Food the Wong Way, and some other hobbies
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Miso Marinated Cod
Nobu’s Miso Marinated Cod from the Kitchn. Important Note: you need at least 3 days before whenever you want to cook this, to marinate the cod! Ingredients: 1/4 cup sake 1/4 cup mirin 4 tablespoons white miso paste 3 tablespoons sugar 4 black cod fillets, about 1/2 pound each Steps: Two to 3 days beforehand, for…
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Corn & Potato Chowder with Seared Scallops
My friend Jenni, of Lasagna Cupcake fame, expressed a burning desire to find out what I made the other night when I sent her a thank-you photo of my dinner with the single-serving tower of wine she kindly gifted me last month. It was perfect for being able to cook with, and have a few modest…
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Method Break – Scallion Curls
Ever wonder how nice restaurants get those joyful-looking curled tendrils of scallions? My mother taught me to slice scallions thus: Slice lengthwise along the green onion, leaving the base of the onion intact so it’s easier to hold on to. Keep shredding it into ribbons super-thin. Some of it may curl automatically, and if you…
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Chef Crusoe the Dachshund on Bruschetta
File this one under: Entertaining Videos for Your Monday Commute I even timed it so the East Coasters might get it in time.. While I have a special place in my heart for Martin Yan’s video from Saveur on how to make Cong You Bing (Scallion Pancakes), the latest food video I am captivated by…
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“Chardegg Cakes” Revisited
I’ve made several different sets of this since the first time I shared this recipe (click here for the first post on it), and both settled on a preferred base of ingredients, and eaten enough of them to stop making them for a while (what, about a month of eating them every weekday is not…
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Waffle Hash Browns!
I was going to save this one, but it’s so sunny today I thought you might like a novel brunch idea: from Macheesmo (one of the most entertaining blog names ever)! Ingredients 2 medium Yukon potatoes, grated 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper Paprika Eggs Cooking spray Steps Shred potato into a bowl of water,…
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Braised Celery
My “roommate” sent me this recipe in an email, a pretty direct hint to try making it. Recipe from A Girl DeFloured Total Time: 15 minutes Serves 2-3 Ingredients 4 stalks of celery, scrubbed and ends trimmed (chop and reserve leaves) 2 tsp butter Pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup of…
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90% Home-made Pot Stickers
90% home made pot stickers recipe on Food the Wong Way, compliments of Chef Jenny.
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Guest Blog: Lasagna Cupcakes!
Do you ever say, ‘I’m just looking’ and then you find something? I was cruising around Pinterest to find a new recipe for cooking Valentine’s Day dinner for my husband. I was intrigued with the notion of taking traditional lasagna into a cupcake shape. It was well worth it – each cupcake had it’s own…
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[Broccoli & Spinach] Miso Slaw
As a kid, my mom would make steamed broccoli, and my favorite parts to eat were the little slices of tender stalk (outside bark was peeled off) that she would steam along with the usual tree-like shapes I would stick in bowls of rice to create a tiny diorama before eating. It wasn’t until years later…
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