-1

archive,tag,tag-green-beans,tag-465,stardust-core-1.1,stardust-child-theme-ver-1.0.0,stardust-theme-ver-3.1,ajax_updown_fade,page_not_loaded,smooth_scroll

Pickles and Tea green beans Tag

Japanese Food Maven Hiroko Shimbo on Her Mother’s Influence in the Kitchen

12 May, by Pat Tanumihardja in Appetizers/Sides, Boiling, Celebrations, Comfort food, Easy, Japanese, Vegan, Vegetable

Hiroko Shimbo is a well-known authority on Japanese cuisine and a beloved cooking instructor based in New York City. And like many of us, she owes much of her culinary finesse to her mother. Hiroko has long been a proponent of cooking Japanese cuisine with a...

Sweet Mung Bean Porridge and Pandan Leaves

20 Feb, by Pat Tanumihardja in Breakfast, Comfort food, Indonesian, Snacks, Sweets/desserts

I don't know why, but snowy days and cold weather tend to bring on a bout of nostalgia. The temperatures dipped into the teens and about 10 inches of snow fell on Tuesday, unusual for Northern Virginia. As I was curling up on my couch and...

5 Tips for Tasty Vegetables and an Umami-Laden Green Bean Recipe

08 Aug, by Pat Tanumihardja in Appetizers, Chinese, Vegetable

My earliest memory of eating vegetables involves my mother chasing me around the living room balancing a plateful of stir-fried spinach and rice in one hand, and desperately trying to shove dinner spoonful-by-spoonful past my uncooperative lips with the other. I must admit I’ve come a...