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Appetizers/Little Bites

Gyoza Recipe (Japanese Pan-Fried Dumplings)

October 22, 2009

Hello friends! Please say hi to Rachael, who’ve I’ve been mentoring in the blog-world as a Steamy Kitchen intern.
She’s a kick-ass gyoza ninja and I’ve asked her to write up her super-secret recipe for these savory pan-fried Japanese style dumplings.
Rachael lived in Japan for a number of years and here’s her story and a [...]

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Chinese Boiled Pork Dumplings

October 3, 2009
chinese dumplings: boiled pork cabbage dumplings

My mom is a Chinese dumpling wrapping queen. She can mix up a batch of filling ingredients and fold them into perfect, little half-moon dumplings faster than the time it takes me to set the table. Mom will usually sit at the breakfast table facing the television and while watching her favorite Chinese soap opera, [...]

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Caprese Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

August 18, 2009
Caprese Salad Basil Vinaigrette

It’s the LAST WEEK of Summer Fest! Where did all the time go? We’re onto our final round of celebrating the garden and onto Tomatoes. If you haven’t yet heard about Summer Fest, it’s a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing and preserving summer’s best with my co-hosts [...]

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Coccante Signore: The Crispy Mister

July 29, 2009

What’s my position on meat? I love it. I crave meat and I probably eat too much of it.
that, and chocolate.
and coffee
oh yes, wine too.
To be healthier, I could give up some of the above.
But I can’t.
You’d have to pry that grilled steak from my hungry, greedy hands. There are too many reasons to keep [...]

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Grilled Shrimp with Chili Lime Butter

July 17, 2009

It’s another episode of Good Bite, this time our topic was shrimp, which is such a biiig….wiiiide…topic! I continued my lovefest with Dr. BBQ and chose a recipe from one of his cookbooks, Grilled Shrimp with Chili Lime Butter, a seriously easy yet cool-looking recipe because you serve the chili-lime butter in a shot glass! [...]

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