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...
Zong-Zi… they’re like Chinese tamales
I like my zongzi simple. Pork and rice. I remember making these with my mom when I was younger. Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food, is basically bamboo leaves stuffed with glutinous rice and your filling of choice. Personally, I don’t care for the peanuts, mushrooms, chestnuts, chinese sausage, and dried shrimp people sometimes stuff them with. ...
Swedish Meatballs
Beef Stroganoff
Recipe: Beef Stroganoff Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups onion, chopped (divided) 2 lb mushrooms, sliced (divided) 1/4 cup white wine 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 cup chicken stock 2 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 cups milk 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1.5 lb beef stew...
Israeli Couscous Salad
If you’ve never had Israeli couscous, you’re in for a treat. They’re not grainy like traditional couscous and are larger with refined edges. Think tapioca balls, but made of pasta. My minor fixation with the traditional kind has now shifted to these little pearls of pasta . They’re light, pretty on the plate and make...