Tag: Kitchen
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Parchment paper wrapped sticky rice dumplings
Comfort food craving during shelter-in-place has led me to experiment with the limited resources I have in the kitchen. Sticky rice dumplings – also known as Zongzi (粽子) and countless other names like Bak Zhang or Chinese Tamales – is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. I drew a bamboo leaf outine on parchment paper and made […]
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COVID-19 journal: Sprouting a new attitude
When the White House warns against going out to buy groceries, it is only natural to avoid heading out during the projected apex. Yet, after three weeks of onions, potatoes and carrots, we do crave something, new. “Let’s grow bean sprouts out of mung beans!” “How? We’ve ran out of soil. And it is going to […]