Beef
Beef Balls, Kale, and Soba Soup
Chinese or East Asian meatballs are quite different from their Western counterpart. The key difference is in the texture. While Western meatballs are soft and more loosely formed, Chinese meatballs are often dense, smooth, and springy. The more springy and bouncy the texture, the better. These meatballs can be made with beef, pork, chicken, fish, [...]
It is inconceivable to have lived in Minnesota for any amount of time and not experience the joy and comfort of a hot dish. A hot dish is a baked casserole consisting of a starch, meat, vegetables, gravy, and a crusty top. The starch is typically potatoes or noodles and the gravy is often canned [...]
It has just been stressful these past few weeks as I battle with my computer(s). The much awaited recovery disks could not revive it no matter how many times I tried and so finally I had to lay it to rest. It seems like the motherboard was the culprit. As I did not purchase the [...]
Hotpots are very popular in East Asian cuisine. It is a broth base fondue where food is dipped into the broth and cooked at the table by each dinner guest. The Chinese hotpots can be pretty lavish and the spread may include several different types of meats, seafood, fish cakes, dumplings, tofu, noodles, and vegetables. [...]
Thanks to Lea Ann of Mangoes, Chili and Z, I am the recipient of Denver Junior League’s Creme de Colorado Cookbook. This cookbook contains a selection of recipes that reflect Colorado’s lifestyle and rich history. It includes nearly 700 recipes which are enhanced with color images by the renowned Colorado naturalist photographer, John Fielder. Lea [...]
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Most families that I know here, have some kind of chili recipe. In fact, it is something that they can put together intuitively without referring to any set recipe. Through practise and experience, it just gets better. It is also one of those dishes that can be made on short notice as most people would [...]
Oodles of noodles…..I never get tired of noodles. Fried, soupy, rice, wheat, buckwheat, pasta, they are all good. I always have a good stock of dried noodles in my pantry, including the ubiquitous instant noodles. A quick meal can be prepared with just the ingredients in the pantry! I had defrosted a pack of minced [...]
