I've been on an Indian food kick lately, as a friend of mine sent me a goody box full of Indian ingredients to experiment with. I'm new to the cuisine, intimidated by the long list of unfamiliar spices in recipes. How do I pronounce badi elaichi or hara dhaniya...
These are fabulous recipes from Modern Indian cookbook , written by my new friend and famous chef, Hari Nayak. If you are new to Indian cooking, this is absolutely the perfect book to start with. The recipes are simple, elegant and uses ingredients you can find in...
Citrus-Soy Fish with Soba Noodles I love using halibut or salmon fillets for this dish. Your timing really depends on how thick your fish is. If you are using fish 1/2" thick, you'll cook 2 minutes each side. For thicker fish, like a salmon steak, it...
Caption me! What the hell am I saying??? (no, your screen isn't dirty - I had to snag that off my TV by taking a pic of the video. The smudges? I was watching Anthony Bourdain on TV and was either practicing kissing him like a lovestruck teen or trying the new scratch...
(click photo above for the series of photos - there are about a dozen photos that didn't make the cut, leading up to the money shot) I eat most anything, and especially take a liking to items of food that normally cause a crinkly nosed "eeewwww" from most, as...
So, you curious about how I started teaching cooking classes? It wasn't that long ago, 3 years ago to be exact. While this published in my weekly food column in Tampa Tribune, I wanted to share the column with you guys here on the blog as well. The point of sharing...
Guys! Gals! Androids! I have something SO AWESOME to share with you... and I'm not gonna. just yet. maybe in a couple of days. I know, I'm a tease. But would you expect anything less from Steamy Kitchen? In the meantime, I wanted to share a how decisions get made in...
Ginger, Coriander and Orange Braised Chicken Inspired by flipping through Nigel Slater's Appetite which has been sitting on my desk for the past 2 weeks because I can't stop looking at it. I love his style of cooking - "a small handful of crabmeat per person" "ginger...
I’ve never been interested in cooking traditional American BBQ, mainly because I do not like what I cannot control, and in this particular case, the BBQ grill is outside of my domain with a fat “trespassing renders marriage contract null and void“ sticker on the...
Opportunity Cost...Revised... I've written about opportunity cost of eating out last year, and re-wrote the post with a brand new recipe for my newspaper food column this week... Before we had children, my husband and I used to eat out no fewer than 3 times a week....
If there’s one thing that I absolutely cannot stand, it’s wasting vibrant, perky produce. But when a recipe calls for only 1 tbl of fresh, minced herb and the store only sells them in gargantuan bunches, my palms sweat as I begin planning my week’s menu all around...
I made Oishii Eats Vietnamese Summer Rolls (Goi Cuon) with Cashew Nut Dipping Sauce this morning on television on ABC7! They came out fantastic and the crew devoured them seconds after the camera shut off. BTW, if you happened to catch the TV segment, the host...
Chinese New Year is coming up in just a couple of weeks! It will be the Year of the Rat! I'll be sharing some of my favorite Chinese dishes with you - easy meals that you can whip up for the holiday. Chinese are big on food symbolisms - and some of the references are...
working late all week too hungry to be fancy five minute dish yay much past midnight crispy, crunchy, runny, sweet. spicy egg porn. gobbled eggs all up perfect, it sure hit the spot zzz zzzz zz zzzzzz burp Fried Egg with Oyster Sauce & Chili from Simple Chinese...
Wow, I can't believe how many of you made the No Knead Sticky Pecan Caramel Cinnamon Rolls! As promised, I'm not going to leave you hanging with extra dough in the refrigerator. Here's your recipe for No-Knead Nutella and Roasted Hazelnut Challah from the book,...
Do you know what I call smart? Taking something from "works awesome" (No-Knead Bread) to the level of "KICK-ASS." Which is exactly what authors of the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois have done. Oh yeah, and I hold them...
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 all in good humor. Seinfeld's recipes included stuff...
With a photo like that, do I really need any words?! I firmly believe that in order to start off the New Year properly, one must have chocolate. And lots of it. Janet, wonderful customer of my husband's company, brought these Chocolate & Toffee Barks...
Before we tie a big, fat bow on this year’s box of ups, down and go-arounds, I‘d like to give props to Spam, the wondrous food that started my relationship with Creative Loafing (the newspaper that I write a weekly food column for) earlier this year when I dared...
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...
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.
Frittatas are the hero of breakfast and brunch because it can typically serve a crowd and is extremely versatile! Instead of serving a crowd, this single or double serve frittata recipe is made in the microwave in just five minutes. This recipe is so quick and...
It's a pretty spectacular thing when you can create restaurant quality food at home, such as poached eggs. This style of cooking eggs often requires a technique when cooking on the stove top, but with this simple microwave poached eggs recipe, you will have eggs...
If you have a craving for French fries, but want something healthier that comes together in no time, these microwaved potato wedges are the perfect solution! Make them in 10 minutes for a perfect side dish or great snack. Yes potatoes can be snacks! I love using...