Food the Wong Way

Food the Wong Way, and some other hobbies

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Buy the Oranges, and Make Macaroons too!

    Pro-Tip Tuesday: Buy the Oranges, and Make Macaroons too!

    Pro-Tip of the Day: Have you been buying those boxes and bags of oranges on sale at the store? Next time pick up a bag of coconut flakes and sliced almonds, and you can make this quick, yummy (gluten-free) byproduct treat from in-season fruit! Just remember to take 30 seconds to grate the rind off…

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Tea Infuser + Dessert Dusting

    Pro-Tip Tuesday: Tea Infuser + Dessert Dusting

    How can you dust powdered sugar on your holiday desserts without making a mess, AND conserve the left over for the next round? Try a tea infuser! Here’s the shortest video I’ve ever intentionally made, lol. I’m pretty sure even if you don’t have one with an easy handle and all, it’ll still work neater…

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Splitting Squash

    Pro-Tip Tuesday: Splitting Squash

    This post is dedicated to my friend Abby, who inspired me to share this tip on how to cut into a stubborn winter squash when she told me she had a butternut waiting at her new apartment. Happy Thanksgiving week to those in the U.S. (and happy Autumn harvest to the rest)! Got a squash…

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Weekday Recipe Logistics Tip

    I was chatting with my good friend Jenni the other day about how I decide on weekday cooking,* and a sorting method I came up with several years ago seemed to spark great interest, so I thought I’d share it here in case some of y’all others could benefit.

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Messaging your ‘Mate on a Plane

    Pro-Tip Tuesday: Messaging your ‘Mate on a Plane

    This one’s going to have terrible photos, people. Also, it’s random. What? You got a video yesterday.. If you’ve ever had the privilege to take a plane ride, but the simultaneous misfortune of being seated separately –or maybe coincidentally bumped into your friend you haven’t seen in for_ever on a plane– AND you have bluetooth…

  • Video Post: the World is Your Oyster! Just Try One…

    Video Post: the World is Your Oyster!
    Just Try One…

    The last stop coming back south from Bellingham was at Taylor Shellfish Farm. I was not fond of seafood as a kid, and growing up in the Land of 10,000 Lakes and no saltwater, who could blame me for only eating the fresh sunnies and walleye my parents would catch on a day off?

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Slicing Meat to be Neat

    Pro-Tip Tuesday: Slicing Meat to be Neat

    Set something out in the fridge to defrost and it’s not done by the time you need to cook dinner? Perfect! Slice it that way, you’ll get neater pieces anyway. Check it out: I think the folks most practiced in this must be Mongolian grill owners, did you ever notice how neatly their meat is…

  • Tieton Cider Works at City Fruit

    Another week, another article for City Fruit’s 6th Annual Cider Taste (on November 10, 2016), written by Yours Truly. Tieton Cider Works at City Fruit’S 2016 Cider Tasting Check it out! All event proceeds will benefit the 2016 harvest, which brings fresh, local fruit to over 50 meal programs and food banks across the city.

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Pouring without Spilling

    Are you a klutz like me, always spilling liquids when you pour them from one container to another? Try this trick I learned from my father, the chemist! I like to imagine him pouring oodles of liquids from beaker to beaker in his multiple decades of work. Hint: having a utensil helps. In summary, if…

  • Snowdrift Cider at City Fruit’s Annual Cider Tasting

    Hey folks, you may recall an earlier springtime post on a Fruit Cycle tour, it was arranged by City Fruit, a nonprofit in Seattle which works to promote and protect urban fruit trees, and share the extra fruit with those in need. City Fruit’s 6th Annual Cider Taste is on November 10, 2016. In the…

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