Food the Wong Way

Food the Wong Way, and some other hobbies

  • Paleo Meatballs

    On request of my ‘roommate,’ I tried this recipe from Easy Peasy, for paleo meatballs. It’s almost identical to the ones I usually make (which, by the way, get rave reviews by same roommate -beef, not turkey per the URL), except without breadcrumbs, a few more spices (oregano, basil), and added spinach. Never parsley. Boo…

  • Quinoa, for breakfast?!
    Coconut Quinoa Breakfast Blend

    An old classmate of mine has been keeping a blog too, Monica’s Cheddar Cheese Popcorn, which includes plenty of food talk. It seems she’s on a new year health kick and has been trying some different food habits. Below is my rendition of the idea I got from her. It plays right into my urge…

  • Hot Chocolate Cookies

    At my day job, it is the office tradition to bring in treats when it’s your birthday. I spent the first four years feeling indignant about this, and evading it since I’ve always been gone on my birthday. However, I have finally come around to it, figuring at least I am not forced to eat…

  • Maple Lemon Seared Salmon

    Around when I first started working where I do now, there was a year when there were funds for healthy incentives in the workplace, and my office spent part of it on a subscription to Cooking Light. This recipe is from one of those issues, the April edition of Cooking Light, 2009. Every time I…

  • Half-way Homemade Mini Quiches

    Picked up another recipe from A Beautiful Mess for mini quiches (original recipe is here, I added a couple things). Tried it yesterday during the Seahawks v. Saints game. puff pastry (I took out a piece and set it in the fridge in saran wrap to defrost overnight instead of having to add 30-40 minutes’…

  • Food-related Entertainment: the Intersection of Food & Pot News

    Yes folks, perhaps you’ve heard about Washington State’s legalization of pot sales, or as I like to call it, the decriminalization of low-level pot possession. While I’m not a big proponent of use myself, I stumbled on an excuse to post about it here this week, as this is actually food-related: Sweet pot dreams dashed…

  • Food-Related Entertainment: Street Food Market in NYC, and a whiny letter to you

    One of my favorite food celebrities is working on bringing a street food market to New York City. Anthony Bourdain! See this article from grubstreet for more details. Well, that’s exciting, especially for New Yorkers, I imagine. You know what’s not exciting? The gastroenterological issues I found with the most recent food combo I took…

  • Yay for Family Time, too! Charred Green Beans

    Last week also saw my spouse and I visiting my parents. I was raised on a relatively mellow-tasting, healthy diet, similar to what I helped my mama make below. Lots of steamed stuff, and delicious tofu. The next night, I made dinner in honor of my father’s birthday. Fell a little short on supplies cooking…

  • Yay for Family Time!

    Dear Reader, After a whirlwind of travel to see family (lots of family) for the holidays, I spruced up a few pics I took along the way on my plane ride home. Then I woke up with a wicked sore throat, sore muscles and a serious case of loopy brain. That was Friday. The sore…

  • Happy Holidays!

    Okay, I admit it, I am not the only one who does the cooking in my house, somebody taught my spouse to do it too (and sometimes better). Thanks be to those people. Happy Holidays, dear readers!

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