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While looking for more recipes that use Sichuan peppercorns, I came across several recipes for a green bean dish. Despite not having all the required ingredients, I found that I could make a tasty dish with a few substitutions. While my Sichuan Green Beans recipe is not totally authentic (no pickled mustard plant for one […]
Pickled Mustard Eggs (aka. mustard eggs) do not seem to be as well known as their pickled eggs and red beet eggs counterparts. While various versions of plain pickled eggs can be found all over, red beet and mustard eggs remain more grounded in the Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch communities. If you have never had a mustard […]
Inspired by KFC (Korean Fried Chicken), I ventured into making a rarity at my house, fried chicken. As we are currently having a pandemic, I was only able to get chicken wings from the store. So, fried chicken wings with an Asian-ish glaze was born and it has been a hit. I went from not […]
Egg Drop Soup is a family favorite. It was one of the first dishes that we started making at home instead of just ordering when we went out to eat at an Asian restaurant. Actually, my husband was the first one to start making it at home. I knew when he made it a second […]
We love Eastern Asian cuisine at my house. Over the years, I have been slowly learning to cook more Asian or Asian-inspired dishes at home. As a result, we have been able to eat many of our favorite dishes while not being able to go to our favorite Asain restaurants. I found that some of […]
Today, you get two recipe ideas for the price of one. Of course, one is free anyway…but I digress. I purchased a loaf of rye cocktail bread to make Sausage and Cheese on Rye one morning when we had company. It is an easy, yummy recipe that works great for breakfast, brunch, or as an […]
Whether it is a quickly prepared meal for a busy weeknight or a dish needed to take to a friend who is ill or had a death in the family, casseroles are my “go-to” dishes. Besides being comfort food, they usually reheat well and can often be frozen…a great benefit when things are hectic. The […]
My favorite use of an iron skillet is to make this cake. It is best when served very warm, NOT HOT. (We always have trouble waiting until it cools enough). However, this cake needs to be served warm from the oven. It is not nearly as good after it is totally cool.
Okay, this pie crust is supposed to be an easy, never fail kind of recipe. Well, I will admit that when I did follow the directions given me by my aunt, my pie crust failed. In my family, we frequently leave out leave out directions that we always do but often don’t think about. In […]
