Category: Rice & Noodles

• Chinese Sticky Rice (Nuomi Fan)

  I really enjoy the rich flavors from the Chinese sausage, shiitake mushrooms, oyster sauce and soy sauce that get infused into the sweet, sticky rice. Chinese-American families often serve sticky rice in place of stuffing during Thanksgiving. It’s great with turkey, roasted duck or just by itself.

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  Chuck

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  November 27, 2007

• Orecchiette with Hot Italian Sausage

  One of my favorite ingredients is hot Italian sausage. Hungry Bear loves sweet petite peas. Add some mushrooms, garlic, orecchiette, a sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano and you’ll have a simple, tasty pasta dish that can be prepared in 30 minutes.

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  Chuck

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  November 5, 2007

• More Spaghetti Bolognese

  Jeff made the spaghetti bolognese and used this simple bolognese sauce recipe by Giada De Laurentiis. It’s an easy recipe that requires minimal prep time and ingredients. Compared to Michael Chiarello’s bolognese sauce that Hungry Bear made in August

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  Chuck

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  October 15, 2007

• Singapore Rice Noodles

  In Singapore, it is common to catch the intoxicating aroma of curry in the air. Almost every restaurant serves mai fun — rice vermicelli or rice sticks — stir-fried with curry powder, baby shrimp, scallions, celery and Chinese mushrooms, for this is one of Singapore’s most famous dishes.

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  Chuck

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  September 11, 2007

• Spaghetti Bolognese

  The bolognese sauce was thick and meaty without much tomato tanginess. It was fantastic! Since this meal, I’ve been obsessed with bolognese sauce. A couple of weeks ago, Hungry Bear made spaghetti bolognese to satisfy my craving for this meat sauce. She made it based on a recipe by Michael Chiarello — veal, pork and…

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  Chuck

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  August 22, 2007