Great Recipes with Chef Buck
This baked eggplant tuna casserole recipe is easy to prepare and super tasty. If you’re a fan of tuna casserole, then a healthy combo of baked eggplant and canned tuna will make a tasty surprise. Eggplant tuna casserole satisfies like your favorite Italian comfort food.
Make a no-hassle french fry alternative with baked eggplant fries. This eggplant recipe is easy to bake and very tasty. Leave the skin on the eggplant for a nice added texture, and add as much or as little seasoning as you like, although more is best, I think!
I love a great burger, especially if it’s a healthy veggie burger recipe that also just happens to taste terrific. A thick slice of blackened eggplant makes a perfect sandwich filling, and if you dress
sliced eggplant up like a hamburger, eggplant makes one of the easiest, quickest, and tastiest veggie burger recipes you’ll ever eat.
What is a Thai eggplant? It’s a dinky little eggplant, man, and if you lop off the top and quarter them, they make a great ingredient in many dishes. Try this simple and delicious Thai eggplant recipe.
Cook Chinese Eggplant for a terrific vegetarian meal that will not having you missing the meat. For this Chinese eggplant dish, I use a sauce similar to one I use making General Tso’s Chicken, so it’s a rich and filling eggplant dish, hearty and vegetarian at the same time. ingredients to cook Chinese Eggplant Recipe … Read more
This Chinese eggplant recipe is awesome because it’s purple–not purple like a black eye–but purple like Barney the Dinosaur, which is nice. Choose eggplants that are firm and have a glossy skin. The skin is thin and tasty, and Chinese eggplants have smaller seeds than the black, bowling ball eggplant you might be used to … Read more
Roasted eggplant curry is easy to prepare and super-flavorful with this simple, classic Indian dish. Give this Baingan Bharta eggplant curry a try and let me know what you think. What You Need to Make Eggplant Curry Ingredients:1 large EGGPLANT (roasted)1 med/lg ONION (chopped)3-4 cloves GARLIC (finely chopped)1 hot PEPPER (finely chopped)1 14 oz can … Read more
Today we are preparing a delicious and healthy turnip root recipe. One of the easiest ways to cook turnip root is to roast it in the oven. I like to roast a variety of root vegetables together along with onion and garlic. Roasted turnips make a terrific side dish, or even as a salad topping as in this recipe.
A ramekin egg bake recipe is not just fancy, it’s delicious, and comes with its own creamy sauce if you bake it just right. We add diced veggies and a quick broccoli side to make this breakfast egg dish ridiculously healthy.
Vegetarian chili just tastes great, and I don’t miss the meat, plus it’s a perfect way to clean out all the veggie odds and ends in your fridge. The key to a hearty meatless chili is lots of seasoning, onions, and peppers. I like to add at least two kinds of beans, and the veggies can be whatever you like, so be creative!
Use canned salmon to create this simple and satisfying salmon burger recipe. Canned salmon is perfect for making salmon patties, and salmon patties are an ideal stand-in for a hamburger when you’re hamburgered out –plus it’s a healthier choice. Salmon Burger Recipe Ingredients: 14oz canned SALMON (red or pink)¼ – ½ cup ONION (finely chopped)HOT … Read more
This bok choy recipe is one of my favorites. Bok choy is a type of cabbage, and quite versatile. It’s easily found in markets and is sold in several shapes and sizes under the name bok choy ranging from dinky baby bok choy to the larger size cabbages that I like to use for soups. … Read more
This fried quinoa recipe is a quick and tasty take on Chinese fried rice. Quinoa makes a great substitute for rice in many recipes, especially quinoa fried “rice”. Quinoa is a complete protein, which makes this dish a complete meal, even if you leave out the egg–which is an easy way to make this a … Read more
A Chana masala recipe with a quinoa twist! It’s already a great tasting chickpea curry, and adding quinoa into the mix will turn this Indian favorite into a complete protein. This dish is easy to prepare and a perfect vegetarian entree. Ingredients: 15oz can CHICKPEAS 15oz can DICED TOMATOES 1 lg ONION (chopped) ½ cup … Read more
Chana masala is a kick-ass Indian chickpea dish. It’s super easy to make and a great introduction to Indian cooking.
Chole Palak is an Indian spinach and chickpea curry recipe that’s super flavorful and a breeze to make. Asafoetida is optional in this curry recipe, but highly recommended if you are serious about cooking great Indian food at home.
Try this spicy Spanish-style quinoa recipe; it’s vegetarian heaven. Quinoa is a versatile ingredient and an excellent source of protein. Quinoa is a grain-like superfood and a great substitute for rice, and just as easy to prepare. I use it often as an alternative to rice–even in rice pudding. Give this quinoa recipe a try; … Read more