Pass me dat jicama and pork stir fry
Stir fry over noodles. Is there anything better? Sure, some contrarians might say “yes.” (Argh. Stupid contrarians.) But there’s certainly nothing faster. And as I’ve mentioned before, my agenda is to...
View ArticleEat this: Char sui bao
I love Char Sui Bao. My wife has already made fun of me recently for my love of bread pudding, and I think she is just waiting to pounce on my obsession with A Southern Season’s Praline Pecans . Char...
View ArticleRound-up time for: Food Bloggers’ Geography #1: Southern Style
I loved doing this event. While this is not the largest event ever done, I was moved by the remarkable quality that people put into them. Without exception, each of the entries speaks to a very...
View ArticleGinger? In Ice Cream? Hmm…
I scream, you scream, we all scream… for ginger ice cream. Pause. “Ginger?” you say. Ginger, indeed. If you’re skeptical, folks, it’s only because you have not yet sampled the delicious ginger ice...
View ArticleWho “am I?” What was that? Oh, sui mai… mmm sui mai
Dim sum good. Lately I’ve been having extraordinary cravings for dim sum, and we’ve been hitting the “China Garden” in town an embarassing number of times. Luckily that place is always packed (they...
View ArticleLook away, Daffy: Asian-Inspired Roasted Duck
My husband and I have pretty similar taste buds, and we usually agree on what is good food. But there are exceptions, of course — and duck is one of them. Duck is… not my favorite. Badly prepared duck...
View ArticleHave Christmas Stress? Need a no fuss dish? But want it to shine? Try Ramen...
I enjoy food, as you know. But it isn’t often that I eat something and then sincerely plead, “I have to have this recipe.” (Perhaps because I prefer to have others prepare food for me, and then, who...
View ArticlePotstickers: Crowd-pleasers, hunger-appeasers
Like my husband, my parents love to cook. (Hence my, ahem, well-fed appearance.) And my parents love to cook for their parties. Nearly all of their dishes are a success, but there are, of course, a...
View ArticleRinging in the Year of the Pig with Crab Rangoon and other old favorites.
Happy New Year! (Any excuse for revelry is OK by us – especially if you can wish folks a happy new year twice within months.) For the Chinese, and many other Asian cultures, today is the first day of...
View ArticleSpecial Stir Fry (aka Shrimp, Cashew, and Chicken Stir Fry with coconut,...
Remember that old slogan, “When you’re really good, they call you Cracker Jack?” Well, I think it applies here. But I think there’s a problem with calling this dish “Cracker Jack Stir Fry.” (Just one...
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