Recipe: Chinese Sticky Ribs Ingredients 3 tablespoons five spice powder 1 tablespoon kosher salt 2 1/2 cups Chinese cooking wine (I use Shaoxing wine) 1 cup light brown sugar 1 1/4 cup oyster sauce 5 pounds beef short ribs 2 tablespoons canola oil 10 cloves of garlic 8 slices of ginger 2 thai chilies, slitted...
Doña sauce was the biggest reason why I needed to get my breakfast tacos from Taco Deli. For years I’ve wondered how to make this spicy sauce, but since I couldn’t figure it out, I would snag an extra serving to take home every now and then. Thanks to some tips from my old pal...
Recipe: French Toast Casserole Ingredients 1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces) 8 large eggs 2 cups half-and-half 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Dash salt 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 cup chopped pecans...
Recipe: Lamb Osso Bucco Ingredients 1 pound veal shank (I use leg steak of lamb- doesn’t make much of a difference when braising) 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 1 large yellow onion, sliced 1/2 cup carrots, chopped 1/2 cup celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 bay leaves 1 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste...
So this is cake really. Choose your favorite cupcake recipe and icing. Hollow out the strawberry and fill with a 80+ proof liquor. People seem to be recommending Bacardi 151.
Recipe: Butternut Squash Gnocchi in Sage Butter Sauce Ingredients 1 lb butternut squash (you can substitute with 1 cup butternut/pumpkin puree) olive oil 1 egg 1 tsp kosher salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg 2 1/2 cup flour (approximately) 3 tbsp butter 1/4 cup sage leaves parmesan cheese, shaved(optional) Instructions Preheat oven to 350. Half the squash...
This time around I skipped making the crust. I was far too impatient to wait. =] Recipe: Bacon Spinach Quiche Lorraine Ingredients 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup ice water or refrigerated water) 6 large eggs 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups frozen spinach,...
When I was a little girl, I remember watching grandma start down the long dirt road lined with orchards to pick fresh ponderosa lemons to make some icebox pie… OK, just kidding. I’m Chinese, lived in suburbia and never saw an orchard as a child. It wasn’t until a few years ago, my Mississippian family...
Recipe: Pan-Seared Cod with Mango Salsa Ingredients 1 mango, peeled and diced 1/2 cup red pepper, diced 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno 1/3 cup diced red onion 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro leaves Salt and pepper Instructions Combine the mango, red pepper, jalapeno, red onion, lime juice and cilantro leaves and...
Bacon + Cheese = Sinful Goodness. Some things just don’t need to be “fancied up”. It’s best to keep these babies basic! Recipe: Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Poppers Ingredients 20 large jalapeños 8 oz. Neufchâtel cheese (or 1/3 fat cream cheese) 10 oz sharp cheddar (shredded) 1 lb thick cut bacon salt and pepper skewers Instructions Cut...
Tartine 1: Goat cheese, olive tapenade, roasted red pepper, shaved parmesan Olive Tapenade Ingredients 3 cloves garlic, peeled 1 cup olives (black and green) 1 1/2 tablespoons capers 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons olive oil Instructions Just throw it all in a food processor and pulse away! NOTE: If...
Recipe: Crawfish Etouffee Ingredients 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 small green bell pepper, diced 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 stalks celery, diced 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped 2 tablespoons Louisiana-style hot sauce 1/3 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional) 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1...
Recipe: Bite-Sized Tomato Caprese Ingredients cherry tomatoes fresh mozzarella perlini fresh basil balsamic vinegar olive oil fresh cracked pepper toothpicks Instructions Depending on size, slice cherry tomatoes into halves or thirds. Alternating tomato slices and mozzarella balls, skewer them onto toothpicks and arrange on a platter. Chiffonade basil by layering the leaves neatly in the...
Adapted from Manjula’s Kitchen Recipe: Paneer Summary: Paneer is a homemade Indian cheese. Paneer is used many different ways making desserts, appetizers and main course dishes. Ingredients 8 cups (half gallon) milk 1/4 cup lemon Juice Instructions Mix lemon juice in half cup of hot water and put aside. Boil the milk in a heavy...
Recipe: Spicy Tuna Roll Ingredients SUSHI RICE 5 cups Nishiki sushi rice (i.e., rice maker cups) 1/2 cup rice vinegar 4 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt FILLING 1 tablespoons Japanese mayonnaise ½ tablespoon Sriracha sauce 1 teaspoons chili sesame oil 1 tablespoon masago chili powder to taste 1 pound sashimi grade tuna, minced cucumber slices...
So while I can’t take credit for coming up with this one, I can take credit for the adult version of this. Aren’t they just gorgeous? Adapted from justjennrecipes.com Recipe: Broken Glass Jello Ingredients 4 – 3 oz boxes of jello (colors of your choice) 1 – 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk...
The first attempt at charcuterie… a delightful success! Pancetta is cured pork belly, the Italian equivalent of bacon. Unlike American bacon, however, pancetta is cured with a variety of herbs, spices, and garlic, and is left unsmoked. With the help of Karen Aboussie of Savory Spice Shop, we walked away with all the spices we needed… including...
I’ve been known to consume a carton’s worth of deviled eggs in one sitting. Little did I know pickled quail eggs were going to be equally addicting. A tart zing and a soft, creamy yolk. They both have it. These tiny pickled eggs made the perfect refigerator drive-by snack, preserved in a mason jar of solution and...
I miss my parents’ cooking. As children, my brother and I used to whine about how our friends got to eat out at fancy places… you know, places like McDonald’s and CiCi’s pizza. Yah, yah, I know… we were kids and didn’t know any better. We routinely had our family dinners at home and you would find my mom, dad, or...
Somehow still not exactly like my parents’, but still completely authentic. For five years that pressure cooker sat on the shelf. I was a little scared of it. I guess I had this notion that if used incorrectly it would errupt violently, spewing its contents all over the ceiling and taking my eye out in...
Recipe: Pickled Jalapeños Ingredients 330g, whole or sliced 1 cup apple cider vinegar 1 cup water 1 tbsp peppercorns (I used pink because I like colour) 2 bay leaves 3 cloves of garlic, lightly pounded 2 tbsp coarse sea salt 1 tbsp sugar Instructions Pack the jalapeños in a glass jar. In a saucepan, add...
I’m always trying to come up with the perfect nibble for cocktail parties and gatherings. Through my few catering events, I’ve learned it’s not enough for the food bite-sized. It shouldn’t require any assembly or utensils. It needs to simply be grab-n-go. Savory and sweet on a delicate crisp pastry, these appetizers will satisfy the foodiest...
After consulting my friend Wikipedia, I learned a few things about this famous dish from the Andhra region. While the name “Chicken 65” is universally used to refer to the dish, there are many different stories for how the name came about. It is generally acknowledged that no one knows which (if any) of these anecdotal...