Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy An original recipe from The Tasty Page I am obsessed with Laura Izumikawa’s Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lauraiz). She is the Los Angeles-based photographer who dresses her adorable baby girl, Joey, up while Joey is napping. She’s dressed Joey up as a mermaid, sushi, Jon Snow, and Eleven and Barb (my hero!) from “Stranger…
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Ginger Scallion Pork Meatballs
Ginger Scallion Pork Meatballs Adapted from Zenbelly: http://paleoparents.com/2013/guest-post-simone-ginger-scallion-pork-meatballs/ Football season is back! That makes me a happy girl. I will be the first to admit that some of that happiness is because of all the game food that I will be having from now until February. Wings, ribs, pizzas, calzones, guacamole, chips and salsa,…
Easy and Flawless Yu Choy
Easy and Flawless Yu Choy Adapted from The Woks of Life: http://thewoksoflife.com/2016/01/yu-choy-recipe/ One of my absolute favorite things in the world is going out for dim sum with my family. When my parents, sisters, nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, husband, and sons, and I are all together we are a happy and hungry table of 14. (Seriously?…
Food Court Chicken Teriyaki
Food Court Chicken Teriyaki Adapted from The Woks of Life: http://thewoksoflife.com/2016/03/mall-chicken-teriyaki/ This post is a late eulogy to the food courts at The Prudential and Lafayette Place, both in Boston, and both a thing of the past. Scratch that. It’s a celebration of life. Years ago when I worked in Boston’s Back Bay, I used…
General Tso’s Tofu
General Tso’s Tofu Stir Fry Adapted from Minimalist Baker: http://minimalistbaker.com/general-tsos-tofu/ Vegan, Gluten-Free I had a conversation today with some friends about first dates. Actually, someone we know was going on one. It got me thinking that if I were to go on one now, I wouldn’t know what to do. Not that I plan on going…
Cauliflower Fried Rice
Cauliflower Fried Rice Adapted from Iowa Girl Eats: http://iowagirleats.com/2015/04/10/cauliflower-fried-rice/ gluten free/vegetarian/vegan/low-carb I binged watch Vinyl over the weekend. I thought it was appropriate that I was watching it while hungover from celebrating Cinco de Mayo. I really felt in-tuned with the lead character, record executive, Richie Finestra, and all his bad, excessive habits. Granted, I had…
Lola’s Chicken Fingers
Lola’s Chicken Fingers An exclusive recipe from The Tasty Page! There are certain images that flash through my mind that instantly make me smile: my boys’ happy faces, my husband opening a second bottle of rosé, a Chinese food menu, the actor Sullivan Stapleton – just to name a few. One of my favorite images is…
General Gau’s Chicken
General Gau’s Chicken Adapted from Food & Wine Magazine: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/general-tsos-chicken Some of my favorite things in life are skinny mirrors, the wine & cheese tasting table at Trader Joe’s, lifting heavy weights, singing in the car, and Chinese food. I’ve always loved going out to eat for Chinese food – whether it be the authentic…
Ginger Scallion Egg Drop Soup
Ginger Scallion Egg Drop Soup Adapted from Epicurious.com: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/ginger-scallion-egg-drop-soup-358121 Did you ever notice that when you get luncheon specials at a Chinese restaurant you get a choice of soups to go with your main entrée? The choices are always the same: hot & sour or egg drop soup. Wonton soup if you’re lucky –…