Egg rolls!
Some cooking activities are more fun when done with a group of friends. One of these activities is making egg rolls. The process of chopping the vegetables and forming the egg rolls can be tedious if done alone. With company though, it can be leisurely time spent in the kitchen catching up with news [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Appetizers'
Egg Roll Madness
October 18th, 2009 · 28 Comments · Appetizers, Main Courses
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My 1st Washoku Warrior Challenge – Gyoza!
August 14th, 2009 · 27 Comments · Appetizers, Main Dishes
Wafu-gyoza
I love dumplings. I really do. But finding the time to make them seems close to impossible. The one time I made wantons were at a friend’s house. It’s always good to make them with a couple of friends since we Asians tend to make a ton of these things at a time and looking [...]
Celebrating Julia
August 5th, 2007 · 16 Comments · Appetizers, Main Courses
I’m one of the few food-loving folks who did not grow up watching Julia Child though I have known that her name was synonymous for bringing French Cuisine into the American household. Last year, in my search for culinary enlightenment,…
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The Ultimate First Course
April 2nd, 2007 · 27 Comments · Appetizers
Last December I was in a cookbook-buying frenzy. A lot of fellow food bloggers would post their must-have cookbooks on their blog and I would eagerly check them out. More often than not, most books on their list ended up…
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Foie Gras in Blackberry Sauce
December 3rd, 2006 · 11 Comments · Appetizers, Duck
I got alarmed when I read Michael Ruhlman’s piece on MegNut’s site about a certain politician wanting to pass a bill to ban the sale of foie gras in New Jersey (it’s already banned in Chicago). I hope such idiotic…
Apple Rutabaga Soup
November 10th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Appetizers
About two years ago, the “hungry” hubby and I attended an eight-course dinner in honor of Patrick O’ Connell, chef proprietor of the “Inn at Little Washington”. The idea was that eight local chefs were each to prepare a dish…
Fig-uring it out
September 18th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Appetizers
I was leafing through this yummy book, “Dishing with Style” by Rori Travato last Saturday, wondering what I could cook up with what I have available in the refrigerator. I found a simple yet wonderful recipe involving figs. When I…
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Amuse Bouche Bits : Using Sorrel and Crème Fraiche
September 11th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Appetizers
As I was walking through the Fresh Market, I saw sorrel in the herb section. I immediately thought of a recipe I saw at Patrick O’ Connell’s book “Refined American Cuisine”. This recipe I am referring to is “Sorrel Jelly…
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Melange of Crabmeat in a Tropical Fruit Puree
September 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Appetizers
I created this dish from Patrick O’ Connell’s “Refined American Cuisine” . Instead of using fresh lump crabmeat like the book stated , I used canned, which already had salt in it. Because of this I had to use less…
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