We had a lovely little paperback book, from the seventies, with Chinese country recipes. It was filled with folklore & woodcut images, as well as some pretty amazing recipes. It certainly helped me when ordering dim sum, as I would be able to recognize many of the little dishes that were being served. In it…
Category: Asian
Coconut Rice with Fragrant Onion Sauce
In my early 20’s my younger sister and I shared an apartment. We had two cats, two bedrooms, and groups of friends five years apart. Somehow it all worked. I was big sister to many of her friends, and my responsibility for her kept me with my feet firmly on the ground. We started off…
Rice Salad with Ginger & Lemongrass
Potlucks are easy ways to gather for a meal. They’ve been around for years, and will continue for many to come. One way to hold a potluck is to give no rules, and just see what turns up. There have been stories of twelve bowls of green salads lined up, with nothing else. Or the…
Udon Noodles with Mushrooms, Gai Lan & Shrimp
It was dry today. Yesterday was a mix of monsoon type rain, with snow. Dry days in the winter allow us a snippet of daylight hours to get things done! Living on our farm makes us so appreciative of breaks in the weather and a toasty fire in the woodstove. Stretching the day to the…
Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce
Thanks to Steamy Kitchen for the original recipe. (brassica oleracea / Chinese broccoli / kai lan) – or you could use any of these other brassicas – broccoli, broccolini (a cross between broccoli & gai lan), or rapini / rabé / broccoletti Gai Lan’s bittersweet taste becomes more bitter the older the vegetable. Look for tight,…
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