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unruly chefs

• America, baking, home cooking, recipes, unruly chefs

  Satisfried

  05.09.11 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  There’s a lot about the American diet and food culture that doesn’t click with me: meat, butter, white bread, meat. The lack of diverse dining options (though I know this is not true of everywhere in the US), the high cost of ‘fresh’ produce. A huge part of the reason I love China (and many [...]

  

• headaches, huzhou, less food-related, unruly chefs

  Hu’s There? The Jasmine Revolution

  03.10.11 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I originally wrote this poem, a tribute to Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, when I was living in Huzhou back in 2009, just after the riots in Xinjiang catapulted the region into instability and shut down most of the Internet in China. Plate of Wander was, for a time, blocked, along with many [...]

  

• baking, butter, dessert, holidays, home cooking, huzhou, recipes, Thanksgiving, unruly chefs

  Butter + Booze

  11.27.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Bourbon Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel: Absolutely totally butter-less. Unfortunately, not mess-less. Every silver lining has a cloud. I know Thanksgiving is over for everyone, but mine is on Saturday, so drool over all this and keep it in mind for next year. Bourbon Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel From Food and Wine ½ recipe [...]

  

• baking, butter, chocolate, dessert, holidays, home cooking, huzhou, mysterious ingredients, recipes, Thanksgiving, unruly chefs

  Bitter Batter, Butter Biscuits

  11.26.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  A long time ago in a galaxy far far away before my mother and father married (or perhaps it was just after), my mother roasted a chicken for dinner. Maybe she was trying to impress my dad, maybe they had guests over for dinner; the details of this have always been a bit muddy to [...]

  

• butter, chocolate, dessert, home cooking, housecleaning, huzhou, Thanksgiving, unruly chefs

  Elbow Butter

  11.24.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  This pretty much sums up everything I don’t like about cooking and baking: Not to mention that this time of year, hot water usage comes down to: shower or sink? Given that I usually opt for the hot shower, doing the dishes becomes a numbing chore in the literal and figurative sense. But if dishes [...]

  

• home cooking, huzhou, students, teaching, unruly chefs

  Skippy Gourmet

  09.27.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  “You know,” my dad used to tell me whenever I complained about how much work I had for school. “Teachers do a lot more work than the students.” Each time I would roll my eyes and scoff. Please. All teachers do is give you work to make your childhood as miserable as possible. Duh. I [...]

  

• headaches, less food-related, musings, unruly chefs

  Breaking Out My Finest Liberty

  09.24.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Like my personal life, I generally don’t like to air my political beliefs. But here I go, making exceptions again, because really, is there anything more infuriating than Sarah Palin? No. Apparently she was just on my continent, in Hong Kong to be exact, to give a speech at an Investor’s Forum. Because obviously Palin’s [...]

  

• chicken, cooking, entrees, home cooking, huzhou, mysterious ingredients, unruly chefs

  Arroz By Any Other Name

  05.20.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Erik’s Chinese Peruvian Arroz con Pollo Two chicken breasts, two chicken legs Salt, pepper, cumin 2 teaspoons (ish) grated ginger Olive oil Diced pork, about a hand full 5-6 cloves crushed/minced garlic ½ large yellow onion, finely diced Cilantro, about one bunch Spinach, about one Chinese bundle (maybe 4 cups?) 1 really large carrot, finely [...]

  

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