It’s hard to follow up Monsieur Georges’ decadent posts, but I’ll try! Chicken lettuce wraps are one of those dishes which I can never remember the origin of – are they really anywhere close to “authentic” asian food, or is PF Chang’s overpriced asian fusion menu responsible for them? A quick Google search yielded no [...]
Posts under ‘Side Dishes’
Crack noodles
Spaghetti noodles with sesame oil, peanut oil, sesame seeds, peanut butter, soy sauce, ginger… So called not because they crack (the verb) but because they are like crack (the noun).
recent foods I have baked
First I baked rosemary bread yet again, for a dinner party, following this recipe for an unkneaded peasant bread. This time it came out much much lighter, fluffier, and more delicious. Basically I followed the directions more carefully and this worked (who knew!) although I also stuck my roommate’s pizza stone in the oven while [...]
Chinese Sticky Rice
Warning: In the spirit of a Spartan-level attention to detail, I have included every ingredient that went into this dish. I apologize in advance to the squeamish. Here are my five most favorite foods in the world: Chinese barbecue sea cucumber Spaghetti with meat sauce Chinese sticky rice Chinese beef noodle soup (thick noodles, please!) [...]
Beautiful Shish-Kebabs
As y’all know, I rarely cook here in Beijing. Food is cheap, plentiful, and convenient, and so I just amuse myself by taking pictures of food. Delightful scorpions and seahorsies! Both easily available in kebab form here in Beijing! Okay, not so easily available, all the Chinese people I know draw the line at eating [...]
Hot & Sour Soup
No more puns, only soup. *sigh*
roasted asparagus
So you could probably guess the recipe from the title alone, if you ever roast veggies, but this is the most delicious green thing I eat on a consistent basis (since I am still perfecting the noble broccoli rabe), also the store around the corner habitually has few other appetizing-looking vegetables. The Bronx: making you [...]
Aww…*Crêpe*!
Crêpes!
First post, three things
Spinach salad, apple-thyme marinade for pork, and homemade applesauce.
Tea Party Breakdown!
I am at Karen and Spanky’s house. There are Street Fighter 4 sounds and egg beater sounds in the background. We have had a Tea Party, limited in size but not limited in scope. We don’t have pictures of our full spread, because food pretty much disappeared when it hit the table. Also, the table [...]