Shrimp and Tofu Jjigae
Jjigae is Korean for stew. There are many kinds of jjigae, all lovely for fall and winter. I had some tofu in the fridge, and shrimp in the freezer, quail…
Spiced Cauliflower Florets
While I don’t mind cauliflower rice today as much as I did 15 years ago, I still would rather eat a bowl of roasted cauliflower florets. I vary the seasoning…
Eggplant Char Siu Style, from Hetty Lui McKinnon’s Tenderheart
You can find the original recipe here, and the cookbook here. I only used one eggplant because that’s all I had from the CSA farm box, plus it’s only hubby…
Sautéed Mushrooms with Herbs
Sauteed mushrooms should be in everyone’s culinary repertoire. By themselves they’re an awesome side dish, but also they make perfect fillings for omelettes, and toppings for pizza or steak or…
How Times Have Changed: Coffee
I wrote this post in 2005. It reads super-pretentious to me now LOL. Though I still like that DIY mocha because it’s easy and doable with just about any coffee…
Carrot, Adzuki, and Miso Soup
Still working on using up ingredients I had bought and ended up not using as much as I thought I would. This time it’s adzuki beans. Even after I made…
Salmon with Teriyaki Shiitake Sauce
I had half a fillet of salmon leftover uncooked from dinner the night before, a half-bag of dried shiitakes, and the last of a bottle of mirin, so this was…
Creamy Curried Shrimp
This was one of the first recipes I cooked as a newlywed. It has a short list of ingredients, was easy to follow, and super-yummy. These days I have to…
Yet Another Lentil Salad
There are so many lentil salad recipes out there and this is actually not my favorite one (will post that one of these days). But I had some white wine…
Something to Do With Fresh Tomatoes
It’s the height of summer, and I’m beginning to be inundated with tomatoes from our farmer’s CSA box. My own tomato plants aren’t even flowering yet, as the seeds I…
Green Soup
This is the default soup I use for when I have an abundance of greens — spinach, kale, chard, etc., AND when I want all the kids including the picky…
Quinoa Tabbouleh
I already have my tabbouleh story from 2006 in this blog, so won’t bore you with that. We’re mostly gluten-free now, so I thought I’d post an updated recipe using…
Chicken Pho (Pho Ga)
Green Toppings Additional toppings Instructions
February Masala
I’m naming this by the month because there are many masalas for coffee and tea that I want to make, so I wanna leave room for others that I might…
Cooking Broccoli with Mustard
I’m cleaning out old drafts from this blog and found a draft for broccoli with mustard seeds, which I found (in 2006) from traveling chef Shuna Lydon’s old blog Lucullian…
Sausage on Curried Lentils and Rice
This is one of those use-what-you-have recipes, so I don’t provide amounts. Ingredients Instructions
Grilled Tuna on White Bean Salad
A super-quick and easy salad to put together, topped with grilled tuna. Canned tuna can be subbed, of course, just so happened that my local fresh fish monger (Seafood Station)…
Sticky Toffee Pudding
This is a dessert that not a lot of people talk about these days, though knowing that fads come and go, I’m sure one day people will remember it and…
Moroccan Carrot Salad
Carrot salad is one of those things that my whole family loves (except the youngest). It’s quick and easy to prepare. If I’m being lazy it’s really just carrot-vinegar-sugar-salt. But…
Spaghetti with Sardine Sauce
Quick Lenten dinner you can make with ingredients from your pantry.
My Favorite Autumn Stew
This recipe is based on one from Deborah Madison’s The Greens Cook Book. I first made it 15 years ago and fell in love with it, so I’ve made it…
Iced Chai (Tea)
Years ago I made a chai tea recipe, and it was soooo good, but I lost it, and I haven’t been able to recreate it or find the original. What…
Soy-Free Sugar-Free Yaki Onigiri
Note on food allergies: M is allergic to soy. B is allergic to sugar. I had some sugar-free umeboshi (found at our local international store) that needed finishing up, so…
Nut-Free Soy-Free Gado-Gado Sauce
Note on our family’s allergies: M is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, pineapple, kiwi, shellfish, and soy.B is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, shellfish, and cane sugar. Gado-gado…
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Egg-Free Nut-Free Waffles
Note on our family’s allergies: M is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, pineapple, kiwi, shellfish, and soy.B is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, shellfish, and cane sugar. I…
Book Review: Amanda Little’s The Fate of Food
Endlessly fascinating and thought provoking, this well-researched, well-written book by Amanda Little is certainly worth the read. (I intend to add it to our permanent collection here at home, in…
Pan Con Chicharron | St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
Season pork belly (cut however way you want — cubes, slices, big chunks) with salt, pepper, a teeny bit of vinegar, and garlic powder. Bake/roast in 375F degree oven, turning…
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