- 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 Recipe, Side Dish, Vegetables, Vegetarian on Jul 13th, 2008
I will start off by saying that I never used an oven to bake (besides making chocolate chip cookies in my 6th grade home economics class) until I was 17. I mentioned this to my friend who grew up baking her entire childhood and she was taken aback by my lack of oven usage. Why […]
Posted in Italian, Soup, Vegetables on Jun 21st, 2008
Zucchini is a great vegetable because of its versatility. Not too many other vegetables can be a star ingredient in both entirely sweet and savory creations. Yes, that’s right - zucchini can be in baked goods such as muffins and breads, as well as a plethora of other things. From frittatas to salads, casseroles, patties, […]
