You’re probably thinking, wow, this is a lame post – who doesn’t know how to make grilled cheese? I’m not talking about Kraft singles grilled cheese in the toaster (although that always works in a pinch) – Ken and I made the most delicious grilled cheese sandwiches on Saturday night. On Thursday, I had the [...]
Stir frying vegetables and tofu is a great weeknight dinner that also gets you all of your necessary nutrients. My mom taught me how to make this dish and David and I have recreated it more than a couple times with great results. The key to making the stir fry is getting Chinese celery, which [...]
My mom taught me how to make this dish because it’s a good way to use tofu and it’s much better than anything you’d buy in a Chinese restaurant. It’s also extremely easy to make and is good for a quick weeknight dinner – the amount of hot sauce you add to the dish is [...]
After my great brunch at Perry Street, I wanted to learn how to make the sweet chili crab dumplings. I called Cedric, the chef de cuisine, and he agreed to teach me how to make them: Cedric has been the head chef at Perry Street for about a year and has been wowing critics with [...]
My mom grows chives in her yard, something she started doing when we lived in Champaign, Illinois. They’re very easy to grow and maintain and when you trim them, the entire yard smells like fresh chives (which might not always please the neighbors). In Champaign, we used to stir fry chives with all types of [...]
