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Cold Noodles with Peanut Sauce

This is NOT a traditional recipe. This is essentially a grown up method of slathering peanut butter on EVERYTHING. The basic sauce is a peanut sesame sauce. But how this concoction came into being was because I was at Pennsic. It was the middle Friday. And more and more people kept arriving at camp and… Read More Cold Noodles with Peanut Sauce

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Roast Duck with Sticky Rice Stuffing – Updated

So, it has been almost 10 years since I roasted my first duck and posted about it. I thought it was time to update the post to include the changes I’ve made to my process since then. This is a multi day process. But the result is worth it. This is my method of roasting… Read More Roast Duck with Sticky Rice Stuffing – Updated

February 12, 2020February 16, 2020 oriquilt2 Comments

Lion’s Head meatballs 獅子頭

Lion’s head meatballs is a Southern Chinese dish from Yangzhou that has also become very popular in Shanghai as well. My grandfather was from Yangzhou, but the first time I remember eating these and enjoying them was as a teenager when one of the moms at church made them. Then when I was visiting family… Read More Lion’s Head meatballs 獅子頭

February 10, 2020March 20, 2020 oriquilt

Michele’s take on Mongolian Buuz (lamb dumplings)

So my friend Mendee taught me how to make Mongolian dumplings or buuz. Buuz are what the Mongols did with Chinese dumplings when it travelled north and west. I assume baozi from the shape and name. Mendee taught me how to make them, then I reSincized them because ginger and scallions! Lol. She also told… Read More Michele’s take on Mongolian Buuz (lamb dumplings)

February 3, 2020February 8, 2020 oriquiltLeave a comment

Clams with Black Bean Sauce

Clams with black bean sauce is an amazingly lovely dish with a ton of umani flavor. I think it’s my friend Carol favorite dish out of all the things I cook. Typically, it’s made from Manila clams (海瓜子). But since I live on Long Island I use little necks (quahogs). Ingredients: 2 dozen little necks… Read More Clams with Black Bean Sauce

January 30, 2020February 8, 2020 oriquiltLeave a comment

Dad’s Ginger Scallion Crab/Lobster Recipe

This is one of my favorite dishes and I was never able to make it at home until I met Harry because I’m too squeamish. Also I realized as I was flipping through internet recipes that my Dad’s method is a little different than other recipes. Crustaceans 2 1.25 – 1.5 lb lobsters or 1… Read More Dad’s Ginger Scallion Crab/Lobster Recipe

January 29, 2020February 8, 2020 oriquiltLeave a comment

Grandma’s Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

This is my grandmother’s beef noodle soup recipe. It doesn’t look like any of the other recipes I’ve seen online. But Grandma lived in Taipei most of her life and this is just yummy. 1 beef shin 牛腱, about 5 lbs cut into at least 2 in chunks, don’t cut the pieces too small otherwise… Read More Grandma’s Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

January 10, 2020February 16, 2020 oriquiltLeave a comment

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