Tag: asian

sesame chicken with snow peas

sesame chicken with snow peas

if you’re faithful to my blog, you know that i’m not a huge fan of asian food.  it’s growing on me, but i’m still not giddy over it.  well, the point of this blog, for me, is to try new recipes/cooking styles and so i’m 

yum yum sauce

yum yum sauce

one of my favorite staples of hibachi grill is yum yum sauce.  it’s not asian at all, and it isn’t really that healthy  but it is so stinkin good.   it’s pretty simple to make at home, as long as you let it refrigerate over 

asian coleslaw

asian coleslaw

we had paul and brandy over for dinner the other night.  it’s just getting too hot to have egg rolls with chinese dishes, so this looked like an acceptable summer swap!  it kind of reminds me of salad and dressing that you would get at 

chicken stir fry

chicken stir fry

i’m a huge fan of ikea.  unfortunately in nashville, the closest ikea is four hours away in atlanta.   nashvillians are crazy about ikea.  there is a rumor that one is coming to nashville, and there is also a company that specializes in personalized ikea 

orange chicken

orange chicken

i was so pleased with the outcome of my kung pao chicken, i decided to try my hand at another asian dish.  one of the mall food court variety. i really liked the sauce and the chicken coating.  it is shown above, served on a 

kung pao chicken

kung pao chicken

i’ve never cooked an asian dish before.  ever.  i even have this rule, that i will only go out for asian food four times a year.  in the past year, restaurants such as stir crazy, pei wei and sagano’s have made me change the rule