Bok Choy

Bok choy: Homegrown greens, made for the shade

2013-01-29 08:40:00

Recent rains have been ideal for one of the fastest growing greens in the garden: bok choy and its many variants. Quick to bolt (set seed) in hotter temperatures, bok choy (Brassica rapa) flourishes under drizzly skies, doing just fine in the shady part...

What's hitting its peak in February? Baby bok choy

2011-02-20 16:33:06

Braise of glory

2010-01-29 14:15:00

There are few more alluring -- and satisfying -- dishes than braises, especially now that there's a little chill in the air. Inevitably, they're fork-tender and flavorful, glossy with rich, aromatic sauces of stock and wine. That's why it's hard to resist...

Recipe: Pork belly and greens hot pot

2010-01-27 00:00:00

� Pork belly and greens hot pot Total time: 30 minutes (plus 1 hour, 15 minutes for the dashi) Servings: 4 to 6 Note: Adapted from "Japanese Hot Pots" by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat. Konbu (kelp for stock), dried bonito flakes, usukuchi soy sauce,...

Vegan Month of Food recipe: Stir-fried baby bok choy

2009-10-25 16:32:36

Chinese cabbages: How to choose, store and cook

2009-02-06 15:42:04

Bok choy has made it into the American produce mainstream, but there are other Asian greens and Chinese cabbages that are worth exploring. Two of the most interesting are the vegetables called choy sum and Shanghai, or baby bok choy. These are both...

Recipe: Stir-fried baby bok choy

2009-02-06 15:58:18

Total time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Note: From Vicki Fan. Baby bok choy is available at many local farmers markets and Asian markets. Use the smallest baby bok choy you can find, about 2 1/2 inches long if possible; 99 Ranch stores sometimes sell tiny...

Recipe: Ginger chicken soup with baby bok choy

2009-02-06 16:39:06

Active Work Time: 30 minutes Total Preparation Time: 1 hour 40 minutes plus 8 hours chilling 3 chicken breast halves, about 1 1/2 pounds 2 (49 1/2-ounce) cans chicken broth 4 slices ginger, about 1/2-inch thick 1 small onion, quartered 3 cloves...

[Closed] Go east, aficionados

2005-03-23 00:00:00

It generally takes about five minutes after I've been introduced to someone before the questions start coming. "What is your favorite restaurant?" is followed, inevitably, by the next most urgent question: "Where's a great Chinese restaurant in my...

The master of fusion

2005-03-02 00:00:00

The small, high-ceilinged dining room at Beacon has the unmistakable buzz of the restaurant of the moment. The staff is in constant motion, delivering little plates piled with skewers of grilled chicken dabbed with sour umeboshi paste and strewn with...

Exotic, Redefined

2004-08-25 00:00:00

Green beans that grow a yard long and also come in purple; melons that look like spiny cucumbers and when ripe turn bright orange, with huge pomegranate-red seeds; squash that can be eaten like zucchini when it's young or used as a bath sponge later &#...

Choose durable plants for containers

2013-04-27 10:47:00

Q. We have three beautiful cement pots that we have tried to use to beautify our front walk, but none of the plants we add seem to flourish. What should we plant and what care is needed? A. Sounds like you need a durable half-dozen or so plants to...

Tender bok choy plants rise in Phyllis Hauser's garden bed. The red plastic pipe not only helps to anchor chicken wire buried as pest deterrent in the soil, but also acts as a water delivery system to the lower levels of the garden bed soil.

2013-01-28 14:06:00

A green and white bok choy plant for sale at Sunset Nursery in Los Angeles.

2013-01-28 14:06:00

Jade Seafood Restaurant (jaderestaurant.ca) is known for some of the best dim sum. There's a lively buzz in the room on this Sunday afternoon as multigenerational families sit around large round tables, ordering dishes from an extensive eight-page dim sum menu.

2011-12-08 00:00:00