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Japanese Mushroom Lovefest

April 21, 2009

I’ve been playing around with Japanese mushrooms lately, having received a big box of them from Hokto Kinoko (read LA Times article on them) Look at these babies! From left to right, these are White Beech Mushrooms (Bunapi Shimeji), Brown Beech Mushrooms (Buna Shimeji), Maitake Mushrooms and King Trumpet Mushrooms (Eryngii)

These are organic and grown [...]

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Pineapple, Kumquat and Ginger Crisp with Coconut Topping

April 7, 2009

photo of Pineapple, Kumquat and Ginger Crisp with Coconut Topping courtesy of The Art and Soul of Baking by Sur La Table
If you haven’t noticed, I don’t do a lot of dessert recipes on Steamy Kitchen. It’s not that I don’t eat sweets, my waistline and scale will be the first to tell [...]

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Red Lantern Crisp Parcels (Cha Gio or Spring Rolls)

February 7, 2009

Photo of Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Cha Gio) courtesy of Secrets of the Red Lantern Cookbook! It’s gorgeous!
**Make sure you read through to the end…I’ve got a copy of Secrets of the Red Lantern to giveaway to you!**
One of the books that is always near my nighstand is the absolutely stunning Secrets of the Red Lantern [...]

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Lychees, Longan, Rambutan!

January 23, 2009

A beautiful Asian tropical salad with a pineapple “bowl” – canned longan, lychee, rambutan paired with some fresh tropical fruits.
Some of my favorite fruit come in cans. I’m not talking about tasteless, mushy pears or the stained red maraschino cherries, but the Asian stuff like lychee, longan and rambutan. These are fruits that I can [...]

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100 Flower Blossoms- a beautiful beginning for Chinese New Year

January 19, 2009

I asked my Mom for a couple of Chinese New Year recipes to give to you, and here is one she came up with, called 100 Flower Blossoms.
This dish is meant to wish you a blossoming and beautiful beginning in the new year. Mom chose broccoli and cauliflower for their plentiful florets, and the carrot [...]

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