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Carrot Miso Soup with Sesame

February 6, 2012

I have been really into Asian flavors lately, and I have started to keep white miso paste in my refrigerator to make quick miso soups for those nights that I don’t feel like cooking dinner. This is even better, because you know what else I always have? Carrots! And onions! And sesame oil. You really [...]

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Beef and Broccoli

December 14, 2011

Want the taste of Chinese food in your very own kitchen? This beef and broccoli dish really tastes like Chinese food! And there’s no MSG. And you can make it with brown rice and not charge $1 extra. I just wish I had a wok, because that would make cooking this dish extra fun. Try [...]

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Carrot Ginger Dressing

September 23, 2011

The best part of going out for sushi is salad, because it comes with carrot ginger dressing! Jessica and I have been known to pick up a quart of dressing from our local sushi joint. That is, before we learned how easy it is to make at home! Since I tend to experiment with Asian [...]

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Soba Noodles with Vegetables

August 24, 2010

This was served as the side dish with my broiled tofu, which Martha Stewart suggested as a meal. Well, I will always listen to Martha, because this was a great meal! Maybe I would have considered this the main dish and the tofu the side dish, but I served them on the same plate at [...]

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Meatless Mondays: Broiled Black Pepper Tofu with Ginger Lemon Dipping Sauce

August 22, 2010

Soooo remember when I was freaking out about that almost-exploding tofu package? I had been preparing to make this meal. And I made it anyway, but I bought a new package of tofu, because I didn’t want to risk anything. Think you don’t like tofu? That’s probably not true; I’ve made a slimy tofu before, [...]

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Soy Sauce String Beans

March 24, 2010

Growing up, we always thought we didn’t like string beans. Looking back, that sounds ridiculous. What’s not to like? But the only string bean we’d ever eaten were once frozen and burnt to a crisp. Our sister Rayna reintroduced us to string beans years later with this recipe.

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Asian-Style Chicken Stir-Fry

November 30, 2009

I’m often inspired by the food I see at the market or in my kitchen, and that’s how I decide what to cook. This recipe is different; I was inspired by my wok. I saw it hiding in its cabinet one morning, decided I wanted to use it, and defrosted some chicken in preparation. It [...]

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Sesame Noodles, Part II: My Own Recipe

October 5, 2009

Ina Garten’s Szechuan noodles are awesome, but I wanted to see if I could make my own version of sesame noodles. I’ve eaten them plenty of times at restaurants and I’ve tried out enough recipes to be able to reproduce them at home. Last time I made them, Ricky Dweck mentioned that he likes to [...]

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