I noticed many of your recipes call for sesame oil. In my kitchen, I have a bottle of sesame oil that is light in color which I sometimes use for cooking. Chinese and Japanese-style sesame oil is a dark, amber oil pressed from toasted sesame seeds. Don't confuse this sesame oil with the clear, cold-pressed oil sold in many health food stores. Unlike other oils which are used for cooking, sesame oil is used in small amounts solely as a flavoring agent.
Sesame oil adds a wonderful aroma and nutty taste to a variety of marinades and salad dressings.
It is often added during the last minute of cooking soups and braised or stir-fried dishes to preserve its aroma. For a tasty, quick snack, add a few drops of sesame oil to a bowl of pasta and toss with slivers of carrot and green onion. When stir-frying at home, always use as high a temperature as possible and avoid overcooking at all costs. Maintain your energy and stir like crazy. When preparing a meat and vegetable stir-fry dish, cook the meat first.