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Fried Eggs with Crispy Kale and Ramps

By on May 14, 2013 in Breakfast, Entrees, Recipes, Vegetarian

We’re nearing the end of the all-too-brief ramp season here on the East Coast. So far, I’ve been trying to get the most out of ramp availability this spring. In April I taught two classes on Asian cooking using seasonal ingredients and managed to get a bunch of students addicted to these delicious wild leeks. [...]

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Easy Kale and Quinoa Pilaf

By on April 17, 2013 in Entrees, Recipes, Vegetarian

I thought that I had gotten through the cold-weather season without catching the flu. Or any of the bad viruses that were going around. After all, I was prepared: I had drank a ridiculous amount of orange juice and eaten yogurt everyday. Then recently, during a stressful work period, I stopped consuming the oj and [...]

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Lemon and Lavender Chicken

By on April 9, 2013 in Entrees, French, Recipes

When I first received The Little Paris Kitchen in the mail, I spent a good hour just sitting on the couch and flipping through the pages. All those photos of bistros, Parisian markets, dinner parties on adorable little balconies…it all sounds so cliché, but I thisclose to booking a plane ticket to Paris. (That’s the power [...]

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Coq au Riesling

By on October 1, 2012 in Entrees, French, Recipes

In college, about a decade ago, I briefly toyed with the idea of being a French major. I had studied the language for about 7 years and had romantic but vague ideas about moving to Europe and working there. Very vague ideas. Something to do with foreign relations/ journalism/translation/nannying…or really, anything. In reality, I just really wanted [...]

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Buttermilk Roast Chicken

By on April 12, 2012 in Entrees, Recipes

I’ve been on a buttermilk kick recently. After developing a serious craving for buttermilk fried chicken a few weeks ago, but wanting to cook at home instead of eating out, I decided to research methods of doing a roasted version instead. I found recipes in the cookbooks on my shelves (including The Essential New York Times [...]

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Classic Tuna Noodle Casserole

By on February 15, 2012 in Entrees, Recipes

After about 14 months of recipe testing and photography for my cookbook, I am finally finallydone. No more waking up every morning and consulting the massive spreadsheet of recipes and the to-do list. No more schlepping to any of the three New York Chinatowns for ingredients (unless I’m teaching a class or blogging for Appetite for China.) No [...]

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Carbonnades à la Flamande (Belgian Beef and Onion Stew)

By on January 2, 2012 in Beef, Entrees, French, Recipes

For the past year, I’ve used my wok more than any other cookware, mainly because of the Chinese cookbook I was working on and blogging for my other website, Appetite for China. The beautiful shiny red Dutch oven I received for Christmas last year sat in the corner for months, boxed up from my last move. [...]

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