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Vegetarian Bibimbap Recipe

May 5, 2014 by Jeanette 28 Comments

Vegetarian Bibimbap © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Vegetarian Bibimbap is colorful and fun to eat, and a great way to enjoy a variety of vegetables in one bowl. I love Korean food for its full flavored spiciness. One of my favorite parts of eating at Korean restaurant is sampling all the little dishes of banchan that are laid out on the…

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Filed Under: Asian, book review, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Recipes For Foodies, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: bibimbap, cookbook review, Cooking Light, global cuisine, global kitchen, international cooking, international cuisine, Korean recipe

Fresh Thai Chili Garlic Sauce Recipe

April 21, 2014 by Jeanette 40 Comments

Thai Chili Sauce © Jeanette's Healthy Living

If you like super spicy hot sauce, you have to give this homemade Fresh Thai Chili Garlic Sauce recipe a try. Danger: This Fresh Thai Chili Garlic Sauce is for serious hot chili afficianados. Do not attempt unless you are willing to have your nostril hairs burned off! I’m not trying to scare you off,…

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Filed Under: Asian, Clean Eating, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: Asian, chili garlic sauce, homemade chili sauce, spicy, Thai chili sauce, Thai chilies

Tea Smoked Chicken in a Wok Recipe

October 23, 2013 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Wok Tea Smoked Chicken

This recipe for Tea Smoked Chicken in a Wok is an example of stove top smoking, a cooking technique that can used to infuse flavor quickly. The chicken is marinaded, browned, steamed and then smoked, ensuring a deep flavored, mahogany colored, smoky chicken. My dad sometimes smokes food in the wok, a technique I’ve been…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, main courses, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: Asian smoked chicken, Chinese smoked chicken, how to smoke chicken in a wok, how to smoke chicken on the stove

Spicy Korean Chicken Quesadillas Recipe

September 16, 2013 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Spicy Korean Chicken Quesadilla

These Spicy Korean Chicken Quesadillas will fire up your next gameday party. The Korean Barbecue Sauce is the secret ingredient. This past weekend, Chef Plum invited me to do a cooking demonstration at his Taste of Danbury Afternoon Block Party. I had tons of fun with Chef Plum – he’s a great guy and one…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Asian, chicken, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, Super Bowl, whole grain Tagged With: Chef Plum, healthy football snacks, healthy gameday food, healthy tailgating recipes, Taste of Danbury

Spicy Korean Barbecue Chicken Sliders with Asian Slaw and Kimchi Sauce Recipe

September 13, 2013 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Korean Chicken Sliders

These Spicy Korean Barbecue Chicken Sliders are topped with a cool and crunchy slaw and a tangy kimchi sauce. Inspired by food sold by Korean food trucks I hope to indulge upon one of these days. Tomorrow, I’m participating in a local event ~ Taste of Danbury Afternoon Block Party ~ where I’ll be doing…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Dinner, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Recipes For Foodies, Super Bowl, whole grain Tagged With: game day food, Greek yogurt, healthy slider recipe, healthy tailgating recipes, kimchi dressing, kimchi sauce, Korean food truck food, Taste of Danbury

Smoked Red Curry Coconut Chicken Marinated in Greek Yogurt Recipe

August 19, 2013 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Smoked Red Curry Coconut Chicken with Greek Yogurt © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Smokey Red Curry Coconut Chicken will have your guests guessing what the secret ingredient is. It’s moist and spicy, with a touch of smoke. You all know how much I adore Thai flavors…lemongrass, chilies, kaffir lime, fish sauce, and the fragrant curry pastes that include these ingredients. Last year, I made a Grilled Coconut…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: Culinary Institute of America, gas grill smoking, Greek yogurt marinade, grilling with smoke, low salt cooking, red curry paste, smoked chicken, smoking chicken, using Greek yogurt to reduce fat

Smoked Avocado Tomato Salsa Guacamole Recipe

August 14, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Smoked Avocado Tomato Salsa © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Smoked Avocado Tomato Salsa Guacamole is deceptively savory and complex. Guests will wonder what the secret ingredient is in this recipe. Served over Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Tacos, it’s a treat. Ever since my trip to California last month where I was a chef participant in a first of its kind Culinary Exploration Workshop, I’ve…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: Culinary Exploration Workshop, smoking foods, smoking vegetables, using wok to smoke food, wok smoking

Grilled Thai Shrimp with Garlic Sauce Recipe

July 22, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Grilled Thai Shrimp in the Shell with Garlic Sauce © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Succulent, sweet and salty, these Grilled Thai Shrimps with Garlic Sauce will surely impress your family and friends. Have you noticed that I’ve been obsessed with Thai food lately? Whenever I spot local shrimp, I pick up a pound. I’m a big believer in supporting local aquaculture and agriculture plus I like to know where…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, Recipes For Foodies, Seafood, shellfish Tagged With: grilled shrimp, grilling shrimp in the shell, Thai recipe

Grilled Salmon with Spicy Korean Chile Pepper Sauce Recipe

June 24, 2013 by Jeanette 33 Comments

Spicy Korean Salmon with Napa Cabbage Salad

This Spicy Korean Grilled Salmon is a quick and easy way to prepare fish, packed with spice and umami. Perfect for a lazy summer night. 286 calories/serving; 2 Freestyle points. I used to be intimidated at the thought of cooking fish at home. Over the years, I’ve learned how to prepare fish in a healthy…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Fish, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, Seafood Tagged With: Asian recipe, fish, gochujang, grilled fish, Korean recipe, Korean red chile pepper, omega 3 fatty acids, salmon

Thai Peanut Coconut Curry Chicken Video + Recipe

June 17, 2013 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Thai Peanut Coconut Curry Chicken with Broccoli © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Thai Peanut Coconut Curry Chicken will remind you of Satay Chicken with Peanut Sauce. It’s a quick and easy recipe to prepare in ~ 30 minutes. I made a video so you can see exactly how to make this dish. Thai food intrigues me – the ingredients sounds so tropical and exotic (remember the…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: 30 minutes meal, Gai Pad Nam Tua, peanut sauce, red curry paste, satay chicken, Thai cuisine, Thai curry recipe

Mixed Fish and Avocado Poke Tower Recipe {Deconstructed Sushi}

April 17, 2013 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Mixed Fish and Avocado Poke Tower © Jeanette's Healthy Living

A few years ago, our family vacationed in Hawaii and one of my favorite things to do was to try all the different varieties of Hawaiian Poke at the local supermarkets. Imagine a deli case filled with eight to ten different pokes (tuna poke is the most popular) instead of potato salad. Traditional Hawaiian poke…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, healthy choices, Holiday Appetizers, Recipes For Foodies, Seafood

Stir Fry Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken Recipe

March 4, 2013 by Jeanette 34 Comments

Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Stir Fry Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken features a fragrant lemongrass and homemade Roasted Chile Paste. Today, I’m reviewing Charles Phan’s Vietnamese Home Cooking cookbook and sharing his Stir Fry Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken recipe. Charles Phan is the chef-owner of  the Slanted Door restaurant in San Francisco, known for its modern Vietnamese cuisine.  I’ve never been to Slanted…

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Filed Under: Asian, book review, main courses, Recipes For Foodies, sauces Tagged With: Charles Phan, roasted chile paste recipe, The Slanted Door, Vietnamese Cooking cookbook review, Vietnamese cuisine, Vietnamese lemongrass chicken, Vietnamese recipe

My Mom’s Beijing Biscuit “Shao Bing” Recipe (北京燒餅) – An Heirloom Recipe

February 27, 2013 by Jeanette 32 Comments

This Shao Bing recipe is one of my mom’s best known recipes that she used to make for my dad. These little biscuits are filled with savory stir fries or meats. Today, I have a very special recipe to share with you, so please indulge me. Although my parents immigrated to the United States over…

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Filed Under: Asian, Breads, Family, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, whole grain Tagged With: Beijing Shao Bing, Chinese biscuit, Mom's recipe

Burmese Fried Rice with Green Peas and Shallots

January 14, 2013 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Burmese Fried Rice with Peas © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Burmese Fried Rice with Green Peas and Shallots is a delicious savory breakfast. It’s a great recipe to try if you’re new to Burmese cooking as I am. I love savory breakfast foods and so do my kids. In fact, they prefer savory breakfasts to sweet ones.  I’m always interested in learning about different cultures’…

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Filed Under: Asian, Breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, Resources, whole grain Tagged With: Burma, Burmese breakfast rice bowl, Burmese recipes, Naomi Duguid, Southeast Asia

Asian Inspired Savory Oatmeal Recipe

November 30, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Asian Inspired Savory Oatmeal © Jeanette's Healthy Living #oatmeal

A few weeks back, a friend of mine asked if I’d ever tried savory oatmeal before, and you know what? I’ve never made it. Although I’ve seen a few variations around the web, somehow I just couldn’t get my arms around eating oatmeal with savory and salty notes. I think it’s similar to the way…

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Filed Under: Asian, Breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, New Year, Recipes For Foodies, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: congee, health benefits of oats, power foods, savory oatmeal

Homemade Ghost Chile Hot Sauce Recipe

November 28, 2012 by Jeanette 83 Comments

Ghost Chile Hot Sauce © Jeanette's Healthy Living

If you’re lucky enough to get your hands on some ghost chiles, I highly recommend making this Ghost Chile Hot Sauce ~ a fragrant and powerfully hot sauce. A few weeks ago just before Hurricane Sandy hit, I received a box of exotic foods from Frieda’s, including a pack of vibrant red chile peppers. I…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Recipes For Foodies, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Ghost Chiles, ghost chili hot sauce, Hot Sauce Recipe

Thai Chili Pepper Sauces Recipes

October 31, 2012 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Thai Chili Pepper Sauces

These Thai Chili Pepper Sauces are delicious served with noodles or rice. Today, I’m sharing a few Thai Chili Pepper Sauce recipes made with Thai Bird’s Eye Chili Peppers for this week’s Food Network Fall Fest event where Peppers are being featured I have a way of doing a deep dive into cuisines when I’m…

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Filed Under: Asian, dips and sauces, Recipes For Foodies, sauces Tagged With: Fall Fest, Food Network, peppers, sriracha sauce, Thai bird chilies, Thai chili sauces, Thai hot sauce

Chinese Turnip Cake Recipe

October 10, 2012 by Jeanette 22 Comments

Pan Fried Chinese Turnip Cake

Today, I’m sharing a Chinese Turnip Cake recipe that I adapted from my late Aunt Florence’s cookbook. I love dim sum, the bite-size delicacies that are carted around at Chinese restaurants in Chinatown on the weekend. Unfortunately, since I live in the suburbs of Connecticut, finding restaurants that serves dim sum nearby are few and…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Asian, Chinese New Year, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: Chinese turnip cake recipe, dim sum, Florence Lin

Baked Avocado and Egg with Miso “Butter” Recipe (Power Food)

June 29, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Baked Avocado and Egg with Miso Butter

A little while back, I saw a picture on Pinterest of an egg baked in an avocado half and was instantly intrigued. Dr. Mark Hyman also posted it on Facebook. This interesting idea reminded me of the “egg in a hat” that I make for my kids for breakfast sometimes, where an egg is cooked…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, Uncategorized, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: baked avocado and egg, miso butter

Momofuku Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Miso “Butter” Sauce Recipe (Power Food)

June 22, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Miso "Butter"

Have you eaten at any of David Chang’s restaurants before? I haven’t, but I have checked out his Momofuku cookbook from the library on several occasions. Cookbooks are my way of traveling and “eating out.”  One of the recipes in David Chang’s cookbook that has intrigued me over the years is his  Roasted Asparagus with…

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Filed Under: Asian, Breakfast, cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, Dinner, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: brunch, how to poach an egg, miso, miso butter, Momofuku, poached egg, power food, roasted asparagus

Easy Grilled Thai Coconut Curry Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recipe

May 23, 2012 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Easy Grilled Thai Coconut Curry Chicken with Peanut Sauce

With all the Spring sports in full swing and the end of school coming soon, quick and easy dinners are even more of a necessity these days. I’ve learned how to take lots of shortcuts when I’m short on time. Lots of days, I have only 30-40 minutes to make an entire dinner for my…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, main courses, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: All Day I Dream About Food, coconut curry chicken, easy recipe, grilled chicken, Guest Post, Thai recipe

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