Stir Fry Asparagus for Busy Cooks
When I’m in a hurry or just plain lazy, I fry vegetables that are easy to prep and clean. These include broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, and brussel sprouts, and string beans,…
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Asparagus tip
How to clean asparagus? Snap the stalk in two and the part that snaps separates the tender stalk from the woody base! Toss the base. That’s the American way. If…
Variations on a Shrimp
Now that we’ve got the basics on stir frying prawns (see earlier blog), I thought I’d just tweak the ingredients a bit and make a completely different dish. And since…
Easy Stir Fry Prawns
Prawns taste phenomenal when stir-fried perfectly, even if it is simply fried in olive oil, butter or just good cooking oil. Add to it any aromatics and these crustaceans both…
Prepping Prawns to Be Bouncy
The best, springy-est, bouncy-est, prawns are those that are swimming and live just before cooking. Hmm, that sounds so obvious. There is a popular Chinese dish–Drunken Prawns–where live prawns are…
Cooking Rice The Chinese Way
Different folks cook rice differently. Someone from Mississippi told me she sprinkled the rice into boiling water. Italians cook it like they cook pasta, in a large pot of boiling…
Three Ways to Cook Rice
For Asians, cooking rice as simple as pressing a button. Rinse the rice, add water, pop pot in rice cooker and press the button. Rice will be ready in less…