by Jaden | Sep 18, 2008 | Asian, Chinese New Year, Main Course, Recipes
When Elise asked me to be a guest writer for Simply Recipes, we decided to take Chinese favorites and make them better, lighter and easier to cook at home. So, I grabbed a take-out menu from the local Chinese restaurant and I will be working my way around those...
by Jaden | Aug 20, 2008 | Asian, Chinese New Year, Holiday, Recipes, Seafood, Sides
Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe features: Learn about the best kind of rice to use for fried rice The right amount of heat that is essential for the perfect fried rice Why it’s important to fry all the ingredients separately The right way to fry rice and why...
by Jaden | Aug 16, 2008 | Beef, Chinese New Year, Main Course, Recipes, Sauces/Condiments
Last week was my good friend’s birthday and like me, she popped out kids back to back, 16 months apart, which meant we both had the same momentary lapse of judgment. Date nights are rare events, not because we’re lame, married, boring people, but that...
by Jaden | Aug 4, 2008 | Appetizers/Bites, Asian, Chinese New Year, Recipes, Soup
It’s Chinese Wonton Noodle Soup time! A great dish to make for the Beijing 2008 Olympics! This is recipe 5 in the series (see links at the end for the other recipes) *** Wrapping Wontons Videos I’ve got two for you – I was on CBS on Tuesday –...
by Jaden | Jul 27, 2008 | Appetizers/Bites, Asian, Chinese New Year, Pork, Recipes, Seafood
What you’ll learn: How to properly pleat potsticker dumplings How to fry potstickers in batches How to squeeze out water from cabbage (if you’d like to include them in your recipe) so you wouldn’t have soggy dumplings In college, my friends and I...
by Jaden | Jul 24, 2008 | Asian, Chinese New Year, Main Course, Recipes, Sides
Ancient Chinese Stir Fry Secrets (at home) Restaurant kitchens have extremely high powered stoves, flames that jump so high that your eyebrows will singe just standing in the doorway. At home, especially with electric stovetops, we just can’t get that...