Cashew Chicken – Keeping it Not Real admin April 08, 2013 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Chicken Edit Grilling season is rapidly approaching, and chances are good that at some point you’ll be faced with a few leftover grilled chicken breasts.... Read More
Slow Cooker Red Curry Beef Pot Roast – Teaching Old Meat New Tricks admin February 27, 2013 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Beef, Spicy, Stews Edit When shopping, I like to take a quick peek at the end of the meat case where they sometimes have marked-down cuts that are past their prime.... Read More
Grilled Korean-Style Beef Short Ribs – It's So Flanken Good! admin April 06, 2011 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Beef, Grill Recipes Edit After weeks of damp and dreary weather, the sun is back in control of San Francisco's blue skies, and that means it's time to grill.... Read More
Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin Medallions – Half the Fat, All the Inauthenticity admin February 24, 2011 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Pork, Sauces Edit Whenever you see those headlines like, "Worst Take-Out Food Choices Ever," on the various websites, you can be sure that sweet an... Read More
Caramel Pork Belly - Understanding Unctuous Unctuousness admin May 28, 2009 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Pork Edit The only thing more popular than pork belly is using the word "unctuous" to describe it. If you're not familiar with the word,... Read More
Is Authentic Beef Teriyaki Really Better? admin May 26, 2009 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Beef, Sauces Edit You may really love beef teriyaki, and still be completely disappointed with this recipe. I know I'm usu ally a little more optimistic i... Read More
Hoisin-Glazed Barbecued Ribs - No Photos, but Many Delicious Memories admin May 18, 2009 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Pork Edit One of the victims of my recent hard disc crash was a roll of photos taken during the filming of this Hoisin-Glazed Barbecued Ribs video rec... Read More
Grilled "Condiment" Chicken with Asian Noodle Salad admin March 26, 2009 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Chicken, Grill Recipes, Salads, Vegetables Edit I have one more day down here in sunny Ar izona, and then it'll be back to cool, breezy San Francisco. I can't wait to see my wife, ... Read More
Faux Pho - Rhymes with D'oh - Spicy Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup admin February 27, 2009 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Beef, Soups, Spicy Edit This video recipe is my fairly weak attempt at the famous Vietnamese spicy beef noodle soup, Pho. As I shopped for the ingredients, I ha d a... Read More
Spicy Orange Bison Balls - Feeding My Inner Adolescent admin February 25, 2009 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Beef Edit Balls have always been problematic for menu and recipe writers. You can't write "Pork Balls" on a menu, you have to write &quo... Read More
Green Curry Chicken - That's Hot admin February 19, 2009 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Chicken, Spicy, Stews Edit For many years hearing the word, "curry" was like fingernails on my culinary chalkboard. Where I'm from, "curry" mea... Read More
Wasabi Dipping Sauce – How much can you take? admin June 29, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Dressings, Sauces, Spicy Edit This very simple (and fat free) dipping sauce is a great all-purpose condiment for many things. I love it with the spring rolls I made yeste... Read More
California Spring Rolls – I used imitation crab, for real! admin June 28, 2007 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Seafood, Vegetables Edit I get the occasional request for a sushi demo. I usually tell the viewer (politely of course) to go out for sushi and leave me alone. Proper... Read More
Spicy Orange Chicken – So not authentic! admin June 21, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Chicken, Spicy, Vegetables Edit This low-cal version of the Chinese take-out favorite is tasty, easy, and a much healthier twist on the classic “Orange Chicken.” The main p... Read More
Chicken Caesar Springrolls – The Ultimate Low-Carb Wrap admin May 04, 2007 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Chicken, Vegetables Edit There are certain magical food products that are just too good to be true. Rice paper, or springroll skins, is one of them. While many of yo... Read More
Spicy Thai-style Steak and Rice Noodle Salad – Hot and Cold, Sweet and Sour, Soft and Crisp; an adventure in culinary contrasts! admin April 24, 2007 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Beef, Dressings, Pasta, Sauces, Spicy, Vegetables Edit This is my favorite Asian-style noodle salad. There are so many different flavors, temperatures and textures mingling together. I love almos... Read More
Homemade Wonton Crisps admin April 18, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Seafood Edit This easy wonton chip would be a perfect garnish for the beautiful Bay Scallop Ceviche I just posted. I normally avoid any in-home deep-fry... Read More
The Slanted Door’s Caramel Chicken admin April 12, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Chicken, Sauces, Spicy Edit A lo yal viewer of this blog informed me that this recipe still had not been converted from my old blog. This was one of the first clips I e... Read More
How to Make Perfect White Rice admin April 12, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Rice Edit Well, since you are going to be making that Caramel Chicken I recently posted, I thought I better post this rice clip also. Truly, one of l... Read More
Wonton Soup – When was the last time you got to “swallow clouds?” admin March 23, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Pork, Soups, Vegetables Edit Half the fun of doing this blog is the research I do about the various dishes, so I can give you all a little bit of extra info in the posts... Read More