{recipe} Sesame Ginger Candy
Do you remember eating sesame candy as a kid? I used to love the sticky little rectangles of sesame seeds suspended in a honey-sweet bar. Great news: it’s actually pretty easy to make at...
Category: Asian Recipes
{recipe} Jijims (aka Jeon, aka Korean Vegetable Pancakes, aka Korean Latkes)
Hanukkah is just around the corner, which means I have latkes on the brain. Now I am not Jewish, but I can appreciate a good latke. Fried potato anything? Yes please. But when my...
{recipe} Easy Asian Shredded Pork Tacos
You know what’s awesome? TACOS. You know what’s even awesomer? ASIAN TACOS. I love America. Basically you brown some meat, add some junk to the pot, cook the heck out of it in the...
{recipe} Momofuku-Inspired Bo Ssam, aka Korean Slow-Roasted Pork, with Ginger Scallion Sauce
Can we talk about David Chang for a minute? He kind of seems like a loose cannon, or maybe even a huge jerk, even, but the recipes he magnanimously shares with the public almost...
{recipe} Kale, Cabbage, & Clementine Salad with Miso Dressing
The other night, I got home from work around 5:15 and had dinner guests arriving at 5:30. I had this easy chicken dish planned, but very little in the way of side dishes. I...
{recipes} Southeast Asian Potstickers and Duck a l’Orange Potstickers
(Note: This happened several months ago, but I couldn’t find the recipes I wrote down, so I hadn’t posted about it. I found them wadded up in the bottom of a drawer recently, so...
{recipe} Toasted Broccoli Soup with Coriander and Lemongrass
I love broccoli soup, but I get tired of the same old cheese- and cream-laden preparations. I decided to do an Asian-inspired variation with coriander, ginger, lemongrass, and sesame oil – toasting the broccoli...
{recipe} Bulgogi Sloppy Joes with Spicy Mayo
Sloppy Joes + Korean BBQ – how could I possibly resist? Answer: I couldn’t. Result: perfection on a bun. The recipe is based on one I saw in the New York Times, but it’s a) behind a...
{recipe} The Best Short Ribs You’ll Ever Eat
After a week of glorious sun and 80+ degree weather, a spate of drizzly, gray, and decidedly autumnal days are upon us. The upside of this dreary weather is that warm, rich, comforting dishes...
{recipe} Salmon Avocado Poke with Lime and Mint
As I’ve previously mentioned, one of my favorite things about Hawaii is the opportunity to eat raw fish three meals a day. Today was an unseasonally hot Sunday (for San Francisco, at least) so...
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