In the Wet
Julie | September 20, 2010
Hitting the farmer’s market in the rain, and a stir-fry of ground pork, green beans, and peppery radishes.
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Eggplant Encounters
Julie | August 29, 2010
Garlicky baby eggplants steamed and stir-fried with intense Chinese flavors for a meal that increased my confidence in my ability to eat eggplant.
Child’s Play, or Spinning for Noodle-Lovers
Julie | August 13, 2010
An easy weeknight meal of cold noodle salad with peanut sauce and leftover chicken turns into a hand-pulled noodle-making production—how does this always happen to me?
Presto Change-o
Julie | June 9, 2010
This Asian-inspired sweet and salty grilled beef took an unexpected turn when my rice wasn’t ready in time; I turned fried mai fun noodles into a nest for the meat instead.
Five-Spice Roasted Chicken and Fixings
Julie | May 29, 2010
A variation on your basic roast chicken, with an Asian slant: Five-spice roasted chicken and gravy is served with a fragrant mash of white and sweet potatoes and a green salad drizzled with scallion vinaigrette.
Chicken Stir Fry, Three Ways
Julie | March 8, 2010
Three variations on your basic boneless chicken stir-fry: First a chicken satay stir-fry with peanut butter and orange juice; a simple stir-fry unusually incorporating Brussels sprouts; and a spin on teriyaki using 5-spice and pomegranate juice.
Seeing Red
Julie | February 8, 2010
A boneless chicken recipe pairing red wine with the traditional Chinese technique of red cooking, essentially a braise of soy, brown sugar, and 5-spice.
Crispy Orange Chicken
Julie | October 18, 2009
I’ve been trying to emulate the orange chicken from Panda Express at home for quite a while, and this recipe is the first one that really gets close. Orange juice concentrate gives a big punch of flavor, and shallow-frying the dredged chicken before tossing it in the sauce gets us that crunchy texture.
Hoisin-Ponzu Grilled Chicken and Zucchini
Julie | October 4, 2009
A light summer meal of boneless chicken and zucchini spears, marinated in doctored hoisin sauce and grilled.
Stuck on You
Julie | June 14, 2009
The June 2009 Daring Cooks challenged featured potstickers or gyoza with homemade wrappers, and allowed me to work on my pleating technique.
