Posted on November 24, 2008 by tangstein
This is an unusual Chinese dish to the American palate, a bit on the sweet side (sometimes very sweet!) and often served as a tonic in China, but since it’s close to “turkey day” with its festive bird, it seemed like a logical inclusion. If you omit the browing step, it’s also very easy to put [...]
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Posted on November 21, 2008 by tangstein
These thin pancakes are most often used for serving mooshu style dishes and Peking duck, but they make a great wrap for just about any stirfry, such as Vegetable Stirfry Wearing a Hat. The simplest way to make this is to use the food processor, in which case you may need less water than indicated.
ingredients:
2 [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2008 by tangstein
This is a super quick stirfry using vegetables that are in most cook’s refrigerators – you could also substitute whatever veggies you have on hand. A mandolin is a great gadget to have on hand for all the matchstick-sized strips you’ll need to cut, but you can also do it by hand – aim for [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by tangstein
To repeat the intro to Friday’s post (Pork & Cabbage Dumplings): Homemade dumplings are a great quick supper, particularly if you make more than you need and can freeze some for later. It’s also a great party food – have the guests come ready to help wrap their dumplings! Kids also love this activity – just [...]
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Posted on November 14, 2008 by tangstein
Homemade dumplings are a great quick supper, particularly if you make more than you need and can freeze some for later. It’s also a great party food – have the guests come ready to help wrap their dumplings! Kids also love this activity – just be sure hands are washed and be able to put [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2008 by tangstein
Came across two interesting sites about Asian vegetables – definitely worth checking out (oddly, both claim to be a “thesaurus”). Although neither give cooking tips, there are very useful photos and a list of “also known as” given in many different languages.
From ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations): Vegetable Thesaurus
From Australia’s Deparment of Primary [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2008 by tangstein
In the New York Times this morning, results of a scary new study about childhood obesity:
the thickness of artery walls of children and teenagers who are obese or have high cholesterol resembled the thickness of artery walls of an average 45-year-old.
Beyond scary when you consider:
Childhood obesity is considered an epidemic in the United States, with about [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2008 by tangstein
This is the ultimate winter comfort food but it also appears at fancier banquets. It’s fancier name is “Tiger Skin Steamed Pork” due to its stripy appearance. It can be steamed with rehydrated dried mustard greens (available in Asian markets, called meicai in Mandarin) or simply inverted over a plate of blanched or stirfried fresh mustard greens. [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2008 by tangstein
So Rahm Emanuel is in for Chief of Staff. Arnold Schwarzenneger is rumored to be considered for Energy Secretary. Perhaps Colin Powell in Education. But the burning question is – who will be chosen White House Chef? 2 names seem to be flooding the blogosphere: Art Smith and Rick Bayless, both of Chicago. And Michael Pollan [...]
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