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Silky and Superb Sichuan Eggplant!

August 26, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Sichuan Eggplant - Where Have You Been All My Life?

This tremendous Chinese dish, a speciality of the Sichuan province, has been around a very long time. However, it only recently entered my life as a dish I had to try for my 1,000 Foods To Eat Project. I regret it took so long for me to discover this amazing dish...but better late than never as they say!

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How To Make Divine Dan Dan Noodles!

August 9, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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1,000 FOODS TO EAT PROJECT

I am working my way through the foods that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. This is called my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project. The Chinese Sichuan dish called Dan Dan Mian (or Dan Dan Noodles) is food #52 in my Project!

1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die Front Jacket — 1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die

In this book, the author Mimi Sheraton lists her choice for the 1,000 Foods of the World that you MUST try. Dan Dan Noodles, which is an iconic street food in the Sichuan province of China, deserves a place at your table! If you haven't tried this dish you are in for a TREAT!

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Super Easy and Delicious Asian Poached Salmon!

July 8, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Asian Poached Salmon with fried rice in a white bowl and chopsticks on the side

This Asian Poached Salmon is, in short, INCREDIBLE. All you need are 5 ingredients and a teeny bit of time, and you can have this divine salmon on your table in less than 15 minutes! Allow me to tell you all about it!

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Poaching Salmon Is Easy and Quick!

Poaching salmon is one of my favorite ways of cooking this awesome fish! It's super easy and quick, and the end result is a flavorful and moist fish every time.

Salmon being poached in a cast iron pan — Look at this gorgeous color! 😍

How quickly you can bring this to your table does depend on the thickness of the salmon you are using. But thick pieces poach quickly too! I used a thin piece of salmon and poached for around 4 minutes each side. Now THIS is FAST food!

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Delicious Chinese Long Beans With Pork!

June 7, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Chinese Long Beans With Pork on a white plate with chopsticks.

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1,000 FOODS TO EAT PROJECT

I am working my way through the foods that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. This is called my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project. This Sichuan dish called Chinese Long Beans With Pork is food #50 in my Project!

In this book, the author Mimi Sheraton lists her choice for the 1,000 Foods of the World that you MUST try. Chinese Long Beans With Pork (aka Sijidou Chao Rousi in the book) definitely belongs on everyone's table it is absolutely delicious!

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Easy Spicy Caldereta Filipino Beef Stew!

May 29, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Beef caldereta with peas, green bell pepper, carrots, and potatoes

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What Is Caldereta?

Caldereta, also spelled Kaldereta, is a stew made with goats meat from the Philippines. However, other variations exist and beef is commonly used in this amazing stew. This stew also includes vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, onions, bell peppers, as well as olives. The recipe you find here uses beef.

The meat is stewed with these vegetables along with a liver paste/spread. This spread enriches the taste of this stew like you wouldn't believe!

"Caldereta" comes from the Spanish word "caldera" which means cauldron. The Philippines were occupied by the Spaniards for many years. The Wikipedia article on caldereta mentions that this dish is similar to meat stews from the Iberian peninsula which were brought to the Philippines by the Spaniards.

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How To Make Korean Soft Tofu Stew!

May 3, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Korean Soft Tofu Stew in a clay pot with an egg yolk and green onions as garnish

Korean Soft Tofu Stew aka Sundubu Jigae

Jigae is a Korean stew. Sundubu refers to an extra soft tofu. Therefore Sundubu Jigae is a soft tofu stew. Which is absolutely delicious by the way!

In addition to the tofu this stew usually includes some vegetables, gochujang (Korean red pepper paste), and gochugaru (Korean red pepper powder). You can also include some seafood or a bit of meat (usually beef or pork).

It is traditionally cooked directly in the serving vessel, called a dolsot. The dolsot is usually porcelain or ceramic, or made out of stone. It's so lovely to dine on this dish from the dolsot, which keeps your food piping hot!

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Easy Spicy Thai Chicken Drumettes!

April 26, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Spicy Thai Chicken Drummettes on a white plate with chopsticks

You have come to the right place if you are after some highly flavored and spicy Thai chicken! These are great to serve alongside rice or your favorite Thai noodle dish. These Spicy Thai Chicken Drumettes are also a perfect party finger food!

These drumettes are baked to perfection after marinating for a couple of hours. The result is spicy, a bit peppery, sticky, and sweet, and OH SO FINGER LICKING GOOD!

So let's make some Spicy Thai Chicken Drumettes!

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The BEST Kimchi Pizza!

April 10, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Pizza topped with mozzarella, kimchi, pork belly, tomato sauce, and green onions.

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Kimchi Pizza = GENIUS!

Ok, so I didn't invent Kimchi Pizza. I also am late to the game. However, better late than never and I have to say this is now one of my FAVE pizzas! Whoever first dreamed up the idea of kimchi on pizza is a true GENIUS for sure!

If you love kimchi like I do, then you will absolutely be over the moon deliriously happy with this kimchi pizza recipe!

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Delicious Melt In Your Mouth Chinese BBQ Spareribs!

April 4, 2021 by Grace 2 Comments

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Chinese BBQ Spareribs garnished with green onions

1,000 Foods To Eat Project

I am working my way through the foods that are listed in the book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die by Mimi Sheraton. This is called my 1,000 Foods to Eat Project.

In this book, the author Mimi Sheraton lists her choices for the 1,000 Foods of the World that you MUST try.

Ms. Sheraton includes delicious Chinese Barbecued Spareribs in her book. They are called Kao-Pai-Ku in the book, and this is food #47 in my 1,000 Foods To Eat Project!

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How To Make INCREDIBLE Prawn Sinigang!

March 18, 2021 by Grace Leave a Comment

What is Sinigang?

Sinigang...where have you been all my life? This AMAZING soup or stew is one of the most popular dishes in Filipino cuisine! It is characterized by being sour, tangy, and intensely savory. This sour taste is usually due to tamarind, although guava is commonly used as a souring agent as well.

Sinigang means "stewed" and the dish consists of vegetables and meat (i.e.pork, beef) or seafood (fish or shrimp). Common vegetables used in this Filipino dish include sitaw (long beans), tomatoes, onions, water spinach (kang kong), okra, daikon radish, long green peppers. The perfect condiment for this soup is fish sauce!

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