Tomato Egg Drop Soup~Simply Irresistible

Monday Night’s Soup Bowl was the Tomato Egg Drop Soup. I think it was a big hit and simply irresistible. This is a common soup in Vietnamese families, like what the  chicken soup is for Americans. It is very similar to the Chinese Egg Drop soup in that it has the ribbony chiffonlike eggs and nice…

Top 10 of 2010!

It seems unbelievable that our family has covered an entire year cooking in 10 countries. We ate good food and learned about different cultures in our small world. This last week, I chose a few that I wanted to cook, simply because they were really good recipes. Here are the TOP TEN of our favorites…

Egg, Shrimp and Scallion Pancake Recipe

If you want to have a little something easy to whip up for brunch on a Saturday, these “pancakes” are a great addition with fruit, a biscuit or scone.   You can showcase your creativity and beauty with the pink, yellow and green colors in the pancake.  Have a great tasting cup of coffee or a…

Fun stuff! – Viet food Pics and Shopping.

A bit of history: My husband asked me the other day about using the word “Viet.”  The term “Viet” is used to describe anything Vietnamese. Just like “Thai” signifies anything from Thailand. According to the author of my cookbook Andrea Nguyen, “Viet connotes nationalism and resistance to foreign domination.” There was a time in Vietnamese…

Viet Food – Simply Irresistible.

Simply, artlessly, candidly, straightforwardly, unaffectedly, unpretentiously, without any elaboration, is the only way to describe the feelings I have when cooking Vietnamese food. The author of my new cookbook,  Andrea Nguyen, “Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors” (not “in”, but “into”) has a way of pulling you into Viet cooking and feeling like…

Cheers!- a nod to Russia

Celebration! Easter! Lent is over! What a month to be in Russia. We began our journey to Russia in March and ended with an Easter Celebration that I think Russians would have felt at home. As with any culture or country, special recipes are tied to various celebrations and holiday traditions. Easter- Pascha- in Russian…