Good morning. Were a week out from Lunar New Year and I dont know if noodles really will make for an auspicious year for me, but Im not taking chances. Today is for rehearsal: Julia Moskins adaptation of a recipe for longevity noodles with chicken, ginger and mushrooms (above) that she learned from the cookbook author Grace Young. I want to work out my stir-fry technique so that everything doesnt clump up in the wok. So, oil-slicked noodles, dry ingredients, everything carefully done. I want only happiness on the table next weekend, plenty of red envelopes and cheer, and the best way to ensure that is to practice today.
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Other possibilities from our collection of recipes devoted to the celebration of Lunar New Year: dumplings, lumpia, rice cake soup. Maybe Peking duck? Make any of those today and youll cook next weekend in confidence, which is the very best way to cook.
As for the rest of the week.
Theres little more comforting than Eric Kims recipe for a quick tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich, nursery food for anyone clobbered by the start of the week. Its a dead simple preparation, and a deeply satisfying meal. You can make the sandwich with whatever bread youve got on hand, but I like a soft bread something in the direction of brioche, milk bread or even supermarket white.
See the rest here:
Gingery Longevity Noodles to Make Again and Again - The New York Times
Recommendation and review posted by G. Smith
