A block of feta is baked with fresh summer veggies. Once roasted it’s all stirred together with pasta for a quick and creamy feta sauce! As much as we enjoy it during the summer months, this feta pasta recipe is also a warm comforting meal for those chilly winter nights. Why We Love This Dish It’s jam-packed with fresh veggies (and flavor). It’s super simple to prep yet tastes like a gourmet meal....
Salted duck eggs are already trendy and beloved in China, and especially in Singapore. It’s a brand new food item on the sauce shelf (perhaps the most fun and exciting shelf at any Chinese grocery store). If you live near a large, well-stocked Asian grocer, pay attention next time you’re in that aisle. Today, however, we’re making it from scratch! The Trendiest Ingredient Salted duck egg yolks are hitting a fever pitch in popularity today, but they’ve been around for centuries....
Mushrooms are stuffed with a cheesy sausage stuffing and baked until juicy and melty. Selecting Mushrooms for Stuffing Choose smaller mushrooms for a single bite or medium-sized for a two-bite appetizer. White button mushrooms or cremini mushrooms are smaller and hold about two to three teaspoons of filling – perfect for a party appetizer! Other ingredients needed for sausage stuffed mushrooms include: They absorb water easily, so if you do rinse mushrooms, do it quickly and then dab them dry with a paper towel....
While we still indulge in meat, I’m slowly seeing myself go vegetarian on many nights of the week, for both health and environmental reasons! Who would have thought? A High-Protein Seitan Vegan Dish This is a great vegan dish that’s high in protein. It’s so crazy satisfying, it could really compete with a meat dish. You don’t miss the meat AT ALL. It’s all thanks to fried seitan puffs, which are too delicious and should not be missed!...
It is mostly known as “la jiang mian” or sometimes “doubanjiang mian (豆瓣酱面) ,” and like any other dish, it has many variations. The dish is comprised of noodles, broth, and a spicy mixture of pork, tofu, peanuts, spicy chili bean paste, and sugar (the Shanghainese love sugar in their dishes). The spicy, savory mixture poured over a hot bowl of noodles is simply delicious, if not addictive. La jiang mian is literally translated to “hot sauce noodles,” hence the name we came up for this dish in English....
Since we first published this recipe in 2014, soon after we first embarked on this journey to document Chinese recipes, this recipe has been a staple on The Woks of Life. If you haven’t made it yet, what are you waiting for? A Delicious Indulgence Braised pork belly is an every-once-in-a-while indulgence in our household. As we creep towards middle age, Bill and I try to be healthier and avoid eating too much meat....
As a contrast to that, Pork Fried Rice was the most popular dish up in the Catskills. Perhaps because summer vacation customers loved the pairing of Pork Fried Rice with Shrimp with Lobster Sauce—made with jumbo shrimp—alongside their Polynesian Chicken. Who knows? What Kind of Shrimp to Use for Fried Rice For this fried rice recipe, we’re saving our jumbo-sized shrimp for another day and, instead, are using medium-sized shrimp....
It’s particularly convenient if you don’t have time to infuse oil with whole Sichuan peppercorns, or if you simply don’t like having whole or crushed peppercorns in your dish. Not sure what this oil is, or even what Sichuan peppercorns are? Read on to find out everything you need to know in this quick article. What Is Sichuan Peppercorn Oil? Sichuan peppercorn oil is a neutral oil infused with Sichuan peppercorns, a fragrant spice with a slightly floral, lemony taste and a numbing affect on the mouth!...
Why We Grow Okra We grow okra every summer. I love the dependability of the yield from my okra plants. They reliably produce fruit non-stop until the first frost in fall. Not only that, the flowers are so pretty. They almost look like a pale yellow or cream-colored hibiscus, with a deep maroon center. First you get a stunning flower, and then you get a fruit. What is there not to love?...
We used the classic trio of Chinese sausage, dried black mushrooms, and dried shrimp. When added to sticky rice, it’s a delicious combination that everyone knows and loves. Any sticky rice dish doesn’t last very long in our house, and this one is no different. Traditionally, this sticky rice with Chinese sausage dish is often made by taking uncooked sticky rice that’s been soaked for hours, and putting it directly in the wok for stir-frying....
It happened kind of by accident. I was planning on doing a noodle dish with chicken, ginger, and spinach, and I––in pretty typical fashion––forgot to buy the noodles. Derp. What I did have, though, was a big bag of carrots and a julienne peeler. Throwing caution to the wind, I decided to try the whole carrot noodle thing. And it worked. Not only did it work, it was awesome. The carrot noodles were still a little bit crunchy, and after being stir-fried at searing high heat, they had that elusive wok hay flavor that we all try to achieve in our home kitchens....
Our sweet and sour pork chops recipe uses maple syrup as the sweetening agent, giving our version of “Peking Pork Chops” a hint of maple flavor to compliment the tangy sauce. The first time I tasted a dish with maple and pork, the first thing that came into my mind was, “pancake syrup and pork?”; the very next thought, after my taste buds sent signals to my brain, was “wow, that is brilliant!...
Cheesy and meaty with a zesty flavor from homemade taco seasoning, this casserole has just the right balance of ground beef, peppers, rice, and cheese! Why We Love This Recipe Stuffed Peppers are a go-to for us and this great variation has a yummy tex-mex flavor! This casserole is quick and easy to put together. Prep only takes minutes, and using instant rice means it cooks fast! Extra ingredients (and veggies) can be added to stretch this dish even further....
In this quick article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about this underrated flavor agent! What Is Tamarind? Tamarind is a tree native to the rainforests of Africa. It produces brown pods that contain an edible pulp with the sourness of a lime and the sweetness of a prune. The pods look almost like smooth, long brown peanuts. Each section contains a seed surrounded by fruit pulp. The overall flavor is notably sour, though its sourness differs from that of lemons, limes, and other citrus fruits....
Juicy tomatoes, buttery soft mozzarella, and sweet red onions are tossed in a homemade dressing and ready to serve! Fresh Tomato Mozzarella Salad Colorful, crunchy, healthy, and delicious! Tomato mozzarella salad is a hearty side dish or make it a main by adding grilled chicken or shrimp!Choose a variety of tomatoes! Get fresh from the garden Beefsteaks or Romas or a variety of colorful cherry and grape tomatoes that range in color from red to yellow, even orange and purple!...
I love refreshing cocktails like mojitos and perfect aperol spritz… and of course this bay breeze cocktail! Not only is it easy to make, it’s deliciously refreshing and not too sweet! A taste of the tropics, this one makes me wish I was on vacation! We love the coconut Malibu rum in this drink but you can certainly try out some other rum flavors too (or skip the rum and add a splash of coconut extract to make this non-alcoholic)....
Posted Nov 20, 2022, Updated Nov 11, 2024 We often find ourselves with lots of leftover Thanksgiving turkey, and after a few meals I try to find new ways to use it – like this turkey tetrazzini recipe (and of course, turkey pot pie and the best turkey cranberry sandwich). This turkey tetrazzini includes a rich & cheesy from-scratch sauce, which means no canned soup! It’s a hearty main dish that your whole family will love, and a nice change of pace from eating Thanksgiving leftovers for every meal....
Everyone has their favorite pie or tart, and one that I LOVE but almost never eat is chocolate pudding pie. I remember in my younger days chowing down on chocolate pudding pies with a graham cracker crust and topped with cool whip—courtesy of my aunt. She would whip up one or two pies for family dinners, and keep them in the extra fridge in the garage until the plates from dinner had been cleared away....
Posted Aug 10, 2022, Updated Aug 07, 2024 When I’m short on time and craving veggies (which is always), I whip up this vegetable lo mein recipe. It’s even better than takeout and is easy to make in 15 minutes! Your favorite veggies are stir-fried with noodles and the most delicious lo mein sauce for a meal even skeptical kids love. Because they may scoff when I make plain old stir fry vegetables, but add noodles and viola – instant favorite....
What better way to celebrate fall than with steaming mugs of cider, pumpkin spice lattes, and of course, a thick slice of this delicious bread. Apple bread is tender and moist with lots of sweet cinnamon flavor just like a piece of apple pie! A Fall Bread You Need to Try Warm and spicy, sweet and simple to make, this recipe is a winner all the way around! Apple pie bread is like the bread version of an apple fritter with lots of cinnamon apple flavor, but it is quicker to prep with no deep fryer required!...
