After having the beef bourguignon at Joseph Leonard and watching Julia and Julie, I decided to give Beef Bourguignon a try. Except, I didn’t have any herbs because I finished with my Aerogarden. And, it was blizzarding outside so I didn’t want to go outside…although with my new jacket, I probably would’ve been safe. I […]
Over Thanksgiving, my mom came to visit and we had a couple of parties with some of our friends. One of the easiest and most fun parties to have is a dumpling making party; there’s very little prep work before the party and everyone has to help out if they plan on eating. Instead of […]
This version of French fries is a popular dish in Chinese restaurants and was eaten a lot during the cultural revolution because of the food shortage. My mom learned this dish from one of her friends from China and I must say – it’s much more delicious than Americanized French fries (even the ones from […]
My mom recently taught me how to make hot and sour soup and it’s so delicious and easy to make at home that you can quickly prepare this for a weeknight dinner (with plenty of leftovers for lunch if you don’t end up going in for seconds or thirds). Hot and sour soup at Chinese […]
My mom is a fantastic cook and comes up with great recipes all the time. She told me about this dish and made it for me one day over Thanksgiving break – it’s so delicious that I recreated it last night and I’m sharing the recipe with you. I’m slowly becoming a fan of coconut […]
