Chengdu was the second city in the world that UNESCO named a City of Gastronomy in the Creative Cities Network earlier this year. All the more reason why I was excited to tag along with my husband on his assignment in this area in September, and all the more reason why I wish I had more than one day in the city! (We spent most of our time at the nearby Bifengxia Panda Base, working …
Monthly Archives: November 2010
why i love thanksgiving
This year, my sister convinced her husband and in-laws to have a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner, so she’s making turkey on her own for the first time. She called me up, asking for tips and recipes. She talked about how excited she was for the Thanksgiving meal and how she wished we were making it together. I felt oddly like a proud mother, eager to see how her first turkey would turn out. And we both …
javanese sambal (sambal bajak)
Thought we could all use a break from the travel posts! So here is a recipe for Javanese sambal, which I made for the first time recently. Sambal is a chili paste, and most people are probably familiar with it in the form of the Sriracha or sambal oelek — that ubiquitous condiment at pho restaurants and Chinese hole-in-the-walls, and now even affectionately dabbed on pizza and burgers. There are a great many varieties of …
shanghai and yang’s fried dumpling
I visited Shanghai for the first time in September, and wow… What a great city! I loved the blend of ancient and modern, East and West, urban grittiness and refined taste. Sophistication just oozed from every corner. I found myself simply walking and walking, coming upon one charming street after another. I have to confess, there was so much to take in, at times I just did not care to make food a priority (yes, …
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