Fast Easy Recipes

Recipe: Sea Scallops with Portobello Mushrooms, Peppers, Bok Choy and a Soy Ginger Dressing
Dynamite flavor combination!

Recipe: Pan-Seared Sea Scallops With An Asian Twist
Today's recipe is for pan-seared sea scallops with an Asian-style combination of sautéed Portobello mushrooms, baby bok choy and colorful sliced peppers all tossed with a sesame, soy and ginger dressing.

Book Report: ‘The Perfect Ingredient’
Intrigued or turned off: Those are understandable reactions to a cookbook with “perfect” or “fantastic” in its title. Bryn Williams’s first effort elicits both. Yet here’s why you should dive in. Williams, 34, is the Welsh-born chef of Odette’s , the restaurant he opened in London in 2008. He has had enough of a presence in competitions and on cooking shows to register as a celebrity with ...

Try stir-fried greens to bring good luck in Year of the Dragon
Stir-fried lettuce may not seem like much, but the Cantonese term for lettuce, "sang choi," sounds like the Chinese words for "growing fortune."

Going green
Stir-fried lettuce may not seem like much, but the Cantonese term for lettuce, “sang choi,” sounds like the Chinese words for “growing fortune.” Expect to see this humble dish on many tables in the Year of the Dragon, which started last week.

Chinese New Year: Good greens, good fortune
Usher in Chinese New Year Stir-fried lettuce may not seem like much, but the Cantonese term for lettuce, "sang choi," sounds like the Chinese words for "growing fortune." Expect to see this humble dish on many tables to usher in the Year of the Dragon on Jan. 23.

Fire up the kitchen
The Year of the Dragon will soon be upon us, and that means street carnivals, parades, water festivals and elaborate dinners will take place in Chinese-influenced countries when the lunar new year is ushered in on Monday. The dragon is the fifth sign in the Chinese horoscope and signifies luck — something we all could use right about now.

Book Review: Slow Cook Book
There are a lot of slow cooker cookbooks available today but how many give you recipes for both the slow cooker version and the traditional version? The Slow Cook Book by Heather Whinney does just that and much more. Whinney is both food writer and h...

Martin Yan to help welcome the Year of the Dragon
The Year of the Dragon is starting out with a roar for cookbook author, restaurateur and certified master chef.

Wolfgang Puck: In honor of Year of the Dragon, fire up wok for shrimp and noodles
For me, food is the best way to celebrate just about any holiday. That is certainly true for the Chinese New Year celebration, which begins this year on Monday.