Chinese

Stir-Fried Chicken and Leeks

May 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This was mild and good, soothing even.  It’s not spicy at all, so if you’re looking for spicy Chinese you’ll need to doctor this up or find a new recipe.  Prep all the veggies and chicken first, so you can just zip through the cooking part. Start the rice first, of course, then prep. 2 [...]

Making Hot and Sour Soup at Home

May 13, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

I was making a simple stirfry of chicken and leeks for dinner and thought a small bowl of hot and sour soup would be good. I had no tofu but did have some dried shitake mushrooms and everything else I needed, including some fresh chicken broth from the roast chicken with mustard I made the [...]

Hot and Sour Soup

December 27, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I haven’t yet reached the “ideal” version of this for my taste but wanted to record my progress. This was good, but I would like more pronounced hot and sour flavors. First I simmered some chicken broth with some garlic, ginger and scallions for half an hour or so. I adapted this from the version [...]

Cold Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Cucumbers

September 19, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I pretty much followed Mark Bittman’s recipe here for Cold Noodles with Sesame Sauce, Chicken and Cucumers. I had simmered a whole chicken the other night to make King Ranch Chicken Casserole, which we had for dinner and then my daughter took for lunch a few times and I had for lunch as well.  It [...]

Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe

September 15, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Tonight  I took the basic recipe for an easy stir fry ,  and modified it to use 1/2 a leftover flank steak, some broccoli and some snow peas. Mmmm! No pictures, sorry. We were too hungry to wait. The basic formula is from How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should [...]

Sesame Chicken and Practice Bento Lunch Stuff

August 24, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Youngest is starting a new smaller private high school so bringing lunch to school is once again a necessity. I thought she might enjoy the bento lunch idea, since I’ve been reading a few blogs that make it all look delicious. As soon as I showed her a hello kitty bento lunch she was sold! [...]

Asian Chicken Salad: Freshman In the Kitchen Book Review

July 13, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I saw a review of this book, Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef, and since I have a daughter about to leave for college I actually wrote and asked for a review copy, a first for me.  Max and Eli Sussman were kind enough to hook me up with their publisher [...]

Flexible Stir Fry with Chicken, Mushrooms and Peppers

April 21, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I love cookbooks that show you the patterns, the formulas, so you can easily adapt your dishes according to what’s in season or just what’s in your pantry. How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart is great for this.  Last night my daughter asked for something healthy, [...]

Mongolian Beef using Leftover Steak

February 14, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I had some steak left over from the other night. Usually I would have made fried rice and added the chopped steak but I decided to cook up some Mongolian beef using a recipe from Simple Chinese Cooking as my starting point.  She has you use ground beef and marinade it before cooking, but my [...]

Wanchai Ferry Cashew Chicken Dinner Kits

September 19, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

The folks at Wanchai Ferry sent me this dinner kit to try, so that’s what we had for dinner last night. I defrosted two frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts and stir fried some carrots, zucchini, and celery for a side dish. Other than boxes of macaoni and cheese the kids can make for their lunches, [...]

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