This coming Saturday (January 25th) is Chinese New Year. I love celebrating holidays like this in even a small way with my family. Food is a great way to introduce our families to other cultures. It gives our children even a small insight into how people might live differently than us. They have different food,… Continue reading Chinese New Year – 3 recipes
Growing up, my family ate the same few things from Chinese restaurants: sweet and sour pork, cashew chicken, and beef and broccoli. Don't get me wrong. Those are delicious and easy crowd pleasers with kids. But as an adult, I've branched out a bit more and discovered and AMAZING world of options. One of those:… Continue reading Mu Shu Pork Burritos
Shortly after my husband and I got married, we put together a picnic dinner. I was so excited to make a delicious quinoa salad. We started eating, and I noticed my husband wasn't eating any of my salad. I asked him, and he said he doesn't care for salads like that. I had just bought… Continue reading Peanut Butter Quinoa
We are almost halfway through January. Have you given up on your New Year's resolutions already? I hope not. I'm still in the trenches with you. While not my resolution, I know many people choose to cut back on carbs. I am too attached to my carbs to make that leap, especially since we try… Continue reading Sesame-Peanut Zoodles
Panda Express's lo mein is one of my favorite fast foods. A few weeks ago, I needed a quick dinner for my family on a night where I hadn't planned ahead well. I realized quickly that I had most of the ingredients for lo mein already on hand. It was a great night, and much… Continue reading Lo Mein
I am always looking for new salmon marinades. I have tried and enjoyed several in the last few months. Unfortunately, I often forget to write down what I did. Marinades are tricky like that for me. I just start throwing things into the bag with the fish. I don't measure carefully or anything. I finally… Continue reading Grilled Salmon
Every year, cabbage goes on sale for a week or so in March, and most of us eat a little out of obligation on St. Patrick's Day. Cabbage is a strong flavor, so it doesn't usually come up as a favorite veggie for many. But it really can be delicious. Like all cruciferous vegetables, cabbage… Continue reading Tangy Braised Cabbage and Asian Cabbage
Are you a plain rice or fried rice person with your Chinese food? I'm about 50/50. I prefer plain rice to put under my entrees, but I don't feel completely satisfied without fried rice somewhere in the mix. Although lately, I feel like the fried rice I've been getting has been pretty lackluster and not… Continue reading Amped up Fried Rice
A recipe for fried food seems out of place on a website for healthy recipes. But I'm sharing this recipe for several reasons. 1) You can enjoy everything in moderation. We love sesame chicken, but we only make this two or three times a year as a special treat. 2) If you are careful about… Continue reading Sesame Chicken
It's National Vegetarian Week. While I'm not a vegetarian, I definitely see the health and financial benefits of following the diet. My family follows a flexitarian diet: mostly vegetarian meals but meat occasionally. We all know that fruits and veggies are good for us. But since drastically reducing our meat intake, our food budget has… Continue reading Grilled Eggplant Sandwiches
