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"Many centuries ago, traders from Indonesia brought exotic spices to Thailand such as saffron, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In Thailand, such culinary riches were still new and terribly expensive. Thais gave this special chicken and rice recipe its name based on the rulers of Sumatra, who were sultans and could afford such luxuries."

Ingredients: cinnamon, sweet bell peppers...

"I'm not entirely sure how authentic this is, but I looked up various adzuki bean paste recipes since I can't get canned/jarred nearby. So I came up with this one where the first batch was too sugary so I toned it down and got it right the second time-- it's easy but not quick! Using dried adzuki beans is optimal but canned would probably..."

Ingredients: sugar, water, adzuki beans...

"This is a basic recipe I came up with for asian soup. You can have it as is for vegetarian soup or throw in leftover pork or chicken. You can also change the kind of veggies used to what you prefer."

Ingredients: chinese noodles, baby bok choy...

"This recipe is from a bento box lunch offered from a local Japanese restaurant."

Ingredients: cornstarch, onions...

"I got this recipe from http://kitchencomments.blogspot.com/ and altered it a bit. I absolutely love it! It is soo much better than any orange chicken I've had from a buffet or restaurant. It can be a little time consuming, but its so worth it. I've made extra sauce (before adding the cornstarch) and froze it. Then all you have to do is thaw..."

Ingredients: pepper, cornstarch, eggs...

"Got my local box from Greenling and decided to try my hand at bok choy"

Ingredients: bouillon, dried lentils...

"My little sister had an Asian themed 14th birthday party and really wanted sushi. I had a nightmare of a time trying to roll it so I found a recipe to make pan sushi and changed the filling ingredients to make the sushi that I thought 14 year old girls would eat. It's very simple and saves a ton of money from what you would pay to buy a platter..."

Ingredients: nori, cucumbers...

"if you enjoy canning try this recipe for duck sauce. it yeilds 8 cups, and is easy to make when the plums and apricots are in season."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, cinnamon sticks...

"Some condiments are hard to find here and some of the available ones just have too much cornstarch. Well,I guess for the retailers quantity is more important. For me,it's quality,so that's why I better make my own.I usually live the seeds on as I like the hear,if you like a milder taste remove the seeds .It lasts a few months in the refrigerator...."

Ingredients: distilled white vinegar, garlic cloves...

"Welcome to the month of April. It is one of my favorite months. Spring is finally here and in Northern California the rain is on its way out. April also the month of the Burmese New year, which used to mean there was lots of food in our house. Some of the food we will pass out to our neighbors or guests. A new thing I discovered in America was..."

Ingredients: glutinous-rice flour, palm sugar...

"Adapted from Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. Try it added to hummus, spread on a roast beef sandwich or drizzled with a good quality olive oil and used as a dip for bread and crackers."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, ground cumin...

"These just sounded like too much fun not to try! Sure enough, the "kids" (the youngest being 17) had a great time "stompin' the noodles!" AND they were utterly delicious! Most of the prep time is actually resting time for the dough. I adapted this recipe from one posted at http://www.cookthink.com/."

Ingredients: salt, water, all-purpose flour...

"This recipe is from a local Japanese restaurant."

Ingredients: green onions, manila clams...

"This is a recipe from a local Japanese restaurant."

Ingredients: miso, mushrooms, onions...