Whenever I make one of my Mama’s recipes, I have to remind myself that cooking takes practice and things don’t often go as smoothly as they look on TV (How does Jacque Pepin make things look so easy?). And when I call her to ask why I carefully followed the recipe and the dish doesn’t…
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Nipa’s Amazing Orange Chicken
Before your scoff at this recipe, hear me out: I obviously can’t speak for all Asians, but my family adores orange chicken. The crown jewels of North American-Chinese cuisine, orange chicken and sesame chicken are not commonly found in Thailand (or China, for that matter). As a result, we’ve had relatives fall in love with…
Hot for the Hot Pot
Every Christmas, my family pairs the traditional American prime-rib, turkey or ham dinner with a hot-pot meal (my mama also supplies a buffet of egg noodles laced with savory garlic oil, steamed crab legs and shrimp, and blanched Chinese broccoli). With the holidays just around the corner (gasp) and in excitement for the arrival of…
