Side Dish

Sweet-tangy mango and vegetable salad

A light and refreshing summery mix of fresh mangoes, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber and cilantro, this salad is a fast and easy side dish to go with grilled or fried meat, chicken or seafood.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 4 people

Sambal eggs

Spicy, citrusy, salty and sweet all at the same time, the secret to sambal eggs is frying hard-boiled eggs before simmering in the sauce to blister the surface to enable to spicy sauce to stick to it better. Serve these spicy eggs for breakfast, as a side dish for lunch or dinner, or as a snack.

Cook time: 30

Servings: 4 people

Cornbread muffins a la Kenny Rogers Roasters

Made with yellow cornmeal and fresh sweet corn, these muffins are subtly sweet although they still lean more toward savory. Straight out of the oven, they're just gorgeous — crusty outside, soft inside. Serve with fried chicken, pork ribs and beef brisket BBQ, or just by themselves as a filling snack.

Cook time: 25

Servings: 12 large muffins