Posted by manda on March 15th,2010 Pi Day:the best excuse to make a ridiculous amount of pie. Kinda like how Valentine’s Day is the best excuse for gorging on chocolate For our Pi(e) Day we made three pies:Skillet Shepherd’s Pie,open-faced Apple Pie and Lemon Meringue Pie. jQuery(“document”).ready(function(){jQuery(‘#ngg-gallery-79-689′).galleryView({panel_width:600,panel_height:400,frame_width:40,frame_height:40,transition_interval:0,overlay_color:‘#222′,overlay_text_color:‘white’,caption_text_color:‘#222′,background_color:‘transparent’,border:‘none’,nav_theme:‘dark’,easing:‘easeInOutQuad’});}); Posted by manda on February 27th,2010 jQuery(“document”).ready(function(){jQuery(‘#ngg-gallery-74-647′).galleryView({panel_width:600,panel_height:400,frame_width:40,frame_height:40,transition_interval:0,overlay_color:‘#222′,overlay_text_color:‘white’,caption_text_color:‘#222′,background_color:‘transparent’,border:‘none’,nav_theme:‘dark’,easing:‘easeInOutQuad’});});This month we were selected to partake in Foodbuzz’s 24,24,24 to host our unique Chinese New Year meal. As you may know,Chinese New Year was actually on Feb 14 but we decided to have a belated celebration today Posted by roxiao on February 27th,2010 jQuery(“document”).ready(function(){jQuery(‘#ngg-gallery-77-663′).galleryView({panel_width:600,panel_height:400,frame_width:40,frame_height:40,transition_interval:0,overlay_color:‘#222′,overlay_text_color:‘white’,caption_text_color:‘#222′,background_color:‘transparent’,border:‘none’,nav_theme:‘dark’,easing:‘easeInOutQuad’});});This is the last of the recent recipe blitz. Amanda and I made these steamed buns as an alternative to the traditional peking duck wrappers. I had been to a couple Sichuan restaurants where they served the duck with the same garnishes as Peking duck,but offer a steamed bun instead. It’s a little easier to construct and eat and I like the doughy texture of the bun. I wasn’t able to get my mom’s recipe and used this recipe from about.com instead Posted by roxiao on February 27th,2010 jQuery(“document”).ready(function(){jQuery(‘#ngg-gallery-75-658′).galleryView({panel_width:600,panel_height:400,frame_width:40,frame_height:40,transition_interval:0,overlay_color:‘#222′,overlay_text_color:‘white’,caption_text_color:‘#222′,background_color:‘transparent’,border:‘none’,nav_theme:‘dark’,easing:‘easeInOutQuad’});});This is another one of those recipes that I haven’t had in quite a while. This dish,like the White Cut Chicken,is also a cold dish and can be served with a dipping sauce. The beef shank in contrast is pretty flavorful and can be served by itself.  | |