Like spring pancakes, this dish originates from the Shandong province, but Chinese American chefs have adapted it to locally available ingredients. The Chinese version is made with pork, egg, bamboo shoots, day lily, wood ear mushrooms, and seasoned with soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger, while the Chinese American version replaces the cucumber and day lilies with cabbage and carrots.
Category: Dinner
High-quality beans, ideally navy beans, slow-simmered with molasses and bacon, are the foundation of this classic New England dish. Growing up outside of Boston it was a childhood favorite, and he never made it from scratch!
Gumbo combines uniquely southern flavors and textures, starting with the holy trinity of creole cooking: bell peppers, onions, and celery, and thickened with brown roux and sweet, viscous okra. Traditionally, gumbo features fresh seafood and andouille sausage, but as with most stews, it is meant to be a catch-all for the best of what’s around. You can even make it vegetarian. Serve over long grain rice (especially Carolina Gold!) with a sprinkle of filé powder, and Tabasco, of course!
Making ravioli is an easy way to maximize your pasta skills. It yields very “fancy” results with just a little practice and no special equipment. Fill your ravioli with ricotta or other cheeses, scallops, beef, mushrooms, squash, lobster, or crab.
Wide noodles are easy to make from scratch and taste delicious with seasonal vegetables, seared scallops, garlic and asiago cream.
This luxurious dish features succulent crab cakes in a delicate nest of angel hair pasta. The fine, delicate strands of angel hair have a delightful mouth feel, particularly when paired with other subtle flavors and textures.
The rich winter flavors of duck, chestnuts, mushrooms, squash and cider syrup perfection come together on a soft bed of sweet, fluffy heirloom rice.
This beloved Eastern European comfort food is fun and easy to make at home. You don’t need a pasta roller or other special equipment, just a mixing bowl and colander!
No matter where you come from, there is something innately comforting about the combination of creamy ground corn and savory seafood.
Inspired by a pizza I had on a road trip with my dad, this decadent, deep-dish pizza is loaded with steaming potato, creamy ricotta, sizzling bacon strips, broccoli and dripping mozzarella cheese.