I recently tried making dumplings for a fundraiser we held. I had never made them before but had always wanted to and thought a party would be a good time to try. While pork is obviously a more traditional stuffing for a dumpling we didn’t want to prohibit some of our non-pork-eaters from enjoying them. I tried cooking them two ways: traditional potsticker method and baking. The potsticker way method definitely leads to better dumplings but for making a big batch, takes a far amount of work. In all, these were quite tasty but admittedly a fair amount of work.

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dpetc Appetizers, Asian, Recipes

I made this soup one weekday when I was feeling kind of sick. It was actually incredibly easy and tasted fantastic, much better than a lot of the hout & sour soups you get in restaurants. it’s particularly fun to make because you’re familiar with the basic taste but can tweak it to your liking. In my case, I added a few additional splashes of vinegar, several extra turns of black pepper and the noodles, which all contributed to it being a non-standard hot & sour soup.

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dpetc Asian, Recipes, Uncategorized

I was in the mood for some good fish after work but didn’t want to go to the trouble of cooking up anything too elaborate. I was also in the mood for a burger so my mind processed for a minute and settled on the natural combination - a big tuna steak burger. I spiced it up with some wasabi and ginger flavored mayo and served it alongside a spicy tomato salad which kept with the Asian-inspired theme of the burger itself.

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dpetc Asian, Fish, Recipes