Like Spag Bol For Asia: Black Pepper Tofu and Saucy Buckwheat Noodles
Technically, this blog is (or was) all about my desire to attempt to recreate homey favourites in a tiny, basic kitchen in Shanghai, using only what I could find around me. That was about six years ago and, honestly, a…
I Feel Like Chinese Tonight: Char siu eggplant, improvised
I didn’t cook for a really long time. In Hanoi, where we lived for a year and a half, where I was housewife for a while, then back to teaching, I rarely cooked, rarely baked, rarely ventured into our minimalist…
Made in Jiānádà: Garlicky Chinese cucumber salad
Er, hello. It’s been a while. You may remember me as the person who used Xinjiang noodle dough to make pretty much everything. I’ve been, one might say, busy. I got a new job about two months ago. I can’t…
Dragon-Baiting Roasted Chili-Garlic Wonton Crisps
I spent most of last month under water in Thailand, thinking about what I’d do differently when back in Shanghai. Like Chinese New Year resolutions. I tend to have a lot of these big thinks when I’m in places where…
Easy Peasy Potato-Enhanced Chapatis!
Yesterday, in a frenzy of gym-avoidance cooking, I spent the afternoon assembling a rather impressive feast of dhal (in a wok), chicken Jalfrezi (in the slow cooker, using the last few inches of my most recent batch of home made…
Disarmingly Practical Sino-Happy Chocolate Cake
Next Tuesday, I’m turning 37 so I decided to make myself a cake a week in advance, for my Thursday breakfast. 37 is a weird age to be turning because it holds absolutely no significance. It’s not a milestone. It…
