ZhaJiang Buckwheat Noodles

ZhaJiang Buckwheat Noodles ???: © kaishin | dash of food 2009. Via Flickr: ZhaJiang = Fried Paste/Sauce Consists of fermented soy beans with soy sauce and chili oil. It comes in a resealable can, and scoop to use as needed. Makes for a great fast meal or snack. I purchased mine from T&T and one [...]

Nürnberger Brats & Mustard Aoili Potato Salad

mustard goodness: © .kaishin. 2009. Having new friends from an international community has brought my attention to many new found food loves. One of them highlighted here is Mustard, and on the side, many new German sausages. J and I were introduced to mustard in a tube, a German thing, and that there were mild, [...]

Basil Pistachio Pesto

Photograph by kaishin chu © 2009. The Bonus – Basil Pistachio Pesto Well, after lamenting over the loss of production from my basil plants, I had a colander full of uninfested basil leaves that were rescued one by one from the culled stalks. J washed and cleaned these one by one to make sure there [...]

Pan seared Cod with Sesame Soy Garlic/Ginger Glaze

Photo posted by Kaishin Chu © 2007. Finally got around fine tuning the Glaze recipe. Sorry for the wait Heather! Sesame Soy Garlic/Ginger Glaze 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce (or any other soy based sauce, Memmi or Teriyaki works well too) 1 Tbsp Cooking wine 1 tsp Crushed garlic 1/2 tsp crushed ginger (optional) 1 tsp [...]

Polpette di Kai

(Italian style Meatballs or Burger Patties) Photo posted by Kaishin Chu © 2007. I made a scrumptious ground meat recipe that worked both for meatballs and hamburger patties. I did spaghetti the classic Italian way for Jason, while I used kamut rotini for myself, since I’m to avoid wheat and rice. 2 kg Ground Pork [...]