Bean Thread Noodles
It’s easy to get fensi, or dried bean thread noodle, mixed up with mifen, dried rice vermicelli. Don’t get them confused. In their packages, when dry, both are white. On…
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Fall is here. Got squash?
I walked into my favorite breakfast place and this sign hit me. Fall is here already. It’s time now to celebrate the arrival of those funny and fun looking vegetables–melon,…
Stir Fry Asparagus for Busy Cooks
When I’m in a hurry or just plain lazy, I fry vegetables that are easy to prep and clean. These include broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, and brussel sprouts, and string beans,…
Asparagus tip
How to clean asparagus? Snap the stalk in two and the part that snaps separates the tender stalk from the woody base! Toss the base. That’s the American way. If…
Variations on a Shrimp
Now that we’ve got the basics on stir frying prawns (see earlier blog), I thought I’d just tweak the ingredients a bit and make a completely different dish. And since…
Easy Stir Fry Prawns
Prawns taste phenomenal when stir-fried perfectly, even if it is simply fried in olive oil, butter or just good cooking oil. Add to it any aromatics and these crustaceans both…
Prepping Prawns to Be Bouncy
The best, springy-est, bouncy-est, prawns are those that are swimming and live just before cooking. Hmm, that sounds so obvious. There is a popular Chinese dish–Drunken Prawns–where live prawns are…