This Hong Kong-style dish is very popular at Chinese restaurants and comprises one big crispy noodle cake topped with chicken or seafood. I decided to make noodles nests that are ideal for serving kids and can be easily divided among diners. If you can’t find...
It’s been sweltering here in the metro D.C. area. In fact, temps surged to 115 degrees F with the heat index several Mondays ago. It’s been so hot and muggy, all I want to do is hole myself up indoors and exert as little energy as...
I may only be slightly exaggerating when I say that instant noodles are synonymous with starving college students. I’m sure even you dear reader have recollections of huddling over steaming Styrofoam cups, shoveling curly noodles into mouths and slurping soup between cramming for midterms and/or a...
I heart noodles. Ramen. Chow mein. Pancit. And especially my mom’s mie goreng (Indonesian fried noodles). But today, I’d like to give a shout-out to a lesser known noodle dish—japchae. A classic Korean dish, you’ll find japchae on the menu at just about any Korean restaurant in the U.S. If you’re lucky...
My friend Lani makes the most amazing salads. They’re always a Technicolor delight with colors spanning the rainbow—green, purple, orange, red. A dish pleasing to the eye always entices eating, that's what I say. Sweet, sour, salty, crispy, crunchy--they have all the required elements to ignite...
When I was growing up, I ate this dish as often as an American kid might eat spaghetti. It was—and still is--my favorite comfort food. In Indonesia, you’ll find entire restaurants and food stalls dedicated to selling this local specialty. To make it even simpler...
“Authentic” is a loaded word, especially when it comes to food. In Singapore—where I was raised, and in my opinion, the birthplace of Asian fusion cuisine—authentic is subjective. Mee goreng, a local favorite, brings together Chinese egg noodles, Western potatoes, bottled tomato ketchup and Indian...
Before I had my son Isaac, I shopped at the farmers’ market weekly and prided myself in making everything from scratch, poo poo-ing anything that came frozen, in a box or a can. Fast forward four years to today. It’s 6 p.m. and I’m staring into my...
Many recipes claim to be quick and easy, but few live up to expectations. With the craziness of the holiday season, I've been wanting--and needing—quick-to-pull-together lunches. Given the choice, I prefer not to have cold lunches so sandwiches or salads are out. In the end, I...
My mum loved to throw parties—big ones, small ones, medium ones--and there was always one constant: good food, and lots of it. Cooking for company often meant days of prep and a kitchen bustling with activity morning till evening. Ma would grind spice pastes for dishes...
