- Documenting the journey through my kitchen, a pinch of salt at a time.
Posted in Cantonese, Main Dish, Meat, Recipe, Vegetables on Jul 20th, 2008
Beef broccoli is probably one of the most popular entrees at a typical Chinese restaurant. Oh yes, it’s right up there on the charts with fried rice, chow mein, sweet and sour [name your meat], and pot stickers. I often chuckle at these various dishes because of the Americanized stereotype associated with them, essentially portraying […]
Posted in Cooking class, Main Dish, Recipe, Rice, Spanish on Jun 13th, 2008
For a good 10+ minutes, I had the opportunity to cook on ’stage’ with Chef Tim Cottini at Cafe-Ba-Ba-Reeba, one of Chicago’s most popular spots for Spanish tapas and of course, paella, a crowd favorite (and one of my favorite Spanish classics, too). It’s actually quite funny how I ended up cooking with him…
I registered […]
Posted in Cantonese, Main Dish, Recipe, Rice on Jun 8th, 2008
Fried rice is a classic dish that many people around the world are familiar with and enjoy eating. Needless to say, it is one of my all-time favorites because it can be customized to one’s liking. Each Asian culture also has a variation of fried rice, using ingredients locally available in a region. There are […]
