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Chili-Garlic Panko Fried Shrimp

August 10, 2012 5 Comments

Like a lot of Chinese kids growing up in America, I hated eating Chinese food all the time. All I wanted to do was stuff my face with hamburgers, cheese pizzas, chicken nuggets, and all the other American goodies I saw on TV. It wasn’t until I was a little older, and had spent a…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Seafood Tagged With: japanese, seafood

Fried Rice, Revisited

August 1, 2012 Leave a Comment

If you ask me on any given day what Dan and I had for dinner the night before, the answer will probably be “fried rice.” It’s not that we’re fried rice fanatics…it’s just that the stuff is so easy to make, so delicious, and so versatile. You can cook it with any ingredients you want, any…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Gluten-free, Lunch, Pork Tagged With: chinese, gluten free, pork

Asian-Style Stir Fried Green Beans

July 13, 2012 26 Comments

[Update 11/23/2014 – Made a batch of these green beans for a Friendsgiving gathering today, and figured there was no time like the present to update the pictures in this post, which is now 2 years old. Not re-writing the post itself though…that’s WAY too ambitious for a Sunday.] Guys, studying for the bar sucks. I’ve been…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Healthy, Side Dishes, Vegetables Tagged With: chinese, side dish, skinny

Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice)

November 9, 2011 4 Comments

Dan and I have been eating a lot of cookies lately. Cookies for breakfast, cookies with lunch, cookies in between meals, and cookies for dinner. Who’s surprised? That’s just what happens when we buy jumbo cookies from BJ’s, and then I go on a baking spree.  Not that we’re complaining, of course — neither of us…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Kid-Friendly Tagged With: japanese

Octopus Sausages

October 28, 2011 25 Comments

Aren’t these sausages the cutest things you’ve ever seen??? I see them packed into bentos all the time in the mangas I read, but I never thought they were actually possible to make. So, when I saw a step-by-step recipe for octopus sausages in my new favorite food-themed manga, I knew what my Halloween blog…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Holiday, Kid-Friendly, Lunch, Pork, Snack Tagged With: finger food, fun for kids, Halloween, japanese, pork

General Tso’s Tacos

October 26, 2011 4 Comments

OK, so my original promise to my friend Peng was that I’d take the General Tso’s chicken I made a couple days ago, wrap it in a flour tortilla with some fried rice and kimchi, and create a “ChiPanda Burrito.” Despite my reservations about the deliciousness of such a thing, I was gonna make it….read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Poultry

General Tso’s Chicken

October 24, 2011 39 Comments

My friend Peng has been bugging me to make General Tso’s chicken for several months now. He lives in California and is really into the Asian-Mexican fusion thing, so he’s fixated on the idea of a General Tso’s burrito with fried rice and kimchi. I don’t know how I feel about that, but I’m nothing…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Kid-Friendly, Lunch, Poultry Tagged With: chinese, poultry

Crispy Bacon and Onion Wonton Flowers

October 13, 2011 6 Comments

OK, if you want to get really technical, these “flowers” are pretty much just bastardized crab rangoons without crab meat. I didn’t think that was an appropriate or appetizing title, though, so I fancied up the name a little. But, just as a rose by any other name smells as sweet, a rangoon by any…read more »

Filed Under: Appetizers, Asian, Game Day Snacks, Snack Tagged With: appetizer, cheese, finger food, game day snacks

Spinach and Sausage Ravioli

October 3, 2011 19 Comments

At our house, the rule is that if I cook, Dan has to do the dishes. This is great, because I hate doing the dishes. Even with a dishwasher, I really have to motivate myself to clear the sink, since the dishes still have to be put away once they’re clean. What a hassle. The…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Lunch, Pasta, Semi-Homemade

Chinese Bakery-Style Birthday Cake with Strawberry Mousse Filling

September 12, 2011 7 Comments

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I made my dad a Chinese bakery-style cake for his birthday. It was just like the one I made for my mom last year, except instead of using vanilla custard and peaches/kiwis, I filled this one with strawberry mousse and fresh strawberries. I know. I’m on a strawberry kick….read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Cake, Dessert, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Tagged With: cake, chinese

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