Zucchini noodles are a great way to enjoy a pasta dish that packs more of a nutritional punch than a standard noodle. Zucchini also cooks in a flash, so this meal takes no time at all to whip up. Adding butter gives you the creamy texture and buttery flavor with no GMOs, trans fats, and…
The Family Table: Mennonite Favorites From ‘Where Neighbors Are Neighborly’
Submitted by Susan Musselman, North Carolina When I was very young, we lived in a farm community with many Mennonite families. We were not Mennonite, but my grandmother had come from a Mennonite family. I didn’t know what a blessing this was until I moved away and got culture shock. In that farm community, people…
Ice-Cold Noodles for Hot Summer Days
There are only so many foods you can throw down a waterslide—well, only so many foods that would survive the trip. Pizza? Nope. Rotisserie chicken? Yuck. But somen, slippery and thread-thin, seems made for it. In fact, Japanese summers wouldn’t be the same without the delicate noodles barreling down a bamboo pipe of ice-cold water,…
Cold Somen With Homemade Tsuyu (Noodle Dipping Broth)
Serves 4 8 bundles dried somen (2 bundles per person, depending on appetite) Ice cubes Tsuyu, for serving (store-bought or homemade, recipe follows) Toppings: grated ginger, chopped scallions (or Japanese negi), sliced myoga (Japanese ginger), julienned cucumbers, citrus supremes, julienned shiso leaves, shredded egg omelette, sliced ham or fishcakes, etc. Bring a large pot of…
Classic Wonton Noodle Soup, From Scratch
Wonton noodle soup, a favorite Chinese comfort food, brings together a whole lot of goodness in a single bowl: a clear, savory broth; thin, springy egg noodles; fresh, crunchy greens; and of course, meaty, silky-skinned wontons. Start with the broth, made by simmering pork bones with aromatics for a couple of hours. Be sure to…
A Taste of Chiang Mai: Khao Soi, Coconut-Curry Noodle Soup
Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, my only understanding of curry was the yellow powder in a standard issue wedding-gift spice rack. That powder originated in India, a combination of seasonings that were meant to travel well and mimic fresh curries. Many British returning to the British Isles from the then-colonized subcontinent…
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