From the category archives:

Rice & Noodles

Pasta, Bacon and Peas

November 17, 2009

I feel like that commercial for Beggin’ Strips…
baconbaconbaconbacon…BACON!
It’s a recipe I’ve adapted from Marcus Samuelsson’s brand new book, New American Table….recipe for Pasta, Bacon and Peas at Steamy Kitchen on TLC.

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Pan-Fried Pumpkin Gnocchi with Brown Butter Sage

November 9, 2009

This is one of those perfect perfect fall-winter recipes that you must make for Thanksgiving. Because it’s super-simple. If you’ve never made gnocchi before, please trust me that it’s easier than you think…please don’t be intimidated by the “gn”
Two throaty letters THAT close together sometimes scare me too.

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Hainanese Chicken Rice

August 20, 2009
Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe

It’s not everyday that you get an email from a reader asking to be an intern.
A free intern.
Hell yeah!
*eyes sparkling* rubbing hands together…Will she do dishes? Laundry? Scrub the floors?
Uh…yeah…prob not. She said “intern” not “housecleaner.”
Well, okay, but STILL! Someone to go through my spam, read comments, correct my spelling, ghost comment on other blogs. [...]

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Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry

August 10, 2009
broccoli beef noodle stir fry

It’s week 3 of the Summer Fest! Last week we all made recipes using fruit from trees, and this week it’s all about Beans and Greens. 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 [...]

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Malaysian Chicken Noodle Soup with Asian Greens and Chili-Soy Sauce

June 18, 2009
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Malaysian Chicken Noodle Soup is called Ipoh Sar Hor Fun in Malaysia. “Ipoh” is the town that this dish originates from.
I’m a bad, bad blogger. One who eats crumbly chocolate chip cookies while editing photos on a very expensive laptop with nose 2 inches from screen, thinking out loud “is this shade of [...]

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