Food the Wong Way

Category: Dinner

  • How to Beat the Heat: Office Edition (Skill Level: Beginner Cook)

    Here in the Pacific Northwest, folks are still getting used to having more than a week’s worth of 80+F degree weather. Many houses don’t have air conditioning, and even offices can feel pretty warm. Mine is LEED-aspirational, which means the temps swing up and down just outside most people’s comfort zone, and certainly outside mine.…

  • Kelp Noodle Japchae – Tumblr-Style Post

    Today’s experiment.

  • What CAN you eat off the ground?

    What CAN you eat off the ground?

    Forest Fire Fruit: Morels! I was lucky enough to score some wild-foraged morels from my friend Tesia, after she came back from a good weekend of collecting them. Apparently, her s.o. even maps out last year’s forest fires to track where good spots to find some morel treasure. It definitely peaked my interest, especially after…

  • The Easy Sauce You Can Bank, to Up Your Spontaneous Grill Game This Summer – Chimichurri

    You guys, I have a confession: I hate cilantro.* I used to think I hate parsley, but in the last five years its resemblance to the flavor of cilantro has faded. Then, I had the privilege to vacation in Chile last year, and there was this sauce that kept appearing at restaurants with the steak.…

  • Radish Cake (No Shrimp!) Gluten-free options included

    Radish Cake (No Shrimp!)
    Gluten-free options included

    A super-processed food recipe! Special exceptions must be made for once-a-year-events. Happy lunar new year! Special thanks to my mama, and also to my co-conspirator Sarah, for providing her grandma-made childhood memories and decisive nature to help with quality assurance, with decision-making, and for even loaning me a steamer. Other names for this dish: Turnip cake…

  • Seoul Revisited – Guest Blog from K on Chizza

    On Jan 28, 2016, at 7:51 AM, Kristoffer Jonson (email redacted) wrote: My 2pm KFC excursion ended up being my lunch and dinner. Chizza brought me there but there was so much to experience. Apparently it was a great time to come to Seoul because they are discontinuing the Chizza. It was 38% off but…

  • Home Made Almond Milk

    You guys, I finally gave in and tried making home made almond milk! Blame it on that Monday MLK holiday, and a big bag of expensive-feeling almonds from Cash & Carry. As a lactard, I ordinarily drink almond milk at home en lieu of regular milk, when I’m not indulging with coconut milk to lace…

  • Butternut Squash & Coconut Milk Soup

    I love soup. Did I mention I love soup? Predictably, my household caught the sniffles after all that holiday activity and travel, and my mind was filled with thoughts of healing soup. It’s a great way to take a lot of fluids and help you get better. There was this one day where I made…

  • Chickpea & Chorizo Soup

    I was hunting for chickpea recipes a while ago to help me eat more lean protein, and I tried this one. I did not like the result. Then I ate some the following day, and it was delicious! The flavors just needed to marinate more. I took the recipe and cut it in half, because…

  • Artichoke Dip – the travel potluck dish

    Artichoke Dip – the travel potluck dish

    Have you flown thousands of miles for the holidays and unwittingly still found yourself signed up to bring a dish for the family potluck? Have all the gifts been arranged and wrapped by your helpful partner (or recent Past Self) , patiently helping you bear the crush of expectation to somehow visit 50+ people in…