My senior year of college, I had a life-changing dumpling experience. For much of my childhood, I had been a meat-only filling kind of person––carnivore that I was. In my family, pork was usually the only filling we’d use, and the only variation generally came from the kind of vegetable that went along with it,
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Category Archive: ‘Vegetarian’
Boiled or steamed edamame beans are one of our favorite healthy snacks (mindless munching has never been so healthy). Just in case you didn’t know, edamame is actually just a green soy bean in its fresh state in the pod. In China, fresh edamame is harvested during the summer months. By now, they are all
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Sometimes, when I’m far from home and in a new place, surrounded by strangers, foreign languages, and unfamiliar surroundings, all I want to do is cook. There’s something about wandering into the local market, buying ingredients, and putting together a meal that makes you feel at home anywhere. We did a good amount of cooking on
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Egg fried rice. Deceptively simple, but a huge favorite and crowd-pleaser. My egg fried rice recipe uses egg that’s slightly flavored with turmeric and paprika, which I think is a unique addition. It adds color to the dish, making it a vibrant yellow. (If you’re used to a Chinese takeout place that makes their fried rice yellow,
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Stir-fried potatoes?!?! That Judy has gone mad! Sorry to disappoint, but I’m still sane over here. Sichuan stir-fried potatoes (土豆丝) is a pretty well-known, common dish in China, but it’s not nearly as well known here in the US, even among people of Chinese descent. It can usually only be found in very authentic Sichuan
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Cacio e Pepe is a classic Italian dish that’s pretty hard to mess up but also very difficult to innovate. There are only so many things you can change without the threat of a gaggle of internet-enabled Italians coming after you with pitchforks and colorful expletives. But I think I have devised kind of a
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Okay, board the crazy train with me for a second. This shiitake mushroom “tortellini” with soy cream sauce came out of a family conversation we had recently about using wonton skins for ravioli. This has kind of been a pseudo-trend in and around the internet and Food Network television, and my problem with it has
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This orange pasta is a delicious change-up from the typical pasta dishes you’re used to seeing at the dinner table. It also happens to be very easy to make and a great choice for a mid-week meal with a nice salad. After I mentioned my idea for this dish and finally brought it to the table, my
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