Hey there, if you’d like to check out the newsletter recipe archive via an index, you’re at the right place. This listing of about 150 recipes covers the first three years of the newsletter from its inception in late 2022.
The recipes are grouped in broad categories but are not listed in alphabetical order within the categories. I’ve done my best to cross list them but this is not a professionally done index.
How to use this index
You have 3 basic options: Browse the entire list from top to bottom, use the search function on your computer (⌘ + F on a Mac; Ctrl + F on a PC) to look for specific terms, or click on a link below to jump to particular categories.
Tofu (without meat)
Appetizers and Savory Snacks
Basic Chilled Tofu Blueprint (+ 4 sauces)
Bread, Dumplings, and Pancakes
Helen Goh’s Traveling “Speckled Bread” (bara brith)
Cucur Badak (a Malaysian dumpling)
Dessert, Sweets and Drinks
Coconutty Black-Eyed Peas and Rice Pudding (che dau trang)
Grilled Bananas in Sticky Rice with Coconut Sauce (chuoi nuong)
Egg Coffee + Salt Coffee (2 recipes)
Orgeat (almond syrup for cocktails)
Best Bellini and Windowsill Spritz (summery peach cocktails)
Eggs
Caramelized pork and eggs in coconut sauce (a southern Viet icon)
Grilled
Char Siu Pork Ribs + Char Siu Pork Steak (2 recipes)
Meat (chicken, pork, beef, duck, lamb)
Any Meat Moo Shu (pork, chicken, beef, shrimp)
Mapo Tofu (my best recipe for the classic)
Char Siu Pork Ribs + Char Siu Pork Steak (2 recipes)
Mapo Tofu Meat Sauce (+ 6 ways to enjoy it!)
Rice and Noodles
Pad Thai (vegetarian and vegan adaptable)
Grilled Bananas in Sticky Rice with Coconut Sauce (chuoi nuong)
Viet Roast Chicken and Sticky Rice (xoi ga ro ti)
Panfried wheat noodles with a choose-your-own adventure stir-fry topping
Salads and Soups
Thai-Khmer Tom Kha Gai (+ vegetarian recipe)
Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings
Tamarind date chutney + cilantro-mint chutney (2 recipes)
Nuoc Cham Vinaigrette (+ 4 salads)
Seafood
Coconut-Caramel Shrimp and Tofu (Tom Kho Dau Hu)
Garlic-Black Pepper Crab (cua rang toi tieu)
Stir-Fries
Any Meat Moo Shu (pork, chicken, beef, shrimp)
Vegetarian Moo Shu (vegan adaptable)
Tofu (without meat)
Coconut Curry Tofu (+ Curry Fried Rice recipe)
Coconut-Caramel Shrimp and Tofu (Tom Kho Dau Hu)
Vietnamese Spicy Burst Tomato Tofu (dau hu sot ca chua)
Shira-Ae, umami tofu dressing + 2 salad recipes
Fried Tofu Smothered in Green Onions (Dau Hu Chien Tam Hanh La)
Basic Chilled Tofu Blueprint (+ 4 sauces)
Vegan, Vegetarian, and Vegetable Sides
Cambodian Kroeung (seasoning paste)
Vegetarian Moo Shu (vegan adaptable)
Braised Chestnuts with Napa Cabbage (a Shanghai dish)
Pad Thai (vegetarian version provided)
Curry Fried Rice + Coconut Curry Tofu (2 recipes)
Thai-Khmer Tom Kha Hed (mushroom version of Tom Kha Gai)
Tamarind date chutney + cilantro-mint chutney (2 recipes)
Hanoi-style Sticky Rice, Buttery Mung Beans and Fried Shallot (xoi xeo)
Coconutty Black-Eyed Peas and Rice Pudding (che dau trang)
Grilled Bananas in Sticky Rice with Coconut Sauce (chuoi nuong)
Pickled Shallots (dua hanh, for Tet)




Mahalo Andrea for this wonderful resource.
This is great, Andrea! I often scroll through numerous past posts looking for a specific recipe. This is so much better (not that I don’t enjoy rereading past posts😊), and the subject headings are really helpful—and I am a professional cataloger and indexer.