2010 February : Looky Tasty – Adventures in NYC Food

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Recipe Testing: Sesame Wow Greens

Here’s another vegan recipe I tested for Terry Hope Romano’s upcoming international cookbook. So far, I’ve tried her fresh noodle soup in sesame miso broth, ginger marinated cucumbers, pumpkin potato panko cutlets, as well as her spicy kale coconut relish. This time I tested another one of her Japanese-inspired dishes – oshitashi, a Japanese spinach [...]

Recipe Testing: Spicy Kale Coconut Relish

I’ve been doing some recipe testing for Terry Hope Romano’s upcoming vegan cookbook, Vegan Eats World, which will feature a collection of international recipes. Previously I posted about her recipe for fresh noodle soup in sesame miso broth and it was delicious. Here is a peek into another one of her recipes. This one is [...]

Testing The Cookplus Vitamin Wok With A Swiss Chard Apples Recipe

The newest addition to my cookware collection is the Cookplus Vitamin 11-inch Wok from Lock&Lock. This aluminum wok has a vibrant red exterior and a non-stick interior coating. It is pretty light, but also seems quite durable. I decided to test it out with a sauteed dish – Swiss Chard With Apples.

Bread.A Bakery, Flushing, NY

Posted by Cindy Waffles on February 22, 2010 · 1 Comment

I’ve briefly mentioned Bread.A Bakery in a couple of previous posts: (mooncake and rice cake) but haven’t dedicated a whole post to them yet. So, here it is! Bread.A Bakery is located at 41-46 College Point Blvd (between 41 Ave and Sanford Ave) in Flushing, NY. It is a small Chinese Vegetarian/Vegan bakery serving organic [...]

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Chinese New Year Feast Part 3 – Recipes

Posted by Cindy Waffles on February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Here are the recipes for the Stir-fry Rice Noodles and Marinated Beef from Chinese New Year Feast Part 1. The recipes for the watercress soup, spinach and tofu dumplings, and mock beef dumplings can be found here. Enjoy!

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Chinese New Year Feast Part 2 – Recipes

Posted by Cindy Waffles on February 16, 2010 · 2 Comments

Here are the recipes for the Watercress soup, Spinach and Tofu Dumplings, and Mock Beef Dumplings from Chinese New Year Feast Part 1, along with some helpful links on dumpling making. Enjoy! I’ll write up the recipes for the delicious stir-fry rice noodles and tasty marinated beef soon… very soon.

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Chinese New Year Feast Part 1 – Pictures

Posted by Cindy Waffles on February 15, 2010 · 5 Comments

Here are pictures from the Chinese New Year feast!

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Menu for Chinese New Year/ Valentine’s Day

Posted by Cindy Waffles on February 11, 2010 · 3 Comments

This year Chinese New Year falls on February 14th, same day as Valentine’s Day. This year it will be the year of the Tiger. To celebrate, I plan on cooking a three course feast this weekend. Chinese new year foods is all about symbolism. The dishes and the food ingredients hold symbolic meanings, revolving around [...]

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