Always on the hunt for unusual vegetables, I scooped up these Chinese long beans (aka yardlong beans, long-podded cowpeas, snake beans or asparagus beans) last weekend at my local farmers’ market. They hold up well to cooking, that is, the beans don’t get soft and mushy, and retain a good amount of al dente-ness, which … Continue Reading
I’ve been binge listening to the Splendid Table podcast with Francis Lam. If you like food and stories about people and food, then this podcast will be right up your alley. After each episode, I want to immediately go out and load up on ingredients and cook everything that I’ve heard/learned about. That’s how I … Continue Reading
I love spicy. Crave spicy. Every few weeks I whip up a batch of chile oil and drizzle it on just about everything and anything. Sometimes, I simply heat up some oil and then pour the hot, sizzling, bubbly oil over a bowl of chile flakes. The hot oil gives the chile flakes a pleasing … Continue Reading
My plan was to post these multicolored dumplings around Christmas time. The red and green dough seemed festive and fitting. However, I wanted to give them another test run and ran out of time. Such is life. The inspiration (and technique) for these multicolored dumpling wrappers originated with Red House Spice. Her dumplings are beautiful. … Continue Reading
While some recipes on this blog can be time-consuming, true (aspirational) labors of love (e.g., homemade pasta, sourdough bread), sometimes you just want/need quick and easy. I try to scatter those recipes in as well. To be honest, juggling a full-time job and freelance food writing/photography projects doesn’t leave much time for preparing weeknight, home-cooked meals … Continue Reading
