Tag: rice

Chicken Over Rice, White Sauce and Hot Sauce – Chicken Shawarma

Chicken Over Rice, White Sauce and Hot Sauce – Chicken Shawarma

My children Jacob and Ariana were home last weekend for the holidays, joined by plenty of family. When they departed, they were both weighed down with an abundant bounty. Jacob took containers of leftovers: roast chicken, butter simmered carrots, green beans with shallots, stuffed cabbage, 

A Lesson From My Student – Persian Rice with Tahdig

A Lesson From My Student – Persian Rice with Tahdig

I talk to my high school Biology and Environmental Science students all the time about food, cooking, and my garden. I mean not all the time; we do have other work to do. But sometimes it does overlap with the course material. For example, I 

College Creativity – Ariana’s Black Beans and Rice

College Creativity – Ariana’s Black Beans and Rice

My daughter, Ariana, is a first-year college student, and has become a master at creating meals using improvisation. With her “to go” container the college gives every student, she packs a wide range of items from the college cafeteria and whips up late night meals 

I Was a Chinese Food Snob – Pork Fried Rice

I Was a Chinese Food Snob – Pork Fried Rice

I come from a family of Chinese food snobs. We would never be caught at a strip mall take-out joint or a restaurant with hanging lanterns. In college, I would announce to friends with great authority that it was impossible to find truly authentic Chinese