How empowering, to be able to make one of my favorite restaurant dishes at home and have it actually taste delicious! Larb Gai is a ground chicken salad with a uniquely limey, slightly spicy and sweet taste that I was first introduced to at Sawaddee in Providence while in college. It was love at first bite. I was too lazy to toast my rice this time, but the crunch is probably worth the minimal effort. Pair with white rice and a crisp beer ideally.
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Recipes »Homemade Kettle Corn
Yum yum kettle corn! This sweet/salty treat has been praised by me before, but this was my first foray into making popcorn without a microwave. Popcorn is one of those rare foods that has it's root in America, or at least the continent before it was invaded. According to this article:
“In 1519, Cortes got his first sight of popcorn when he invaded Mexico and came into contact with the Aztecs. Popcorn was an important food for the Aztec Indians, who also used popcorn as decoration for ceremonial headdresses, necklaces and ornaments on statues of their gods, including Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility.”
Who knew that between human sacrifices, the Aztecs were making the same kind of popcorn-based jewelry many of us did in kindergarten?
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Posted on June 29, 2009
Recipes »Cat Cora Shrimp Salad
Cat Cora is most famous from her stint as the first female chef Iron Chef and for being pregnant the same time as her wife, Jennifer. A fan of Mediterranean cuisine, her shrimp salad is light and lemony and not nearly as heavy as the mayo kind we're all used to. Of course I kind of negated any health benefits by matching it with garlic bread which worked great sopping up the vinaigrette.
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Posted on June 22, 2009
Recipes »Sylvia’s Barbecued Ribs
Why do I mention it now?
Because the weather and season is finally begging for barbeque goodness.
Here's what I said back on 3/5/07:
There are a few things I usually won't even bother to try and make on my own, ribs are one of them. Most recipes usually require a BBQ, which is not feasible in my apartment, but these babies are baked and despite a long prep time (a whole day of marinating and two hours cook time), a fairly simple ordeal.
The results betray this fact: this is a delicious, restaurant caliber dish that I could not believe I had made myself. Share with friends, though, there will be plenty.
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Posted on June 15, 2009
Recipes »Roasted Bone Marrow
I was stuck watching I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here for about 10 minutes the other night when my parents were in town, just enough time to almost figure out who the “celebrities” are and see them flip out over eating weird gross stuff. It made me realize there's a fine line between what I consider a delicacy and something that will make Stephen Baldwin hurl.
Bone Marrow, which in theory could be a reality show challenge (at least to the western world – the rest of the world has a better appreciation for eating every part possible of animals and even – I once saw a photo of it served in Hungarian McDonalds) has been the hottest thing to hit trendy restaurants since salty desserts, and since I've yet to spend money on such a dinner (though Allen and Delancey is still on my long list) I decided to make it myself with help from my trusty and beloved butcher at Marlow and Daughters.
He told me to roast for 8 minutes, with a dab of olive oil and salt and pepper on top. Like a weirdo though, I made it that way, ate and enjoyed most of it (sooo rich and beefy!) but then got paranoid that it didn't look like the photos I'd seen online and put it in for more time. It ended up totally melting, making the last quarter useless… I will never doubt my meat dude again.
They have the bones pretty often, but if you're counting on making a special meal, call ahead of time just make sure they're in stock.
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Posted on June 8, 2009
Recipes »Garlic Lover’s Rub and Sauteed Ramps
As a true garlic lover, and therefor the perfect audience for a Garlic Lover's Rub, I would have liked to have marinated my flank steak (this rub can be used on anything) for longer, but I was not prepared ahead of time and only have enough time for the minimal marinating (2 hours). Still the meat was flavorful and went perfectly with the wild ramps.
If you haven't heard all the food lovers going ape for ramps, then you haven't been reading food blogs nor hanging out at farmer's markets lately, have you? Because these pungent little wild onions are all the rage and with the simple preparation (literally salt, pepper, butter, ramps) from Martha, the coveting greens got to shine on their own.
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Posted on June 1, 2009
Recipes »Indian Spiced Salmon
This flavorful dish owes its pizzazz to the multi-spice rub that includes brown sugar, cumin, cinnamon and lemon. Part sweet, part spicy, with the simple addition of thinly sliced onions to cook in the juices, this recipe of Indian Spiced Salmon won over even Jim, who is no particular fan of the popular fish.
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Posted on May 25, 2009
Recipes »Crab Salad
Crab Salad is such a wonderfully refreshing warm weather meal – and this recipe for crab, corn, and tomato salad with lemon-basil dressing is a particularly light (no mayo) no-cook treat.
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Posted on May 18, 2009
Recipes »Smoked Salmon Pasta
This quick recipe for Smoked Salmon Pasta reminds me of a trip my family took to Portland, Oregon taking my sister to college. There, in some bustling dimly lit seafood spot, I had an eye-opening culinary experience I still recall vividly and it was nice to revisit the taste. This recipe is also not too heavy.
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Posted on May 11, 2009
Recipes »Brussel Sprout Chips
Turning a brussel sprout into a “chip”,?a snack that even my veggie fearing husband devoured in seconds is brilliant. I first got wind of this recipe on the great food blog Serious Eats who in turn found it on Real Food for Real People (which looks like it could be a great spot for more yummy recipes, honey buttered popcorn, anyone?). I loved these so much I made them twice in one week.