Category: Asian

  • Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry

    Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry

    This delicious chicken and vegetable stir fry used up the last of the extra vegetables from the grad party last weekend, including broccoli and various colored peppers.   One thing I like about a good stir fry is the flexibility and the fact that it’s a very tasty way to eat a lot of vegetables! This…

  • Stir Fry from Leftover Beef Teriyaki, Onions, Bamboo Shoots

    Stir Fry from Leftover Beef Teriyaki, Onions, Bamboo Shoots

    Tonight I wanted a quick dinner that used up some leftovers. I made a Stir Fry from Leftover Beef Teriyaki, adding onions and bamboo shoots from the pantry.  I used this leftover flank steak teriyaki from the other night. This quick stir-fry was made easier by having this refrigerator stir-fry sauce I had mixed up earlier! (See my…

  • Beef Teriyaki Skewers

    Beef Teriyaki Skewers

    My eldest is home from college for the summer. She cooks a fair bit for herself at school but beef is not high on the list so it is always something she requests when home.  We saw a picture of teriyaki beef skewers in a magazine and she asked if I’d fix those for dinner…

  • How to Make a Stir Fry

    How to Make a Stir Fry

    For a quick meal, a nice stir fry can’t be beat, especially with bits from the garden.  I usually mix up something like this Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry but when I read the post on Northwest Edible Life about keeping a Mason jar of stir fry sauce in the fridge I had to try…

  • Vietnamese Pickled Daikon and Carrot

    Vietnamese Pickled Daikon and Carrot

    I pretty much love vinegar I guess. Pickled and brined things.  Cucumbers, cauliflower, capers, zucchini…  And when I had my first Banh Mi sandwich, with the pickled daikon radish and carrots, I was totally hooked on these. I have made a few different variations and happily eat them as a quick little pickled side dish…