Steamy Kitchen Recipe Testing – Part 5
More Steamy Kitchen Test Recipes: Roasted Kabocha Squash They say eating sweet vegetables helps when you have cravings for sweets. I had this roasted Kabocha squash last night sprinkled with spices, and it did a pretty good job of filling a need for something sweet. Though it’ll never take the place of cake, of course!...
Cabbage Day!
Sauteed Cabbage with Carrots and Fennel Seeds With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I prepared a couple of cabbage dishes. Here I’ve used a regular green cabbage, and some sliced carrots. I steamed the carrots first, since the pieces of cabbage would cook so much faster than the raw carrots would. I think...
Steamy Kitchen Test Recipes – Part 4
Dan Dan Mien made with spinach noodles Here are a couple of noodle recipes I tested out for Steamy Kitchen‘s second cookbook in the works. Warm noodles are definitely the way to lift spirits, with all the gloomy skies and rain we’ve been getting. Quill was certainly happy with all this pasta, especially the spicy...
Girls’ Day Treats and Mochi Making
It’s raining rice crackers on Sakura mochi! Last Saturday, March 3rd, we celebrated Japanese Girls’ Day, also known as Hinamatsuri (Japanese Doll Festival). A couple of days before Girls’ Day, I was lucky to be able to watch some special Girls’ Day mochi being made at Osaka-Ya, the only Japanese confectionery shop in the area....
Steamy Kitchen Recipe Testing- Part 3
Korean Beef Bites with Kimchi Another test recipe for Steamy Kitchen. It was yummy.
A Love Note to Laurel
I’m wishing my daughter Laurel, a little belated Happy, Happy Birthday! Look what I made for you– Cream Cheese Custard Mousse with Raspberries and White Chocolate Truffle Curls. This is much, much better than that birthday cake I made for you. When you have a mother who likes to experiment in the kitchen, sometimes you...
Steamy Kitchen Recipe Testing – Part 2
Stir-fried Bean Sprouts and Snow Peas Glorious Vegetables! I’ve been testing more recipes for Steamy Kitchen here. Steamed Carrots with Sesame Ponzu Vinaigrette Blackened Tofu with Ginger Ponzu Sauce Ma Po Tofu
Steamy Kitchen Recipe Testing – Part 1
Recently I was delighted to be chosen to help test recipes for Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen. She’s working on her second cookbook, which will focus on lighter and healthier Asian fare. The recipes themselves remain under wraps, so enjoy the pictures for now. I had one child home sick today, so soup seemed to be...
Lapsang Souchong Tofu
Salty, Smoky, and Creamy. Tofu infused with Lapsang Souchong Tea and Soy Sauce is a sure pleasure for the taste buds. Start off with two blocks of medium firm tofu. Stay away from soft and silken tofu for this recipe– they’re simply too soft and fragile here. Quarter each block of tofu into 4 smaller...
Mochi Love
Earlier this month, I was in charge of putting together a fundraiser for Laurel and Quill’s Japanese school. I threw everything together in a week, and we really just had two weeks to sell. The school already does a really successful mandarin orange fundraiser in the fall, and a tamale fundraiser in the late spring....
Spinach Feta Pies
There’s a frozen, spinach and feta hand held pie that I absolutely love. I don’t buy it very often, as it costs about $3.50 -$4.00 each. I’ve been fooling around with making a homemade version, and I’m quite pleased! Start off by making a yogurt dough using nonfat or lowfat plain yogurt, greek style...
Cherry Almond Cookie Bites
Tiny almond cookie bites crowned with bits of cherries. I made some of these earlier for my Chinese Candy Box. Usually Chinese almond cookies are topped with a dot of red food coloring, or a blanched almond. As I’m always trying to find alternatives to artificial food colorings, I thought I’d try to use a...
