food & things with Christy Wang
My dad was telling me a story recently about his college buddy, who would always cook a garlicky clam pasta whenever my dad would visit him. He was reminiscing about how tasty yet simple it was, and also budget-friendly! He then looks at me and …
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 …
These beef bulgogi potstickers are inspired by the flavors of bulgogi, a slightly sweet, soy sauce-marinated korean beef dish. It has a hint of sweetness without being straight up ~sweet~ and is loaded with veggies like carrots and cabbage which lend a natural sweetness to …
My mom has a lot of what I call “mom-isms” — philosophies, superstitions, wisdom. My favorite ones are the food ones, like “winter luo buo (daikon) it the yummiest, it’s when daikon is the sweetest and fattiest”. And braised daikon is a beautiful thing as …
“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 …