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Archive for May, 2008

Eastern Zen Noodle Soup

“The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor.” ~Chinese Proverb Big hit at lunchtime today (or as the British call it: dinner.) We have been trying to eat lighter meals that are still filled with fresh and healthy goodness. In that spirit, and also inspired by my recent purchase […]

Simple, Healthy Stir-Fry

“Please understand the reason why Chinese vegetables taste so good. It is simple. The Chinese do not cook them, they just threaten them!” ~Jeff Smith, Chef This post is for my cousin, who is not vegetarian, but is feeling the need to get more veggies and home-cooking into her diet while having absolutely no idea […]

One of my last bastions of “instant” food was rice and couscous. I couldn’t imagine myself EVER being able to make one that tasted as good as the Near East brand does. Papa thought this was silly, as couscous is meant to be dead simple. But Mama was holding onto her 1980’s instant food upbringing […]