A few weekends ago I went pumpkin-picking and ended up bringing home a nice 10-pounder. I’ve been trying to think of a good way to cook it, so I decided to go through my archives to get re-inspired. Here are some of my favorite easy and fun pumpkin recipes over the past few years. What [...]
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Honey Soy Chicken Wings
I first made these honey soy chicken wings a few years ago when I was working long hours in San Francisco. I wanted a nice comforting dish that didn’t involve standing in front of the stove for too long. And preferably something that could be reheated easily the next day. The result was these chicken [...]
Mango Summer Rolls
You can feel it in the air. Summer’s almost over. Don’t get me wrong — I’m going to miss the laid-back summer vibe of the city more than the weather itself. And I’d take a cool, crisp fall day over a sticky, 90-degree summer day anytime. I just hate to think about what comes after fall. I’ve [...]
Sweet and Sour Tomatoes
I first made these sweet and sour tomatoes in April of 2011, right after finishing a huge chunk of my manuscript for my cookbook. In search of a light and easy side dish, I tried out this great recipe for a sweet and tangy tomato salad. A year and a half later, it’s still a [...]
Coca-Cola Chicken Wings
Here’s a goody from the archives. A number of you have tried this recipe for Coca-cola Chicken wings that I first posted in March 2011. You wouldn’t guess just how delicious it is based on the simple ingredients. In this recipe that’s a favorite of home cooks in China, Cola-Cola and soy sauce meld to form [...]
Ramp and Swiss Chard Dumplings
It’s ramp season in New York! Earlier yesterday, my neighborhood co-op tweeted that they just got a shipment of ramps in stock, which my friend Barb relayed to me via text. I was working on taxes at the time and wading through a mountain of receipts, so I was more than happy for an excuse [...]
Lemongrass Chicken Wings
I finally joined the Park Slope Co-op after two years of living in the neighborhood. And it’s been kind of life-changing. Not because I’m suddenly exposed to organic and seasonal food, since I’ve been buying both for years, but because I no longer have to trek out to Chinatown for ingredients like lemongrass, curry leaves, [...]
Chinese-Style Portobello Mushroom Buns
You know those steamed pork belly buns that seem to be everywhere in New York now, from the Momofuku restaurants to Baohaus to your neighborhood ramen place? The ones that more or less descended from Taiwanese gua bao and Japanese kakuni buns? I can practically live off these perfectly portable and juicy specimens. But in [...]
