Recipes by Whisks and Chopsticks
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Pan-Fried Noodle Hong Kong StyleOne of my favorite Chinese dishes is pan-fried noodles. I used to make a gooey mess when I tried to make it. A sweet grandmother in my neighborhood taught me the secret to making this easy and delicious recipe, and it tastes like the one you find at any dim sum place. |
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Roasted Asparagus With Olive OilRoasted Asparagus With Olive OilAsparagus is available year round, but it is best in Spring. I have been noticing green and white asparagus at our local markets. When my-not-so-little-ones-anymore said roasted asparagus is one of their favorite vegetable dishes, how can I pass up the chance of making lots of it. Asparagus is packed… |
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Celebrating with a Tres Leches cake!There are several reasons that I am excited about this post. Reason 1: this is my first attempt at baking birthday cake, and one of my family member’s favorite cake. Yay! Reason 2: a friend requested this cake for his birthday. Reason 3: just in time to bake another one to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Tres Leches Cake is a sponge… |
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Caramel Ginger Chicken From the Wild, Wild EastHow many ways can you cook a chicken? Here is one more way. Chicken in caramel sauce. Normally, this is the sauce I cook catfish (Ca Kho To) in, but Bobby Chinn (Wild, Wild East) used it in one of his recipes to this chicken dish. It certainly adds plenty of flavors to the dish. In fact, this salty and sweet caramel fish sauce is… |
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Five-Minute TofuFive-Minute TofuWe are pulling an all out on summer activities before the Summer ends, which sometimes means no energy left to cook elaborated meals. This week I have been leaning towards a quick and easy dinner menu – tofu in soy sauce and Stir-fried kale. I used chives for this delicate tofu dish because it has a milder flavor than… |
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Tang Yuan in Red Bean SoupTang yuan literally means soup (tang) round (yuan). These are small round dumplings made of glutinous rice flour, and it is served in hot, ginger-brown-sugar infused syrup mixture. The Japanese version is mochi but not served in sweet liquid, and Vietnamese calls it “che xoi nuoc”. This is typical festival foods served during… |
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Melt-in-your-mouth BrowniesI love brownies and was not picky about them until I stumbled upon the “Adult Brownies” sold at Andronicos Market. I was hooked. This brownie has a heavenly melt-in-your-mouth, rich, dark chocolate, moist, and fudgy texture (there are testaments to this brownie if you google it). What to do with this new addiction? I live too far… |
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Homemade AioliMmm…nothing like homemade aioli. This delicious garlic French mayonnaise is best made with fresh chicken eggs. It is even better when a chicken lays an egg for you half an hour before you make the aioli. I think my friend’s chicken is telepathic; it knew I was coming and that I wanted a fresh egg to make aioli. Half an hour before… |
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Conquering the Fear of Whole Wheat with Blueberry SconesI am sure this happens to all of us who read food blogs: We see a picture of some delicious edibles, then immediately drool over the picture and thinking, “I want one!” Well, I was reading a post from Emily of Habitually Hungry, and wanted a bite of those crunchy top blueberry scones sprinkled with raw sugar. Since I don’t live near… |
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Paprika-lime Chicken with PenneRice or pasta often appears on our dinner menu. The other day, I came across this recipe from Eat Drink Paleo while looking for a new way to prepare chicken. The spices in her recipe promise flavorful dish, and I have most of the spices except for Allspice. I substituted Seven Spices because Allspice is one of the spices. Instead… |
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