Pad Thai Recipe

The national dish in Thailand, available at every street corner in every imaginable vari- ation, pad Thai is a delightful stir-fried rice noodle dish including, in any combination, fish or chicken, eggs, vegetables, tofu, peanuts, and the native seasonings—ginger, lemongrass, curry, and coconut: You just can’t miss! It’s a complete meal, and it’s very quick [...]

Soba Noodles with Roasted Roots Recipe

Roasting the roots intensifies their flavor and is practically all you have to do to make this delicious dish. The cinnamon is a great match for the root flavors.  Return to your roots: Would  you  like  to  eat  the roasted root veggies all by themselves?  Go right ahead and snack on them; they are fantastic. [...]

Soba Noodles with Wild Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Guys, here’s what I do, and this is really all it takes. I buy porcini powder online. It doesn’t really need a kosher certification, but it just happens to have one. It will at first seem expensive, until you realize a little goes a very long way,  a terrific investment.  Just a few drops of [...]

Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday September 12th: Asian Feast. Gluten-Free

You may have trouble going back to ordering in a Chinese restaurant after you realize how superior homemade is, thanks to all the glorious  Asian flavors. We will never know why Chinese cookies are called Chinese, but we do know they are fabulous! I’ll be demonstrating: Mock Cab salad Hot and sour egg drop soup [...]

Japanese Pickles Recipe

  You’ll love ’em! They have a small fraction of the salt and the vinegar of their commercial counterparts, and ten times the flavor. Crunchy and pungent with just a hint of sweetness, and really good for you too, like all fermented foods. I whip them out anytime I need a quick fix but can’t [...]

Chinese Meatloaf Recipe. All-American Variation

The easiest and tastiest ever! The meat is extended by several vegetables—so you end up with a leaner and lighter meat loaf—and the potato flakes make it particularly smooth. Children love it! It will be delicious served cold in sandwiches as well as hot. If you decide to use ground turkey, try your best for [...]

Aloo Gobi Recipe with Apricot Chutney and Cucumber Raita

With this beautiful lineup of flavors, and accessorized as it is here with minted cucumber raita and apricot chutney (I am giving here a large chutney recipe, since it is as easy to whip up as a small batch: Plenty for you and a few Mishloach Manot gifts!) I guarantee you will never miss the [...]

Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

I live in the vicinity of several Chinese restaurants (who doesn’t?). Every morning I watch the mountain of trash at their back door, and it always includes enormous jerry cans of teriyaki sauce: No wonder all those dishes look like a container of motor oil has accidentally landed there. This unwelcome sight has totally cured [...]

Roast Chicken Five Ways Recipe

For all roast chicken lovers out there, here are very simple ways to treat yourself, getting a different and delicious dish each time. Make sure you never run out of my dry spice rub—it’s fabulous and so versatile. A whole roast chicken makes for a more dramatic presentation, but pieces will work just as well. [...]

Beer-Braised Mushroom Tempeh Stew Recipe

I am afraid tempeh looks as uninspiring as it sounds. But if you do go past its appearance and unromantic name, you are in for a real treat: Tempeh is made from cooked and slightly fermented soybeans and compressed into patties; it is then diced and used in stir-fries, soups, and stews. Because of its [...]