Scallion oil is one of those things that I hesitate to call a garnish, simply because it adds so much more than just a final flourish to a dish. I have a friend who loves this stuff so much that I always made sure I had some on hand when I knew she was coming over. She, like me, loved simply mixing it with white rice and then adding nuoc cham sauce. I’d usually serve …
Monthly Archives: September 2011
durian sticky rice
A few weeks ago, I was at Grand Mart and decided to pick up a small durian in lieu of a pineapple for my 33-week belly shot. I knew at some point I wanted to incorporate a durian into the series. :) Best part, of course, was that I got to eat the durian afterward. Actually… confession: My husband and I might’ve dug into the durian before remembering that we’d bought it for a photo. …
beijing: lei garden (利苑), or the best dim sum i ever had
When my husband and I are in Beijing, we’ve fallen into a Sunday morning dim sum ritual that a few other foreign correspondents have been kind enough to invite us to. Most of the time, we meet at La Galerie in Ritan Park, not far from where we live when we’re in town. But the other location favored by some is a place called Lei Garden. Well, for the longest time, I’d heard good things …
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