Last September we had wonderful success with “Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table” by Mai Pham. Those who participating in the COTM that month had two books to cook from. The one by Mai Pham and "Into the Vietnamese...

I had been reading Andrea Nguyen's article on avocados in the new Saveur and had them on my mind. I also had 3 ripe avocados in my fridge which were quite ripe. It occured to me that on a hot sticky Indiana evening a chilled soup...

to appear on very many menus in SF, from my experience. i was partly inspired to try this dish because of andrea nguyen's descriptions of it in her book, “Into the Vietnamese Kitchen.” of it she says, "bun thang is one...

I have Andrea Nguyen's recipe for banh xeo in my “to try” file. In this article on her website, she argues that the correct consistency for the crepe batter is achieved via adding a spoonful of cooked rice and a...

Right now I would like to participate in the CBOTM but am testing new recipes for a forth coming cookbook by Andrea Nguyen, author of “Into the Vietnamese Kitchen.” It is a book about Asian filled pastry, steamed,...

Aloha. So many Vietnamese recipes call for it, so........ I tried my hand at making Vietnamese Caramel sauce last evening. I compared notes in several cookbooks, and then followed Andrea Nguyen's recipe here: http

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there are geographic limitations on what we can get to cook with . If you will check out Andrea Nguyen's site and look at her blog and go to to her archives, check out Cooking Vietnamese in the Midwest. I got in touch with her...

I use the tender inner part, and I stick all of the marinade ingredients into my mini food processor and puree to a paste. Not traditional, but it does the trick. FYI,e Andrea Nguyen's vietnamese cookbook is loaded with great...

September 2008 Cookbooks of the Month: Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table by Mai Pham and Into the Vietnamese Kitchen by Andrea Nguyen. Please post your full-length reviews of dessert and drink recipes here. Please mention the name

Thought this was a nice list by author (and 9/2008 COTM) Andrea Nguyen posted yesterday of her favorite cookbooks – a few past COTMs on it (and good ideas for future ones!). Favorite Cookbooks: Andrea Nguyen...

We used a recipe Candy posted this summer to make Andrea Nguyen's corn dumplings. Candy uses an appelskiver/ebelskiver (hooked on phonics!) pan and fills them with a sriracha-based dipping sauce. We didn’t have the pan,...

Here’s a blog post from Andrea Nguyen for noodles with Maggi, garlic and butter: http://www.vietworldkitchen.com/blog/2008/08/vietnamese-garlic-noodles.html Andrea's book, “Into the Vietnamese Kitchen”, has...

Here’s an excellent, very simple recipe is from Andrea Nguyen's cookbook, “Into the Vietnamese Kitchen”. Makes a “broth” by diluting 2-3 tbsp fish sauce in 1 cup of water – just simmer a packet...

alanbarnes: You got the pho background correct. I would just like to update a few things. I consider Chef Corlou and Andrea Nguyen some of the top authorities on Viet cuisine, including pho. It is true the Chef may spend much time...