long bean

long bean jasmine rice

January 6, 2010

This is a quick and easy way to make a great rice dish. Rice is so versatile you can basically cook it with anything. It absorbs the flavors of whatever other ingredients that you use. I never get tired of rice: so many possibilities… This time around I used long beans to add not only [...]

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long bean tofu stir fry, Southeast Asian style

December 30, 2009

I’ve adapted this recipe from an original, Dau Dua Xao Tom, that calls for shrimp instead of tofu. It’s a stir fry which I think works better on a gas stove. We live in earthquake prone San Francisco so have a glass top electric one. It doesn’t caramelize like I want but still the dish [...]

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fusilli with spicy Thai peanut sauce

December 24, 2009

My friend, Kristen, moved into her new house a few weeks ago with her, now, long-time boyfriend, Y. Last Saturday we finally got the chance to see her new pad at her house warming party. Finally! She disappeared from our radar for several months on her quest to find the ideal home. Naughty girl We [...]

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Szechuan-style Chinese long beans

June 23, 2009

Chinese long beans; also called yardlong beans, long-podded cowpeas, snake beans and numerous other names; were a new discovery for me when I first seriously tried to learn more about Chinese cooking. Common in Southeast Asia and southern China, these are not the bean that I grew up with. Actually the “long bean” is really [...]

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