For my birthday this week, my brother Trey made fried sauce noodles (zha jiang mian) – a delicious dish of pork, mushrooms, ginger, and garlic cooked in a fermented soybean sauce popular in Northern and Middle China. Continue reading Zha Jiang Mian (Fried Sauce Noodles) with Stir-Fried Qing Jaing Cai
My inelegant recipe with tinned beans may not meet Elizabeth David’s standards but makes a delicious meal with less fuss and improves upon the “quick” version with which I started. Continue reading Can’t Mock this Cassoulet
I made this apple cider vinaigrette dressing recipe last weekend for an arugula salad with roughly chopped, honey-roasted almonds for dinner guests who loved it. Continue reading Ample Applause for Apple Cider Vinaigrette
For a deeper and more disciplined experience, use a pestle and mortar with fresh ingredients when you have the time. For a faster and easier experience, use the garlic and onion powder – particularly on a weeknight – when you need a quick and tasty dinner treat. Continue reading Deep-Fried Buddhist Goodness in the South
My fried lemongrass tofu produced a desireable, crisp exterior and a textured soft curd interior, but the flavors underwhelmed. Continue reading Lemongrass Tofu Lesson
The roasted seaweed wrapped around the tofu in the dish imparts a vegetarian “fish” flavor. Continue reading Seaweed Wrapped Tofu
Serve the hearty tomato sauce steaming hot over the warm eggplant yogurt purée. The contrast between the hot, meaty acidic sauce and the cooler creamy yogurt purée will delight the palette. Continue reading Ali Nazik: Smoked Eggplant Yogurt Purée and Ground Beef Stew
The golden raisins in the salad enhance the City House version from several weeks ago by complementing the radicchio’s bitter flavors and the cool, creamy heat of the Alabama White Sauce. Continue reading Orange Roughy and Radicchio Salad with Alabama White Sauce
An Italian recipe for crispy, golden pistachio rabbit bites. Continue reading Pistachio Rabbit Bites
Smoking the corn in this recipe really adds a whole new depth of flavor. Continue reading Smoked Corn and Crookneck Squash Soup
