Noodles and Rice

December 20th, 2006

Chinese Food for Christmas

NY residents/visitors: if you won’t cook / can’t cook for Christmas, (or perhaps are Jewish), Paul Lukas of The New York Sun has several ideas for you. He offers a list of restaurants, along with a brief review of those omnipresent dishes such as Egg Foo Young, Pupu Platter and Chop Suey. […]

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November 9th, 2006

Ma Paw Dau Fu

1 pound ground pork or turkey
4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
4 tablespoons Chinese rice wine
2 teaspoons sugar
1 16-oz tofu block, diced
3 tablespoons garlic
1 tablespoon ginger
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes in oil
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot broad bean paste
1/3 cup dried tree ears, soaked in hot water, then rinsed, drained and chopped finely
2 tablespoons rice […]

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September 27th, 2006

More on Mooncakes: Eastern Bakery, San Francisco

I’ve got a longer post on mooncakes in the works, but for now, I wanted to point you to this order form, to get mooncakes from Eastern Bakery, one of the best mooncake bakeries in San Francisco.
Or call 415-433-7973
415-392-4497
415-982-5157
Eastern Bakery
720 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108
And while you’re waiting for your order, enjoy reading […]

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July 25th, 2006

Lasang Pinoy #12: Distinctly Pinoy…. with a TWANG!!

Twang? Ces, I hope my twang is good enough for your theme….:D
Ces of Essences hosts this month’s Lasang Pinoy and what a theme! Perfect for the close to our first year of Lasang Pinoy — we’re on our Twelfth Edition!

My contribution this month is a current favorite here at home. […]

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July 12th, 2006

Every Grain of Rice

Get it for the illustrations, get it for the recipes, I don’t care. Just get it!

This book was written by aunt-and-niece team Ellen Leong Blonder and Annabel Low, who grew up practically raised as sisters in California (they were born 16 days apart — how’s that for trivia?).
I’ve loved everything I’ve tried […]

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June 26th, 2006

Yum Yum Dim Sum

My 4-year-old and I have been enjoying this book. Over and over and over and over….
Needless to say, we both love dim sum. And this is a cute read for before or after a trip to a dim sum house.

Do you have a favorite dim sum place where you are? What’s the […]

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May 24th, 2006

Ingredient Spotlight: Chinese Pine Nuts

I bought these pine nuts because Susanna Foo’s recipe was beckoning to me (coming soon), but after making a batch of her “Honeyed” Pine Nuts I still have half the bag leftover — one of the advantages (?) of shopping in bulk. So here I go looking for ways to use this up so […]

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May 23rd, 2006

Shrimp-stuffed Tofu Squares

Shrimp mixture made with
shrimp
soy sauce (just a bit)
Chinese rice wine
minced scallions
minced ginger
cornstarch
pinch of sugar
salt
stuffed into tofu squares with a pocket cut into the center. The tofu squares are dredged in tapioca or corn starch and pan-fried, then served with a brown sweetish sauce.
Recipe soon…
Tags: chinese-cuisine, chinese-food, chinese-recipes, hakka-cuisine, shrimp-stuffed-tofu-squares

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May 11th, 2006

Reader Request: Chicken in Black Bean Sauce

This post is for reader Kris in Seattle who asked for a recipe for Chicken in Black Bean Sauce after having it at Oriental Mart in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Now I’ve never been to Oriental Mart myself, Kris, so I don’t *know* how their chicken in black bean sauce tastes like. But […]

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May 9th, 2006

Zucchini and Carrot Stir-Fry

This is a simple recipe from Irene Kuo’s classic The Key to Chinese Cooking. It’s a procedure I’ve adapted to many types of veggies. You can do one type of green veggie or a mix of two or more different kinds. They key;-) is to cut the veggies so they cook in […]

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