Chinese Pork Balls and Cabbage is a hearty dish suitable for a cool autumn weeknight. If you’re after an authentic Chinese main dish keep looking. This recipe is adapted from Myra Waldo’s Chinese Cookbook, first published in 1968, and reflects Americanized Chinese sensibilities adapted to the tastes and ingredient availability of the 1960s. Like most……
Ingredient: cooked long grain rice
Chinese Braised Pork and Spinach (adapted from Myra Waldo’s Chinese Cookbook, 1968)
Chinese Braised Pork and Spinach is an American-style Chinese dish with a strong mid-century vibe. Like many of the recipes in Myra Waldo’s Chinese Cookbook (1968), what makes this dish “Chinese” is a blend of soy sauce, sherry, and honey that add a subtle Asian flair to an otherwise run-of-the-mill pork roast. I say this……
Chicken with Fresh Pears Stir-Fry (adapted from Sunset Wok Cook Book (1989))
Chicken with Fresh Pears is an enjoyable summertime stir-fry perfect for weeknights. If you’re looking for traditional Chinese cuisine look elsewhere. This dish, along with many others in Sunset Wok Cook Book (1989), falls squarely in the old school Americanized stir-fry tradition. Stir-frying is an ingenious technique that works well with almost any set……
Sweet and Sour Pork with Carrots (adapted from A Taste of the Far East, 1993)
Sweet and Sour Pork with Carrots is a weeknight-friendly meal adapted from Madhur Jaffrey’s brilliant 1993 cookbook A Taste of the Far East. This dish has been a staple in our family for two decades or so, since I first found A Taste of the Far East at a local library. The ingredient list is……
Tomato Beef Chow Yuk with Pea Pods (Oregon, 1974, adapted)
I’m fortunate to live in an area with a large Asian population and have ready access to high-quality traditional Chinese food. And I occasionally like to tell myself that I’m somehow fancy or cultured because I can distinguish regional cuisines or appreciate cold, spiced jellyfish, but I also have a soft spot in my heart……
Latino Yuppie Baked Green Rice (“Colombia”, adapted from Buen Provecho, 1995)
Buen Provecho is a 1995 cookbook compiled by the Hispanic employee group at AT&T, New Jersey chapter. It is an absolute treasure trove of recipes, submitted by employees with every-which-flavor of Latin American heritage you can think of. Individual recipes are identified by cuisine, and there is a helpful glossary to define terms and ingredients……