Slice of Rice

When I first saw this recipe for Xi'an Potsticker Dumplings I got really excited because they look like the pan-fried pork dumplings ...

The funny thing about this recipe is that I started thinking about kung pao shrimp after Alex pulled down all of our various nuts and co...

I am of the opinion that most things in life are not improved by the addition of mayonnaise.  I know that BLT's and other sandwiches ...

I know this recipe isn't exactly original or innovative.  Recipes for panzanella salad are everywhere.  Some add bell peppers, capers,...

This salad was a last minute replacement for our planned dinner.  We had everything out on the corner ready to cook dinner and then we ...

I have one complaint about this dish - the chickpea salad is all one texture, a little mushy.  I wish there had been something crunchy ...

I was really excited about this salad because I love playing with random simple salad ingredients (and it received very high reviews at t...

Happy Sunday everyone.  I love lazy Sundays.  This one has been less lazy than most thus far - we hit Costco early this morning to stock...

Alex and I made a trip out to Costco today and stumbled upon some thick cut amazing tuna steaks.  They were beautiful.  So we decided t...

This salad came about as part of an effort to use up things in our kitchen.  We had cherry tomatoes from the farmers' market, plus a...

This is yet another dish to make use of the delicious summer tomato bounty.  Boring, huh?  I know.  It's just a salad.  And no...

Sorry for being so delinquent lately.  Work has been really crazy.  But I have a few posts that are teed up and ready to go, so you gu...

I have been meaning to try out this recipe for awhile.  It wasn't exciting enough to make the list of "must try" recipes,...

I was looking for another random Thai vegetable side dish and came up with this recipe.  At first I was a little worried at first that ...

  Sometimes I come up with meals by picking an entree and then hunting around for a side dish of some sort to pair with it.  Sometimes ...

This is the second time we have tried to make char siu at home.  The last recipe came from Into the Vietnamese Kitchen:  Treasured Fo...

Since we just had Korean Bulgogi Tacos (Alex had them for dinner on Saturday and I had the leftovers today for lunch), it seemed a littl...

I'm not sure what drew me to this assortment of recipes, but I have been thinking about making these Tikka Kebabs with some homemad...

I went on a grocery shopping spree the other day at Fairway and on a whim ended up popping into Citarella to see what they had at their...

This recipe was adapted from the Squid with Ginger-Garlic Sauce recipe from Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid...