All summer, I have been looking forward to my trip to San Francisco for two reasons: 1) A long lunch, eating local deliciousness at Chez Panisse (blog post coming soon, but you can read last year’s thoughts in the meantime). 2) Lingering cups of tea at Samovar, along with some of my favourite food on […]
So, are you wondering what else you can do with your leftover veggie dumplings (perhaps after you made my Cilantro-Ginger Veggie Dumplings this week)? I highly recommend slurping them up in a bowl of miso soup! I’ve done this before, but with store-bought dumplings in my Miso Soup with Veggie Dumplings. And I can tell […]
I’ve been having a little too much fun catching up on foodie TV shows, and I have really enjoyed this season’s Top Chef Canada and The F Word (if you’re in Canada, you can watch them here). On one episode of The F Word, they featured Chinese dumplings, and I had to eat them immediately. […]
Oh, I have been waiting for a month to try this Daring Cooks’ challenge and share it: Pierogi! The August 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by LizG of Bits n’ Bites and Anula of Anula’s Kitchen. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make pierogi from scratch and an optional challenge to provide one […]
There was an interesting and inspiring post on Michael Ruhlman’s blog yesterday, discussing a new book from Lee Kravitz, Unfinished Business. Kravitz was fired from his position as editor at Parade magazine, and decided to finish off his life’s unfinished business. Great concept, and over at Ruhlman’s blog, there is the most interesting discussion going […]
Mmmm, I have a new favourite food: Yu Choy. “What is this Yu Choy?” I hear you ask. Well, its English name is Edible Rape (like the rape we grow for rape seed, but a different plant), and it’s a glorious Chinese green veggie. Also known as Choy Sum (Flowering Chinese Cabbage), which is a […]
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