This past week I taught two cooking classes that focused on using seasonal produce in Asian stir-fries, dumplings, salads, and noodle dishes. They were both really fun, and I got a lot of great feedback from students who loved that it was traditional cooking with a twist, using super fresh, locally sourced vegetables. We used [...]
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Sriracha Fried Rice
There are few comfort food dishes as easy to make and economical as fried rice. Like many New Yorkers, I fall into the trap of grabbing pizza or halal chicken when I’m famished late at night and everything else is closed. I really should go home and check what’s in my cabinets for cooking, I [...]
Thai Basil Chicken Fried Rice
Remember my Thai Basil Sangria post from a couple months ago, in which I became excited by the prospect of being able to grow herbs indoors during the winter? Well, that excitement might have been premature. In early November sun was still streaming in through the windows for 8+ hours a day. It was still [...]
Pumpkin Fried Rice
Well! How about that Halloween snow storm! I’m pretty disappointed in how fast autumn just flew by this year, especially since my hectic schedule these past couple of months with my book and trip to China left little time to fully enjoy my favorite season. There was no apple picking this year. No pumpkin carving. [...]
Edamame Fried Rice
Remember my last post, when I talked about fried eggs with oyster sauce over rice, the best umami-laden breakfast that takes almost no time to make? Well, I forgot to mention an even quicker one – a fried egg topped with furikake. Or for that matter, plain rice topped with furikake. Furikake, if you’re not familiar [...]
Vegetable Fried Rice
I like to think of this as the Punky Brewster of fried rice dishes. While seafood and pork versions would easily get upstaged by lots of vegetables, vegetarian versions are as colorful as your market’s produce section allows. Today I brought home green beans, purple cabbage, and red and yellow bell peppers to go with [...]
