My joy of leftovers today brings me Korean kimchi and sesame green beans, and that just means one thing: kimchi jjigae! Read on to see what I made out of it. Continue reading
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Joy of Leftovers 7 August 2014: Pea and Bacon Spaghetti Soup
In my previous cooking-related – and Joy of Leftovers – post, I made peas with bacon as a vegetable side dish, committing to turn the other half into a leftover leftovers treat. I was supposed to do so last night, but an eleventh-hour affair meant I came home well past suppertime – without having eaten – … Continue reading
Joy of Leftovers 5 August 2014: Peas with Bacon and Salpicado Rice
I relish a bit of leftover innovation. As far as the cook in me is concerned, triumph is successfully turning leftovers into a new dish that is more amazing than the sum of its parts. Not only do I get to reduce my food waste to zero and clean up the refrigerator, but I also get … Continue reading
Joy of Leftovers 24 July 2014: Szechuan-Taiwan Noodle Soup
Quite possibly my most favorite instant noodle soup of all time has to be the Uni-President Manhan Dacan Malaguo Niurou Mian (滿漢大餐麻辣鍋牛肉麵), or the Manchu Han Banquet Spicy Hotpot Beef Noodle Soup. A product of Taiwan, it’s the popular Taiwanese beef noodle soup that also ranks among my most favored noodle soups, spicy miso ramen from … Continue reading
Joy of Leftovers 21 July 2014: Mac & 'Dle Chicken Cheese Soup
I think the mark of a good cook is their ability to play with the things around and given them, using the cards dealt to create something spectacular out of the box. As I am trying to become – and be – a good cook myself, I had this in mind while planning my lunch … Continue reading
RotD 8 July 2014: An Italian Breakfast Featuring Leftover Minestrone
Continuing my shameful run of belated recipe-of-the-day posts, I now post the happy ending to my Italian soup run from the past several days. I did previously mention in my post on minestrone alla Genovese-Filippino that I unintentionally made so much soup I kept the other half for very-near-future-so-that-it-won’t-go-rotten consumption; at the same time, that evening, I … Continue reading
RotD 5 July 2014: Seaweed Salad with Grilled Taiwanese Chicken
I would like to apologize to my readers because I accidentally wrote about and published my posts on my 7 July 2014 dishes – the minestrone alla Genovese and the Italian chicken tomato soup spaghetti – before this one. As I was busy on the day I made this recipe, out all Sunday, and busy last Monday, … Continue reading
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