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Two weeks ago, I was asked if I would cook for Ascencia again, and I said yes, what day? The date was the same as my birthday, February 16, 2013, and also the same day as the Golden Dragon Parade in downtown Los Angeles. What a perfect thing! Birthday, Parade and Cooking – all in one day!
Since I was going to the parade, I thought it would be a good idea to celebrate the Chinese New Year by making Asian food for the folks at Ascencia. I knew there were two large pork roasts and a mess of chicken wings already in the freezer, and lots of rice. No problem, all I needed was the stuff to make fried rice, and an Asian coleslaw to go with it.
The secret to good fried rice is that the rice has to be a day old. Why? Because freshly cooked rice is already full of moisture and will not absorb the flavored oil in which it is fried. What can you do if you don’t have day old rice, and you’re just going to die if you don’t have fried rice? Well, you can get a package of precooked rice that you would heat up the microwave, and use that instead. It’s not quite the same, but will do in a pinch.
You will find the recipes for the Asian Chicken Wings and Asian Coleslaw in other posts, but I’ll put the Asian Roast Pork and Asian Fried Rice recipes here.
Posted in Asian, Big Quantity, Evening, Left Overs, Vegetarian | 
Tags: candied ginger, Cilantro, Eggs, frozen peas, green onions, hoisin sauce, ketchup, pork, Rice, soy sauce | 
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It was almost Labor Day, and in Southern California, you know that it is going to be hot through the holiday. Such days are excellent for barbecuing, but I get tired of regular barbecue sauce, and I didn’t feel like having Highway Chicken either. What to do, what to do?
I remembered I had some packets of True Orange that I hadn’t even tried yet, so I thought I would make an Asian orange glaze for the chicken. Then I thought that Asian green beans would be good – but it was too darned hot – so went to the freezer to see if we had any green beans. No luck, but we did have a package of frozen Asian mixed vegetables. Asian Vegetable Medley salad was the way to go.
If you haven’t tried the True Citrus products, you’re missing something wonderful. There is True Lemon, True Lime and True Grapefruit, as well as lemonade. The product comes in little packets, and has no preservatives, just crystallized citrus. It’s wonderful for making sauces because there is no extra liquid. All are wonderful in water, or mixed to make drinks. I have plenty of recipes, just have a look.
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Posted in Asian, Make Ahead, Salads, Summer, The Weber! |
Tags: Asian vegetable Medley, brown sugar, Cornish hens, cornstarch, crystallized ginger, dry mustard, garlic powder, ginger, green onions, Honey, ketchup, peanuts, powdered ginger, Ramen noodles, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, sugar, True Grapefruit, True Lemon, True Orange, vegetable oil |
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The Good Plate, Wings has been published in e-book form. I’m very excited. This is just a collection of four recipes, just to see how it goes. If you would like to view it, or download it, please head on over to Smashwords, and download The Good Plate – Wings for yourself.
If you have a Nook, get The Good Plate – Wings from Barnes and Noble.
The recipes included were Chinese Five Tandoori Chicken and New Years Eve Asian Chicken Wings. I included those because they’re good, and well, I like wings.
Please leave comments if you download the book. I’d really like feedback.
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Barbecued Asian Pork Chops
Barbecued Asian Pork Chops
A funny story here. My friend Amber and her husband, Stevie went to the local Home Depot some time in 2010, and I was looking at Weber barbecues. The last one I had got toppled by a BVM Sister – the Sister was not hurt, but the Weber was a goner. The Weber at the Home Depot was on sale, and Stevie said I should get it, and I could keep it their house until Spane and I found a place with a yard. Stevie has one of those big drum barbecues, and he barbecues enough for a few days on that grill, so he likes to use mine for smaller meals. I get to “borrow” my barbecue about once a year. We’re good friends, and we laugh about this all the time.
So, tonight I decided to do kind of like Stevie does. I cooked a few things on the barbecue so I won’t have to cook tomorrow. I grilled a fillet mignon, bake potatoes wrapped in foil, and the Asian pork chops.
Amber came by tonight and shared our dinner. The Asian pork chops were moist, tender and full of flavor. The steaks with their blue cheese were just fine, accompanied by the wonderfully smoky baked potatoes and balsamic grilled vegetables. It was a great dinner to share with a very good friend.
Posted in Asian, Evening, French, Marinate, Spring, Summer, The Weber! |
Tags: Blue Cheese, chives, fillet mignon, garlic, ginger, pork chops, rice vinegar, sesame seed oil, Sour Cream, soy sauce |
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Yum! Cabbage!
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- Honey Coleslaw
- Red and White Coleslaw with Boiled Dressing
- Tangy Apple-cabbage Slaw
- Creamy Cilantro Lime Coleslaw
- Red Cabbage Salad
- Asian Coleslaw
- Mexican Coleslaw
- Reds Coleslaw
I love cabbage, all year round, but in the summer time, when it’s hot and you want something cool, coleslaw always comes to mind.
Everyone has their favorite, whether it’s a recipe passed down from their grandmother, some kind of science experiment, or even KFC (which really is good coleslaw).
I have a few recipes on this site for coleslaw, and I found one at Miss in the Kitchen that I really want to try. So, without further ado, here is my Coleslaw Collection – well so far, that is.
Posted in Asian, Make Ahead, Mexican, Salads, Sides, Spring, Summer |
Tags: Avocado oil, cabbage, Chipotle Powder, Cilantro, Make Ahead, Mayonnaise, Mustard, olive oil, sesame oil, sugar, vinegar |
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When I was little girl, my mother took me to some function where there were Asian chicken wings on the buffet table. I have always loved chicken wings, and these were wonderful.
For years, I have been trying to duplicate them, never with success. Either they were burned, or they tasted flat, or they were too salty, or they were too sweet, or they were not brown at all. Yuk! Well, I was determined to finally start the New Year with a great recipe.
Without further ado, the recipe!
Posted in Appetizers, Asian, Evening, Fall, Holidays, New Year's Eve, Spring, The Nesco, The Weber!, Wings, Winter |
Tags: Asian, chicken, Chinese, garlic, ginger, Honey, New Years, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, Sherry, soy sauce |
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