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What is Shoyu Chicken? To best answer that, first allow me to explain what “shoyu” is. Shoyu = soy sauce. Though it’s a Japanese word, it’s what they commonly call soy sauce in Hawaii (which is why “shoyu chicken” is often considered Hawaiian cuisine). Hawaiian shoyu chicken is a popular dish in which chicken thighs are simmered in, you guessed it, shoyu. Sugar is traditionally added to the sauce to give it a sweeter taste, otherwise the saltiness from the shoyu can be overbearing....

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The curry paste itself, made here with fresh cilantro stems, lemongrass, shallot, chiles, and ginger, is a treat to inhale. Made into an easy rich curry dish with chicken, coconut milk, fresh herbs, and lime, you’ll have a stunning dish to admire, smell, and taste. How To Make Green Curry Paste Fresh curry paste requires home cooks to source a few obscure ingredients, but the prep is quite simple. The reward for this work lies in the flavor – fresh green curry has a vibrant flavor that a store-bought paste just can’t match....

This Thai Peanut Chicken is a really spicy dish, so if you can’t take the heat, this is not the dish for you. We usually eat it with a a tall glass of milk to cool our mouths between bites. The taste is worth the heat, this dish is so peanuty and good! Why Thai? In the last several years there seems to have been a surge in the popularity of Thai cuisine outside of those with Thai ancestry....

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It’s so quick and simple: Just sauté colorful cherry tomatoes with garlic and toss them with angel hair pasta. Top it with Parmesan and you’re done. To say the sauce is quick doesn’t quite get the point across. It’s practically instant. This is one of those surprising meals that is more than the sum of its parts. Angel hair pasta is sometimes labeled capellini or capelli d’Angelo – either is fine....

Oh the magic of baking to young eyes! A half hour later the coffee cake would emerge from the oven, perfectly risen and crusted with brown sugar. Several years ago I found a recipe for a similar coffee cake in the Boston Globe (can no longer find it), one that they had listed as an apple cake for the Jewish high holidays and posted it here. However, the Globe recipe made a much thinner cake than the one I loved from my childhood, and several people over the years have had more success with this one by doubling the batter....

With so few ingredients, the devil is in the details with this recipe, as it always is when it comes to simple food. Not to say you should overcomplicate it, but a few little tweaks take it from good to scrumptious. What Is Bruschetta? Bruschetta (pronounced broo-skeh-tah) is nothing more than toast—Italian style! The word comes from the Italian “bruscare,” which means to roast over coals. Large oval or round-ish slices of chewy, crusty bread are typically grilled, brushed with olive oil, and scraped with a garlic clove....

In this guide, we will explore all of the ins and outs of this unique spice. What is Caraway? Contrary to popular belief, caraway “seeds” are actually dried fruits. For the remainder of this article, we will refer to caraway dried fruits as “seeds” since that is the more common name for them. Caraway seeds can be used whole or ground up to flavor a dish. Some cultures even use the leaves of the caraway plant for a garnish or base of a soup....

Cooking on a cedar plank is hardly new. It’s a method that has been used by several Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Salmon is a central theme throughout their lives—they are known as The Salmon People. When I lit my first grill almost 30 years ago, “planking” was around, but it wasn’t mainstream. Today, grilling planks are sold at most grocery and big-box stores. You can even buy salmon pre-loaded on a plank....

Lazy, because even when I’ve eaten every last pickle in the fridge, I can usually find a few fresh eggs, a couple mushrooms, and half an onion there. Lazy, because when I can’t be bothered to go to the store, I have to look for what I can scrounge in the garden, and the only things thriving in my garden bed at the moment (early March) are parsley and chard....

The first time I put on my muffin hat and griddled English muffins, I wasn’t a fan. The sheer labor and logistics involved in making them weren’t fun. They’re not muffins in the “scoop batter and bake” sense. They involve yeast, proofing dough, and griddling each and every muffin. Instead of making individual English muffins, I started forming the dough into loaves that I could bake and then slice. Yes, some of the labor is still there, but it’s less finicky because you don’t have to worry about griddling the muffins in batches....

Harry Potter Butterbeer We took a trip there last weekend and we fell in LOVE with this tasty drink. I knew I had to recreate it once I got home. It turns out it is SO easy to make! I will definitely be whipping up a batch for my next Harry Potter movie marathon. You can make this recipe two ways. If you are going for super authentic, you can add caramel and butter extracts to the cream soda....

Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Chicken Alfredo is one of my favorite meals and it has become even better now that I can make it so quickly and easily. I love being able to throw everything in the pot, walk away, and then come back to a delicious meal. My husband even says this is his favorite pasta dinner that I make – and I make a lot of pasta so that is saying something!...

She also gifts us with boxes of them, and so—with some practice—I’ve learned both how to correctly break one down, and how to get creative with recipes. And while mango chutney, and dried mangoes are some of my favorites, what I love best is adding mango to my margaritas. Big batches of frozen mango margaritas, to be exact! Batched drinks when you’re putting drinks out for a crowd, or even just two people, means that you can break out your big glass measuring cups and just pour directly into them....

If you’re mixing drinks at home, this is an easy way to get a very potent bang for your buck. The History of the Manhattan Like a lot of storied cocktails, the origins of the Manhattan are shrouded in mystery. Allegedly, the cocktail was created at a banquet held at the Manhattan Club, in New York, presided over by Jennie Jerome (later the mother of Winston Churchill). Another story holds that it was invented by a bartender working at a New York bar near Broadway and Houston....

The following soup is a relatively easy version of “Sopa de Lima” or “Lime Soup”, a specialty of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. It’s a chicken soup flavored with fiery habanero, cinnamon, clove, and tangy limes. The limes that are used in the Yucatan are a slightly different variety than what is easily available here, but standard Persian limes will work fine. The soup is tangy from limes, smoothed with the buttery richness of avocados, and enjoys a little crunch from fried tortilla strips added for garnish....

Chewy rice cakes, in many forms both sweet and savory, are popular in several Asian cuisines. The sticky rice cake dessert, Nian Gao, is not the same as the chewy rice cake ovalettes, also called Nian Gao, that are stir-fried in Shanghai cuisine. (Confused yet?) My baked Nian Gao is dense and chewy, similar to the texture of a soft gummy bear. The enjoyable bouncy chew is one of its big draws....