On the second day of spring New York City was hit by the fourth Nor’easter of the month. March is a fickle month. It often warms up as a portent of spring, yet sometimes the Canadian Arctic air...
https://redcook.net/2018/03/22/winter-russian-soup-luosong-soup-borscht/
Cucumbers are known as “yellow gourds” (黃瓜) in Chinese. They are sometime also called “baby yellow gourds” (小黃瓜). I've always wondered why they’re called “yellow” since cu...
Every summer when the weather gets sultry my partner, Warren, who is a “Swamp Yankee ” with family directly descended from the Mayflower Pilgrims, gets nostalgic and yearns to get in touch wi...
https://redcook.net/2010/07/28/cape-cod-shore-dinner-with-asian-flair/
One of my favorite activities when traveling is to visit local food markets. Last week, while wandering through the produce section of a wet market in Shanghai, I found something I’d never see...
https://redcook.net/2009/11/08/haw-fruit-treats-food-medicine/
Hunting for white asparagus at the start of the summer is not exactly orthodox. But that is what I found myself doing a few days ago. It’s not that I haven’t had any asparagus this spring. T...