Posts Tagged by rice
Hoisin Pork & Asparagus Stir Fry
| July 21, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Leftovers, Main Course, Recipe |
So my cousin Abs introduced me to this wonderful YouTube thing called “My Drunk Kitchen,” and let me just say, Hannah is amazing. She’s funny; she’s drunk; and she makes shit to eat. It’s awesome. I’ve watched so many (all 6 I guess is more accurate) of her videos that I feel myself morphing into…
Chinese Beef & Broccoli
| May 10, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, MEAT, Recipe |
There is something about Americanized Chinese food that I just wholeheartedly love. Panda Express (that sickly sweet, breaded orange chicken), local take out joints (crab rangoons; eggrolls; chinese-style wings), and steam table “chinese” restaurants all hold a certain sway over me. In general, my eating habits have somewhat expanded and been refined these last…
Quick Shrimp Risotto
| April 20, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Main Course, Recipe |
Risotto. Risotto presents me with a conundrum. On the one hand, it’s not that difficult a recipe. Garlic, rice, wine, stock, butter, cheese. You saute aromatics and raw rice in butter, add stock, and stir stir stir, adding hot broth one spoonful at a time, stirring to release starch and make the dish nice and…
Asian Meatball Stir-Fry with Brown Rice
| March 15, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, MEAT, Recipe |
The meatball. Had you asked me on the street this morning what I thought about meatballs in general, I probably would have given an answer along the lines of meh. Yet some introspection has given me pause – for someone who claims to feel not strongly about them, I sure make a lot of them. Of…
Mexican Rice and Refried Beans
| January 25, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
These two things just go together, don’t you think? My half-Mex A takes this approach literally, stirring both together every time we go to El Taco Veloz or Caesar’s or Barco Mariscos. Me, I’m a “let’s keep the foods from touching each other” sort of girl, but I see his point – you really can’t…
Chicken & Bean Burritos
| January 24, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Make-ahead, MEAT, Recipe |
A healthy burrito? Oxymoronic, right? Sort of. Like a pizza can be as healthy or decadent as what you put on top of it, a burrito can be similarly good- or bad-for-you depending on what fills it up. Granted, that big flour tortilla is always going to hold a static, usually high, number of calories…
Chinese Chickey
| September 16, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Recipe |
Isn’t that All Clad pan pretty? Although I learned why the original recipe called for nonstick….cornstarch is sticky! Goodthing I like to deglaze…. I love Chinese food–everything from the sweet, fried, greasy, carb- and MSG-loaded fare at such delicate eateries as Panda Express to the authentic, strange, funky, fermented, pickled, spicy-as-all-hell meal (only one so…
Bollywood Idol
| August 16, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Uncategorized |
India is a strange place. Most of my impressions of India come from friendships with Indian-American peers, a handful of books by Indian authors, photos from friends’ travels there, and secondhand tales from A on his work with Indian firms and colleagues. And, of course, from eating. I don’t eat much Indian food, as I’m…
Frizzle Rizzle
| August 9, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Vegetarian |
There is a lot of great, authentic Chinese food to be had. In Chicago we have a Chinatown bursting with fancy Shanghai palaces, grungy oriental food stores, and tiny little mom n pop dive restaurants, the latter being probably your best bet at eating what real Chinese people eat. Instead of the sugary, syrupy fried…
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