Tag: Rice
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Spanish Rice
A few months back we celebrated a friend’s birthday with a Mexican-themed dinner. My contribution was Spanish rice. It turned out so well that I decided to test it, refine it, and write down the recipe down for you!
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Vegan Fried Rice
Fried rice is one of those dishes that you can make in no time if you have some leftover rice in your refrigerator. You can make it as simple or as elaborate as you want. I don’t know about you but I like to eat rice pretty much every day, maybe because I grew up…
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Stir Fried Pepper Steak
If you go to the food court of any big shopping mall you will almost always find a Chinese restaurant of some sort. A long time ago when I worked in a mall, I would often eat lunch at that mall’s Chinese restaurant with my co-worker. My favorite thing to order was Chinese Pepper Steak.…
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Pork Fried Rice
This week is all about cooking quick and easy meals in our house. I made Mapo Tofu recently where I used only half a pound of pork. I had another half pound to play around with. I thought of many things to make but settled for pork fried rice. It’s simple to make and easy…
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Mapo Tofu (Tofu with Pork)
A dear friend brought me a jar of Trader Joe’s Chili Onion Crunch seasoning a couple months ago. This interesting concoction is great to drizzle over rice, egg, and vegetable dishes. It has a mild but delicious combination of spices. I thought this would add a really nice flavor to a Chinese dish I like called…
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Khichuri (rice with lentils)
A popular Bengali dish to eat in the monsoon season is called khichuri. This dish is made of rice and lentils that are cooked together with certain spices. When I was growing up my family ate khichuri with fried fish and fried eggplant. I think it’s extremely delicious.
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Korean-Inspired Grilled Tofu
My love of Korean food came when I was living in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, in 1997. To further my language skills, I took English conversation classes offered by local volunteers. That’s where I got to meet a lot of people from all over the world.
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Hawaiian-Inspired Rice Bowl
A few weeks back, I went to visit a local farm stand where I picked out some radishes. I used the radish greens in my saag bhaji recipe. The rest of the radishes were stored in my refrigerator, waiting to be used. Radishes can last a long time in the fridge. However, I needed space…
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