at the age of 50 i developed an allergy to all nuts (notpeanuts). prior to that i would eat every cashew in site, pile my plate with chestnut stuffing and have every nut in chocolate dessert imaginable. Then THUMP after a half a...

I, sadly, don’t think that would help. Where there is caviar, there is my husband. This was American caviar, though only earlier that fall, we had two beautiful tins of caviar (500 grams each) that he had brought back from...

devoted to cooking tools and techinques as well as a regionalized report on food in China. She states in her book that she’s altered recipes to fit into what’s more common for American lifestyles (ie. substituting...

on the way out to Point Reyes; and the corner market at Scott & Chestnut in the Marina (an ex lived near there). Haven’t seen them at all lately. Grocery stores carry only Strawberry and Raspberry, and while these have good...

chinese dim sum store. Currently, my favorite pizza lives at Arizmendi Bakery in the Sunset, but you can also get them at Berkeley’s Cheeseboard on your way to Chez Panisse. I’d also recommend Chaz on Fillmore and...

would feed me and my brother just rice rolled up in seaweed for dinner sometimes. Simple but oh so good and fun to eat. - Rice mixed with butter and whatever you have (Spam for my family), heated. Mmmm. - Bread and 1-2 slices of...

to take advantage of Rob’s prior knowledge of a second menu with offerings besides the standard fare. One highlight of the standard menu however was the interesting translations of from sino-american to Spanish (egg foo...

Lately tiny gherkin pickles, and american cheese! I’m a cheesehead and very rarely eat american cheese... but lately have been remembering when my grandma would buy it from the deli and get it sliced so thin you could see...

knife. Check out Chicago cuttlery online. They are an old American company and I have their breadknife. They have beautiful maple wood handles and high carbon blades (sharpen better than stainless). Last, but not least – if...

, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, zucchini, etc. You can also use asian vegetables from the pantry: bamboo shoots, straw mushrooms, water chestnuts, whatever. Simmer together for about 5 minutes until the veggies are tender and...

of butter) Grand Marnier, apricot, and chestnut stuffing Chocolate chip pecan torte

avec9 It’s “Lee Wah Heen” at the Metropolitan Hotel on Chestnut St., but you are correct that they have the best Dim Sum downtown. It’s all high-end Hong Kong style, shrimp based as opposed to pork based,...

a grilled cheese sandwich made with American cheese. I tried but just could not do it. This same babysitter also would try to force me to finish all the food on my plate. I used to fight with this woman at every meal it seemed...

Sure. It’s so easy and so good. My girls and I have tried several other squash casserole recipes through the years—twice the ingredients and steps, water chestnuts, white wine, etc.—and keep coming back to this...

, yeah, I’ll chalk that up to being Chinese-American :-)