Food the Wong Way

Category: Vegetarian

  • Renee’s Grandma’s Sugar Cookies (a.k.a. Ardene Hindman’s)

    Cookies Part 2 of 4. Happy Thanksgiving to any fellow American friends out there! Maybe with the long weekend, you’ll want to try a cookie recipe? Renee’s Grandma’s Sugar Cookies (a.k.a. Ardene Hindman) Makes: ummmm, a whole bunch of cookies. I lost count, and I only did a half portion from what’s prescribed below. Total…

  • Cookie Mania!
    Gingersnaps

    Cookies Part 1 of 4. Last Saturday night, the ingredients for baking cookies and cookie-like items started amassing on my kitchen countertop.. Clearly, I overcommitted on types of cookies: gingersnaps chocolate chip sugar cookies sweet & spicy almonds macaroons almond florentines (my personal favorite) Layer on top of that the plan to make some of…

  • Spaghetti Squash 2 Ways

    There are some days when I miss spaghetti, as my household doesn’t eat much pasta at home any more (well, even if I made it, the other half would likely abstain). If it happens to be a chilly Fall day when I’m plotting a meal to make, my mind goes to spaghetti squash. I was…

  • Home-made Tofu

    (November Week 2 Trial) Through the magic of the Internets (i.e. user manuals online) I know that my fancy Sanyo 5-cup rice cooker (a long ago wedding registry gift) can also steam food, make porridge, work like a slow cooker, do all of these things at a set time in the future, and, in theory,…

  • Potato & Leek Gratin

    (Vet’s Day bonus entry) Monday was one of those bonus days in life, with a little extra time for good living. Thanks, US Holiday schedule and indescribable sacrifice of military service members. A friend of mine convinced me it would be a good idea to bike to brunch on the south end of Lake Union,…

  • Cucumber Salad (Sunomono)

    Bonus entry! I had leftover cucumber from that tzatziki (and leftover tzatziki too, but that’s a different puzzle), so I figured I’d make some delicious but simple cucumber salad, Japanese style. The recipe I’ve been using since 2007 was from one B. Cohen who previously hosted a series of cucumber recipes on their personal site…

  • Tzatziki Sauce

    (November Week 1 Trial) In anticipation of potential consumers of my meal output going down by 50% this week, I went for a minor trial this time: tzatziki sauce. I found one from The Man Fuel Blog that at least mentioned the risk of heartburn, so I went with that, at half portion. Ingredients: 1…