Orange-Glazed Sweet Potatoes is a sweet and starchy side dish that will bring something a little bit different to the dinner table. Prior to finding this recipe I had never considered pairing citrus and sweet potatoes, but a quick search of the internet suggests that I’ve been missing out. This particular recipe dates back……
Ingredient: cornstarch
Chinese Pork Balls and Cabbage (adapted from Myra Waldo’s Chinese Cookbook, 1968)
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……
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……
Sour Cherry Pie (adapted from The Black Family Reunion Cookbook, 1991)
The Black Family Reunion Cookbook (1991) is one of the books in my collection that I’ve read cover to cover but have never done much cooking from. It’s not that the recipes aren’t intriguing or delicious, it’s that the stories that accompany them are compelling and essential reading. The titular “Black Family Reunion” is an……
Baked Orange Coconut Chicken (adapted from Hawaii Kai Cookbook, 1970)
Baked Orange Coconut Chicken is an apt illustration of Hawaii Kai’s alternate universe Polynesian cuisine. It’s also one of the more accessible recipes, something that can be pulled together on a weeknight or dressed up for fancy company with a little bit of garnish. I’m not an authority on authentic Hawaiian cuisine, but I’m guessing……
Sunshine Carrots (Tennessee, 1978, adapted)
Sunshine carrots is a simple, tasty glazed carrot recipe. I was originally drawn to this recipe by the cheery name – who doesn’t love sunshine? – but it also serves a practical purpose for the members of our family who don’t like cooked carrots. Sunshine Carrots hides their funkiness with a sweet ginger orange glaze.
Cardamom Spiced Carrot Pudding (adapted from the Colonial Willamsburg Tavern Cookbook)
The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook‘s best recipes are for vegetables and desserts – and the Cardamom-Spiced Carrot Pudding is a little bit of both. It’s intended as a side dish, but the fragrant cardamom and a little bit of added sugar brings out the sweetness in the carrots and inches it closer to dessert territory…….
Chicken and Asparagus in Portuguese Sauce (adapted from A Taste of the Far East by Madhur Jaffrey, 1993)
Chicken and Asparagus in Portuguese Sauce is, far and away, our family’s favorite recipe from A Taste of the Far East. It has been one of our go-to “fancy company” dinners for the last twenty years. It’s a little bit too involved for a weeknight meal, but it still finds its way onto our table……