It seems like I’ve been ho-ing it up with Hobag a lot lately. Well maybe it’s because none of the rest of my so-called “friends” ever asks me to hang out hmmm??? It’s likely your loss because if you’re not hanging out with me, you’re probably not eating all that well. Hobag’s donut and my…
Tag: cooking
Fish Dinner Party
One of the main reasons to upgrade the camera was to try and do more cooking blog entries. Sooooo, that has really yet to happen, but then one day my friends and I had a spontaneous dinner party. It was really great because everyone pitched in and cooked something as opposed to most of my…
Spaghetti with Pinot Grigio and Seafood
I don’t know what the seafood consumption of most average American homes is, but in my house growing up, we didn’t eat a lot of fresh seafood. I think my mom would buy a fried fish from the Asian supermarket and then she would cook frozen shrimps, stir fried or tempura style. My mom never…
Linguine with Shimeji Mushrooms
This had got to be my most FAVORITE recipe discovery of the year, mostly because it’s so easy and doesn’t require a lot of extra ingredients that I wouldn’t normally already have laying around. Surprisingly, the dish is completely VEGETARIAN and still excites me. Just the other day it was “meatless Mondays” in the cafeteria…
Rigatoni with Ragu Bolognese
I love food that is hearty and comforting, stews, slow braises, and meat sauce anything just to name a few. When I go out to Italian restaurants, I have to force myself from ordering the ragu or bolognese. I can’t help but gravitate to it because I know it’s probably gonna be solid with no…
Tea Station’s Green Milk Tea
Bear with me as I use an uncharacteristic amount of words for this particular entry. It’s been an entry 2.5 years in the making! Anyone who really knows me, would know that I have a major obsession with Tea Station’s Green Milk Tea. If you know my family, you will know that my sister shares…
Oxtail Ragu
Sometimes, I am limited to cooking certain things because ingredients are either prohibitively expensive or not conveniently obtainable. I would say this about duck, rack of lamb, and some seafoods. Surprisingly, one of the Asian supermarkets here has oxtails, which I guess is no surprise since Asians do use oxtails. Granted when the Asian markets…
Hainan Chicken & Rice
Dumpling Man really likes Hainan Chicken & Rice. It’s a pretty simple dish that I usually cheat to make since I never wanted to attempt poaching my own chicken and making my own rice. So I’ve used various versions of this pre-made seasoning in a jar over the years, and Dumpling Man has always been pleased. …
Thanksgiving 2011
So my mom has become sort of a traveling gnome these days. She plans these elaborate trips, it’s beginning to feel like every years now, with all her lady friends to quite exotic destinations. This year it was Turkey and Sri Lanka with a short jaunt to Vietnam. She often goes in the fall and…
Ricotta Gnochi with Sausage and Fennel
Making your own pasta looks so easy. Mix some flour, water, eggs, etc and roll out the dough and presto! I’ve been wanting to try it but I haven’t gotten around to it. Instead, I’ve tried making my own ricotta gnocchi, also known as gnudi, which apparently means “naked.” I guess these are supposed to…
Batali’s Basic Tomato Sauce
Who knew making your own tomato sauce could be so easy and tasty! When I bought Mario Batali’s cookbook, Molto Italiano, I was excited to get down and dirty with some of his recipes. But first, I’d have to make my own sauce. I was surprised at how such few basic ingredients could make a subtle…
Vietnamese Chicken Curry
Dumpling Man likes his curries, specifically Thai yellow curries. I’m not such a fan, but I’ll eat it. It’s just a bit too creamy and sweet, but that’s exactly how Dumpling Man likes it. I prefer Vietnamese curry instead which is more fragrant from lemongrass and ginger and saltier from a good helping of fish…
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