I had a few friends over for dinner several weeks back and cooked a hodgepodge of Asian dishes. I don’t have a whole lot of experience cooking dinners for more than a couple people and figured it’d be a great opportunity to work on how to get everything on the table while still hot. Unfortunately, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vegetables’
Blanched Yu Choy with Oyster Sauce
Even though I made a New Year’s resolution to cook more, truth is, I think I already broke it. I’ve cooked exactly twice (counting tonight) since the year started, terrible! And both weren’t anything new, two chicken dishes since it was on sale last week! I even got a couple new cookbooks for Christmas to [...]
Szechuan String Beans w/ Minced Pork
One thing I never seem to do enough of is to stir fry vegetables with meat/other as more of a garnish. More often than not, I tend to reverse that trend, using vegetables as those “extra” things just to feel good about eating healthier. But I’m starting to appreciate that there are other things than [...]
Shrimp, tofu, and mixed veggie stir fry
Short post today…been at a workshop all week and as good and interesting as it’s been, it’s been mentally draining. It’s also north of town, in an area where I don’t frequent too often, so I’ve been spending a little time exploring (and eating at New Jang Su BBQ, yum!). Anyway, this is something I [...]
Oven-roasted Potatoes
And this is the 2nd half to the meatloaf dish that I posted earlier. Very easy to make. All it takes is a little time in the oven. These potatoes are a great compliment to most meat dishes (I need to try it with a steak or some lamb) and if they didn’t take so [...]