From the category archives:

Vegetables & Fruit

Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Cashew Butter Dipping Sauce

January 31, 2008

I made Vietnamese Summer Rolls (Goi Cuon) with Cashew Nut Dipping Sauce this morning on television! They came out fantastic and the crew devoured them seconds after ……

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Japanese Furikake French Fries Recipe

January 8, 2008

In response to the latest buzz about the lawsuit against Deceptively Delicious author, Jessica Seinfeld, I’m launching my own Steamy campaign against the entire concept of hiding vegetables in your kids food. But …

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Tomato Harvest on Christmas Eve + Steamy Kitchen on TV

December 24, 2007

These tomato plants were planted 2nd week of October and this is my first tomato harvest, on Christmas Eve. Of course, I don’t consider the green tomatoes that fell off from the branch of my bigger tomato plant that broke as “harvest.” But then again, the term “harvest” …

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Scallop Salad with Sweet Vanilla Chili Dressing

December 19, 2007

Andrew and I arrived home safely late Monday night. Our trip to Los Angeles was full of Mom’s home cooking – we had Chinese hot pot, fried garlic chili crab, chicken noodle soup with rice noodles, homemade XO chili sauce, and Hainan steamed chicken. Oh it was heavenly and I ate like a madwoman. These trips back to Mom …

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Fried Green Tomato Salad with Sweet Chili Dressing + Menu For Hope

December 10, 2007

Because I live in one of the hottest states in the United States, and by “hot” I mean the moment you step outside, the crease in the back of your knees sweat as fast as spinach in a fry pan. In the summer, I curse the humidity, especially when my friends back in San Francisco brag about having lunch alfresco …

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