A delicious light-flavored soup that never aims to steal the limelight from other dishes; one bowl of páigǔ dōngguā tāng (排骨冬瓜汤, pork rib and winter melon soup) is never enough. Juling He‘s recipe is easy to make and healthy with her addition of goji berries, another anti-oxidant like blueberries and Continue Reading →
Beijing, China — After a few winter holidays from Christmas, New Year’s and Chūnjié (Spring Festival, 春节), friends return from abroad and the calendars quickly fill. Time to reconnect and catchup over home-cooked meals. It’s part of my new year’s resolution to dine in more as it truly nurtures a sense of quality time, quality [...]
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Toron — a favorite my Filipino mother made for me as a kid. It’s like lumpia, but sweet.
Ingredients: As Asian a ripe banana as you can find, sliced lengthwise Fresh jackfruit, canned will do Brown sugar cooking oil, I use sunflower Method: Wrap one banana slice, two pieces of jackfruit, and a sprinkle of [...]
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小时候，妈妈问我想吃什么，我总是说：我想吃好吃的。到现在这依然是我生活中的愿望。我一直在寻找好吃的东东！
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By Elaine Liu (eliu.tumblr.com) — “When I was small and my mom would ask me what I wanted to eat, I would say, “我想吃好吃的東西” which translates to, “I want to eat something delicious.” This is still my wish. I’m always on the lookout for something good to eat!”
When I’m at school, one [...]
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2010年11月28日，一些朋友和一些家庭因为Showshanti厨艺培训班而相聚。在这个培训班上，北京Aman Resort的行政总厨Paolo Vitaletti和他的妈妈Pia Dell’uomo（最近从意大利来中国）教没有任何意式烹饪基础的参与者们学做意大利风味的家常菜：意式土豆面团、提拉米苏。我和在场的其他人都很惊叹：原来做提拉米苏这么简单！
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2010年11月28日，一些朋友和一些家庭因为Showshanti厨艺培训班而相聚。在这个培训班上，北京Aman Resort的行政总厨Paolo Vitaletti和他的妈妈Pia Dell’uomo（最近从意大利来中国）教没有任何意式烹饪基础的参与者们学做意大利风味的家常菜：著名的家常意式汤团、还有和它一起吃的甜点-提拉米苏。
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Beijing, China — House smells lovely! I just made chili oil using chili flakes, chili powder, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns (both fragrant and numbing types), and sizzled it all in a Pyrex dish using a blend of peanut/sunflower/dash of sesame oil. Family meeting tomorrow; making Biáng Biáng noodles (梆梆麵). Everything from [...]
Continue Reading →Friends and family gathered for a ShowShanti workshop November 28, 2010, taught by Beijing Aman Resort‘s Executive Chef, Paolo Vitaletti and his mother Pia Dell’uomo, visiting from Italy. Bringing home-style Italian flavors from home, Mamma Pia taught participants how to make gnocchi and the famous Tiramisu [...]
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Friends and family gathered for a ShowShanti workshop November 28, 2010, taught by Beijing Aman Resort‘s Executive Chef, Paolo Vitaletti and his mother Pia Dell’uomo, visiting from Italy. Bringing home-style Italian flavors from home, Mamma Pia taught participants how to make the famous gnocchi from scratch. Create this delicious Italian favorite at home then [...]
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Chengdu, Sichuan, China — While Xiào Ayi dreams up enticing ways to serve her kids the veggies, her two boys Luō Xiāo 罗霄 and Luō Shìjiā 罗世家 nom on the favorite ribs. The orange sauce is made from scratch, allowing mom to control the amount of sugar fueled antics. Use more or [...]
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