04/06/14
Happy Sunday Melonoat readers! Ever since discovering the mister has a gluten allergy, I have been searching and testing gluten-free recipes from around the web to see if any really stand up to the challenge. This is one that clearly rises above the rest for fluffy cornmeal pancakes. I found this recipe on King Arthur [...]
Tags: buttermilk, cornmeal, fluffy, gluten-free, guar gum, pancake, pancakes, potato flour, potato starch
08/03/13
Well well. melonoat is still alive! it’s been a long time folks, but it’s worth the wait. I’ve spent my precious Saturday working on this post for you. This version of green onion/scallion pancakes is my uncle’s. He actually used to own and operate a restaurant in Taiwan selling this stuff! I learned this [...]
Tags: chinese, cong you bing, green onion, green onion pancake, pan fry, pancake, scallion
05/03/12
Sometimes the last thing I want to do when I come home after a long day’s work is to cook so I can eat. However, I discovered this quick 30 minute recipe watching Rachel Ray’s 30 minute meals one day on TV. I could easily take frozen chicken, a few ingredients from my pantry and [...]
Tags: 30 minute meal, baked, cereal, chicken, chicken fingers, chicken sticks, finger food, healthy, honey nut, leftovers, quick, rachael ray
03/23/12
I love eating these tasty, flaky, savory turnip pastries. You can often find them in the Chinatown bakeries just waiting to be eaten. But nothing comes close to a freshly baked pastry still steaming when you take that first bite. *drool* One of my mom’s friends, Johanna would often make these when I visit my [...]
Tags: chinese, ginger, green onion, luobuo, pastry, pork, sesame seed, turnip
02/22/12
Remember the good ole days at Cal? Remember all the good food? Remember Brazil Cafe on Shattuck? If you haven’t had their tri-tip sandwich, you’ve been missing out. Get in your car and go there right now. Go. I think the best part of that sandwich is the cilantro yogurt sauce. Tao and I remember [...]
Tags: blend, brazil cafe, cilantro, cilantro yogurt, dip, garlic, lime, paprika, sauce, yogurt
02/07/12
I love eggs. It doesn’t matter how it is cooked or prepared…over easy, poached, scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled.. you get the point. To make these golden eggs, you will have to practice a few times to get the timing of the eggs just right. But when you do, the eggs are hardboiled, with a [...]
Tags: chinese, egg, golden egg, green onion, huang jin dan, marinade, soft boiled, soy sauce
08/24/11
Here is a recipe for chocolate covered strawberries- something so easy yet elegant looking where you can bring to a friend’s house or prepare for guests coming to your house. You will be amazed at how easy these really are to make. And, seriously, who can resist these beautiful chocolate covered strawberries? You will be [...]
Tags: chocolate, chocolate covered, dessert, strawberries, strawberry, white chocolate
06/13/11
If you didn’t already know, I have a love for all things butternut squash and pumpkin related. Any time I see either of those words on a menu- I’m sold. It was to my happiness that I found a butternut squash risotto recipe in the America’s Test Kitchen cookbook!. You can also find the recipe [...]
Tags: america's test kitchen, butternut squash, onions, risotto, skillet
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