Bánh mì are Vietnamese sandwiches that have taken the West Coast by storm. They are served on a crusty baguette, spread with a little mayo and stuffed with pickled vegetables and a filling of your choice. Tofu is …
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When you think of garnish, you probably picture a sprig of parsley or mint, a sad radish rose, a carrot curl, or doodle of sauce, or some barely edible flower that has decorated plates for a hundred years - and still …
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Poke (pronounced POH-keh) is the Hawaiian equivalent of sashimi or crudo. Poke is typically raw fish, seasoned with soy and onion, often on a bed of seaweed. This vegetarian version is made with seared tofu, which …
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When I worked at Cafe Flora, we had gnocchi on the menu for a few months, so I had the opportunity to make, oh, a thousand of them by hand most days. Knocking out a few servings for my family seems like a walk in the …
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I’m not sure whether to describe this dish as a salad, an appetizer, or a side dish. Whatever you call it, the combination of sweet and salty, crunchy and juicy, herbaceous and spicy is exciting and a little unusual. …
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The first rule of potstickers is that you can never make enough potstickers. At least in my family, we fight over the last few like seagulls over a spilled bag of kettle corn. If you haven't had them, potstickers are …
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