have the fresh vegetables on hand, you can easily adapt with canned goods. I get requests for the recipe all the time.

Can you even imagine a holiday without green bean casserole? Don't try. The cheesy, crunchy classic is deliciously easy to make and even easier to love.

This Chicken in black bean sauce is a classic Chinese recipe, one of my favourites. This is quite simple to prepare once you have all of the ingredients. Serve with plain steamed rice for a great meal.

Eggplant is sauteed, then coated in a spicy sweet sauce. It is simple and delicious! I'm sure you'll enjoy this!

Chinese long beans cut into smaller lengths also work well in this recipe.

A classic Chinese dish, one of my favourites. Serve over a bed of rice.

Gary Rhodes cooks a famous Sichuan dish of silky tofu with, known convivially as 'pockmarked grandmother's beancurd'

This green bean casserole is a family tradition. My grandmother makes this every Thanksgiving. Absolutely the best! Simple and easy, but the flavor is so good!