Wood Ears and Shaoxing
Hot Chili and Ginger
This simple, fragrant Sichuan preparation enhances Bean Curd in a delicate way. The Wood Ear Mushrooms 木耳 are optional, but are worth searching for.: The chewy texture really makes this dish. A good dish when you are in a hurry. Continue reading
Sesame Oil
Don’t Cut the Noodles!
Good for Picnics
Don’t cut these Noodles, whatever you do! They symbolize long life.
This Chinese noodle dish can be made in advance and refrigerated. Convenient when planning a picnic. Continue reading
August is Eggplant Month
A Versatile Vegetable
This is one of the popular Eggplant dishes in Japan. Eggplants come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The little miniature ones called Ko-Nasu are sweet. The larger Continue reading
Asian Fusion — Elegant and Fragrant
Potstickers Become Cookies
Dynasty Gyoza or Potsticker Wrappers
In this Fusion recipe, the Potstickers end up as delicate Cookies. They are layered with Whipped Cream and Strawberries, topped with Almonds and served chlled Continue reading
An Island Favorite
Limes
Mangos may not be native to the Islands, but then almost nothing else is, including Pineapples and Macadamias. This dessert gets made frequently in Hawaii, and it pairs well with Macadamia Lace Cookies, for instance.
Mango Ice Cream
Hawaiian
Ingredients:
1 cup ripe Mango pulp, pureed
2 teaspoons Lime or Lemon Juice
1 cup Sugar
4 Eggs
2 cups Milk, scalded
2 cups Whipping Cream
Method:
Mix the Mango Puree, Lime or Lemon Juice, and half a cup of Sugar. Set aside.
Beat the Eggs to thick.
Beat the remaining half a cup of Sugar into the Eggs.
Slowly add the scalded Milk.
Cook this mixture over hot water in a double boiler until a custard begins to coat the spoon.
Remove from the fire and chill.
Finally mix this custard, the MangoPuree and Whipping Cream together and freeze.
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Graham Crackers in Paradise?
Triumph of General Foods
Red Jello
There is no real broken glass in Broken Glass Torte, a Hawaiian Kamai’ina favorite. The name comes from the broken-glass look of the shards of multi-colored Jello. Continue reading
Japanese Fusion
Nutmeg Meets Lemon Meets Nikka
Lemons
These little cookies are good with any Whiskey, even Bourbon or Rye. But they seem to work better with Japanese Whiskey, Canadian or a Scotch blend. Continue reading
Can These Noodles Fight Cancer?
Regulating Cholesterol
Mirin
A classic of Japanese cuisine, where steaming is a frequent cooking technique. The dish combines at least three very Japanese flavor elements — Dashi,Mirin, and Soba. Besides their flavor and texture, Soba noodles Continue reading
Fusion with Japanese and Chinese Notes
Crisp and Crunchy
Sesame Oil
This Asian Fusion version of Chicken salad is quick and easy to make, has crisp and crunchy textures and is good for Continue reading
Kamai’ina Favorite
A Special Occasion Dessert
Canned Litchi Fruit
Flaming Lychee fruit to pour over desserts was a favorite among my Kamai’ina relatives in the 1970s. It was treated as a State Continue reading