Every cook should have a great steak topping in their repertoire. Either because you A) enjoy having a sauce smothering your steak B) want to to stretch out a piece of meat to feed the family or C) attempt cover up a botched steak job. I'm in category A, especially if...
Happy New Year! I thought I'd start the new year right with a light salad (just don't eat too many of those warm goat cheese rounds on toasted baguette, ok?!) Wishing you and your family a fun-filled, healthy and prosperous New Year! It's a brand new year and I've...
I was lucky enough to share the green room with Chef David Chang of Momofuku while we were both cooking on View From The Bay television show in San Francisco. If you've never heard of David Chang, he's the guy that Anthony Bourdain calls the one of the best chefs in...
Oink! Oink! This is probably my most favorite Good Bite video of all time - Elise, Ruhlman and I had a great time talking about one of our favorite subjects ever... And for the recipes and videos: my Pork Ragu over Pasta, Ruhlman's Grilled Pulled Pork with Chipotle...
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. Pasta, Bacon and Peas Recipe 1 pound dry pasta1 tablespoon olive...
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...
I know there are certain foods that I really shouldn't mess with, one of them being fried chicken. And after all these years of cooking, last week was the very first time that I made real buttermilk fried chicken without tinkering, gourmetizing or ethnic-tizin' with...
My husband, Scott, is a big French onion soup fan, ordering it whenever possible when we're eating out. For me, though, the traditional French version is just a little too rich, too heavy for my tastes. All this time, I thought what Scott liked about the soup was its...
One of my favorite cooking shows of all time is the original Iron Chef. No, not the modern version that plays over and over on Food Network right now, but the one taped in Japan with the silly English dubbing that always cracks me up. The episode that I drooled most...
The world has gone bacon crazy, and unfortunately it has nothing to do with the food item actually made from pork belly. I'm talking about products sold in tubes, squeeze bottles, jars, cans and tablets, all flashing the word "Bacon!" as it's only selling point and...
I know you know my friend Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman, right? Of course you know her! Ree one of my fav bloggers - she's just as genuine, funny and gracious in person as she is on the blog. I've even spooned with her. I can't believe that I haven't mentioned Ree's...
Lobster is one of those foods that are too damn expensive. Where I live, a lobster is around $18.99 per pound, which is ridiculous for the amount of food you actually get from a single lobster! However, if you're calculating cost based on how LONG it takes to eat and...
What you'll learn: The competitive sport of eating dim sum 🙂 How to prepare T.C Choy's Asian Bistro's Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe Every time I'm back in Hong Kong, I head straight for a good dim sum restaurant. If you haven't had dim sum before, it's...
Here's what you'll learn: How to choose and buy the freshest Chinese broccoli (gai-lan) The perfect marinade recipe Secrets to no-fail Chinese stir fries Chinese Broccoli (Gai-Lan) Chinese broccoli should be almost all stem and green leaves. Look for Chinese...
It's week 2 of the Summer Fest! Last week we played around with herbs and this week it's time for fruit from trees. If you haven't yet heard about Summer Fest, it's a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing...
In the Tampa, Florida, Summer began sometime like in March. No kidding. The season RIGHT NOW is called too "*!%!$@*$ HOT." The moment you step outside into 99.9% humidity coupled with 98F temps, you wonder why you even bothered to dry yourself after a shower. But...
If I had to choose one person to come over to my home and cook for me right now, it would be Ted Reader.He's a madman. And he even looks like one with hair tricked up in directions only possible by riding a rollercoaster with a can of AquaNet and a blow dryer. But the...
This recipe is from the king of American Chinese cooking, Martin Yan. I was lucky enough to have him personally provide a quote and endorsement for my cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. Enjoy this recipe! Back in 2008, I met Chef Martin Yan for the first time. I...
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...
Update 12/8/09 I'm thrilled to share that I'm a featured blogger for Oprah's Holiday 2009! Looking at this photo, you can only come to two conclusions. Either I had way too much to drink the night before, and this was my hangover cure... or I must be pregnant. Sadly,...
I'm Jaden Rae, a TV chef, cookbook author, recipe developer, and the creative force behind Steamy Kitchen, a 19-year food blog focused on Asian cuisine and mindful living. Steamy Kitchen has been featured on The List, the Today Show, Oprah.com, Martha Stewart Living Radio & more.
Bread making is an art, and these days, artists use some amazing tools to create masterpieces. So why should making bread be any different? The stand mixer is your kitchen's unsung hero, especially when it comes to bread. As someone with two decades of recipe...
Have you ever found yourself staring at a solid block of frozen chicken mere hours before dinner time, and prayed for a magic wand that could make it ready to cook instantly? You're not alone! We've all been there. You know you need to whip up that meal, but in...
From smoky barbecue ribs to that fall-off-the-bone slow-cooked shoulder, pork is a beloved white meat staple of good home cooking. But here's the rub: cooking pork so it's tender and juicy (rather than resembling something like an old leather boot) is an art...