Thai

A Healthier Crab Rangoon Recipe

August 20, 2015 // Posted in Appetizers, Food I Made, Gallery, Photo Journal, Recipes

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TiffanyBee.com | Baked Crab Rangoon Recipe

A few months ago during work, I couldn’t stop thinking about how my next meal would consist of crab rangoon & some other noodle-y dish. When I walked across the street to a Thai restaurant that I knew served crab rangoon, I was so excited to dip these deep fried stuffed wonton apps in some delicious sweet & sour sauce. As I walked out of the restaurant, I opened the take-out bag to pop one of these pyramidal pockets of goodness in my mouth, but to my great disappointment, they were more melted cream cheese than imitation crab. I continued to crave these for weeks until I decided I would just make them myself after my second disappointment, which was from my new go-to Thai delivery joint. What is with Boston’s inability to make some half-way decent crab rangoon?! Well, I take that back, there is one restaurant that is mediocre Asian food at its finest *cough* Teriyaki House *cough* & they make a pretty solid serving of crab rangoon.

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Why Beat the Heat When You Can Eat It?

October 10, 2014 // Posted in Entrées, Food I Made, Gallery, Photo Journal, Recipes, Travel

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If you’ve never heard of this delicious Sichuan dish before, now you have & you’ve seen a picture of it. Of course my rendition of it errs on the traditional meat & tofu dish, but this is still an amazing Chinese dish, which pretty much is a party in your mouth. Probably might even make you sweat a little if you can’t handle the heat. This would not be the greatest recipe to try if you’re in, oh I don’t know, California or Florida right now–the states that completely avoided the Polar Vortex because they defy the laws of Seasons–but if you’re in any of the other 48 states with the exception of parts of Texas, this dish is right up your alley. Autumn is happening & it’s slowly getting chillier with each passing week, so if you’re one of the strange individuals who doesn’t like soup–& apparently I know about at least 3 of you–mapo tofu is a nice solution. This dish is the perfect embodiment of Sichuan cuisine with its usage of their spicy peppercorns, reminiscent to the heatwave that is hammering a drought stricken California or the ever humid Florida. So, eat up this recipe & experience the heat before venturing out to the chilly autumn wind. Even if you’re not a fan of tofu, the sauce is so distinctive in flavor that the tofu won’t even bother you one bit. Not a fan of mushrooms? We’ve already talked about this.

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Tom Yum Shrimp & Shiitake Crostini

February 9, 2014 // Posted in Gallery, Photo Journal, Recipes

February 9, 2014 | Posted in [post_category]

Tom Yum Shrimp & Shiitake Crostini

This recipe came to life when I was trying to figure out what else I could do with this leftover shrimp mixture I had after I made shrimp wontons. With about a nearly whole French baguette left near my fruit bowl, I figured you can’t really mess up anything on toasted sliced bread so I might as well give it a go. This recipe is easy to do, not time consuming, & let’s be honest, anything tom yum is delicious. Let me reiterate the fact that the tom yum will make your tum go yum. Yes, I just made a tom yum rhyme. It’s my blog, I can rhyme if I want to. In all seriousness, this crostini is amazing. My dad approves of this message, so you just definitely know it’s legit.

This crostini is the perfect appetizer for a dinner party or just for fancy snacktimes for homemakers. Reheating them in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds on the high will warm them right up, leaving the crunchiness intact, given that you toasted it correctly. If for some reason the crunchiness gets dampened–because you can’t toast crostini correctly–you have two options: 1. imagine that it’s crunchy or 2. put it in the toaster oven for a minute on “toast”.

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Brighton & London

August 31, 2012 // Posted in Drinks I Drank, Food I Ate, Gallery, Photo Journal, Travel

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Pad Thai from Nahm

This post features pictures from my latest albums all taken in England in Brighton & London. I had the pleasure of meeting two wonderful bloggers who live in England: Becca of ThisMonster.org & Faye of Bonkers.me. I’ve known both of them for quite some time & it was really exciting to finally meet them after years of friendship. Pictured above is Faye’s plate of Pad Thai. It was her first time trying Thai cuisine at a Michelin star restaurant to boot & said she really liked it!