27, Apr 2010
Vietnamese Rice and Kalbi Beef Soup

This is based on my rice and grilled pork soup recipe, which itself is just one way of using leftover pho broth. This time, I decided to experiment with the broth a little, using this recipe. Also, instead of making the kalbi with country ribs I went with bottom round…

25, Apr 2010
Asian Beef Broth

This broth is based on my pho recipe, but I scaled back the spices relative to the beef flavor a little. I also took a couple of ideas from the cinnamon beef recipe, adding a cinnamon stick and a little soy sauce. Finally, I added some mushrooms for a little…

25, Apr 2010
Pizza Dough

This is based on the Smitten Kitchen’s pizza dough recipe. This recipe is for two small thin-crust pizzas. Ingredients 2 c flour 1 c whole wheat pastry flour 2 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast 1 c lukewarm water (may need up to 1 or 2 tablespoons…

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11, Apr 2010
Cinnamon Beef Noodles

Another recipe from Asian Noodles, adapted for the pressure cooker. When it was hot off the stove, the broth was very good — spicy and cinnamony — but the next day it had somehow lost the edge of both of those flavors, which is funny because Simonds specifically says it…

11, Apr 2010
Thai Basil Chicken

We’ve tried this recipe from Asian Noodles twice now. It’s not bad, but the first time it came out too salty. The second time I reduced the soy a lot and the fish sauce a little, and it came out a little fish saucy. Like the pad thai recipe though,…