food & things with Christy Wang
This creamy fusilli pasta recipe combines the richness of Philadelphia cream cheese with the sweetness of fresh corn and the savory flavor of smoked salmon. The pasta is cooked to perfection, then stirred with softened cream cheese and reserved starchy water to create a smooth, …
Last weekend, we attended a stone fruit party where everyone brought a dish featuring stone fruits! We created a delicious nectarine arugula flatbread, with a garlicky olive oil base and mozzarella. It unfortunately was all gone before the boy could try it so we remade …
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, steamer meals are underrated and steamed fish, is probably the most underrated of them all. One of my go-tos is a one-steamer-meal situation that includes fish and veggies like this steamed snapper with bok choy. It …
This variation of nian gao tang (rice cake soup) is something my mom made all the time, she even made it for us when we were in Mexico because she found some really flavorful pork rib strips at the butcher shop. What’s essential here is …
“Mille-feuille” means a thousand layers/leaves and often refers to a crisp, flaky French pastry, but in this case, it refers to the many layers of napa cabbage and pork belly in this Japanese-style hot pot. Mille-feuille nabe is one of our go-to meals in the …
Deep frying is my nightmare, and it’s not just the oil splatters, I hate the before, during, and after. It’s temperamental, the cleanup sucks, and you’re left dealing with a big vat of oil!! But all good because it has helped me master the art …