DominikaApr 281 minRecipe for the Yunnan shredded chicken saladRecipe adapted from The Hutong Ingredients 2 chicken thighs and 1 chicken breast (or any leftover chicken meat) 5 limes 2 small red chill...
DominikaApr 122 minCooking during lockdown - memories and cravingsTwice a year, every year, during Christmas time and Easter, my mom would spend a few hours in the kitchen cooking potatoes, carrots, peas...
DominikaApr 53 minCooking during lockdown - using leftoversMy dear friend, My letter will probably not reveal many “news”, since the confinement has made daily activities often repetitive and, abo...
DominikaMar 292 minFrom Veneto- the cookbookTaiadele col conejo, Bigoi col ragù de anara, Faraona rosta, Bisato in umido, Linguine alle vongole e limone, Folpetti e patate, I kept r...
DominikaFeb 242 minBanana Nut BreadWhen my mother announced that she was leaving Poland with my father, back to his native country - Ecuador, my grandmother thought she wou...
DominikaJan 103 minGingerbread - a short story- …that reminds me of the Christmas when Mark - - Here we go… Enough mom, don't start with those stories of yours again. Jeez!, it's alwa...
DominikaDec 5, 20193 minRecipe for the apricot tartHe goes through an alley of chipped walls, nosing around in Austro-Hungarian barracks he highlights a few phrases in blood gothic, ostrak...
DominikaDec 4, 20192 minRecipe for the honeycomb noodles you mian kao lao lao (莜面栲栳栳) Adapted from an Andrew Wong's recipe, in A. Wong -The Cookbook Ingredients For the noodles 120g oat flour, plus extra if needed 50ml boil...
DominikaNov 28, 20194 minHow to eat a peach. The cookbook club - fourth meetingDear Mrs. Diana Henry, Nowadays, buying a good cookbook has become an overwhelming task; there are just too many of them. Chefs, politici...
DominikaNov 27, 20191 minPopular folk song about the Guyang oat noodleThe oat noodle I have in the mountains is white and chewy, Give you a mouthful of flavor, Fill your belly substantially, And energize you...
DominikaNov 20, 20193 minTaking my time with you mian kao lao lao (莜面栲栳栳)The oat noodle I have in the mountains is white and chewy, Give you a mouthful of flavor, Fill your belly substantially, And energize you...
DominikaNov 11, 20191 minCarrot cake, by Linda ChenYou said you liked carrot cake, right? Lemon cream cheese icing. I’ll make one. With lashings and lashings of cream cheese, you can just ...
DominikaNov 10, 20192 minRecipe for the spiced carrot, pistachio and almond cake with rosewater creamRecipe from Sabrina Ghayour’s Persiana Ingredients 3 large free-range eggs 200g caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 200g ground almonds 10...
DominikaNov 10, 20197 minCarrot cake with rose cream - a short storyTwenty years had passed since they had last seen each other, Julia thought as she brought the fork to her mouth. The carrot cake was redd...
DominikaNov 8, 20191 minPaper Lantern, by Stuart DybekWe sit at one of the five Formica tables –our favorite, beside the window- and the waitress immediately brings the menu and tea. Really, ...
DominikaNov 8, 20191 minPaper Lantern, by Stuart DybekIt’s a restaurant that used to be a Chinese laundry. When customers would come for their freshly laundered bundles, the cooking –wafting ...
DominikaNov 3, 20191 minMoment in Peking, by Lin YutangCopying the southern custom of making “beggars’ chicken,” she would bring out for a picnic a whole chicken, with the entrails taken out, ...
DominikaNov 3, 20191 minMoment in Peking, by Lin YutangBefore they left the temple to wander among the various yards and buildings in the park, the monks had asked whether they should serve a ...
DominikaNov 3, 20191 minMoment in Peking, by Lin YutangMany of the things Mannia experienced were not entirely new to her, but everything was done better or was prettier than in her home town ...
DominikaNov 3, 20191 minMoment in Peking, by Lin YutangNow, the grandmother had brought from Shantung some country- style tsungtse. These were solid triangles made of glutinous rice stuffed wi...