3, Jul 2011
Ethiopian Lentil Soup

This is based on E’s basic lentil soup recipe. I wanted to alter the flavors, and went a little Indian influence and a little Ethiopian. Ingredients 1/4 lb bacon, diced 2 c diced yellow onion 2 carrots, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 c cauliflower, chopped 7 c chicken stock…

3, Jul 2011
Grilled Chicken Wings

I tried this recipe except without the sauce, since I like dry chickeny chicken wings without too much sauce. Unfortunately, dry is what I got — the results were dry and hard; some of the thicker pieces are edible, but none of them is what you’d call a great chicken…

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3, Jul 2011
Banh Mi

Ingredients Baguettes Paté Vietnamese grilled pork Pickled jalapenos Pickled cabbage Directions Slice the baguettes open along one side. Spread one half with paté. Add jalapenos, pork, and cabbage. Eat.

3, Jul 2011
Thit Nuong – Vietnamese Grilled Pork

I followed this recipe. I used boneless country ribs (aka pork butt), sliced to about 1/4″. I also haven’t yet found a “meat cage” the right size (might have to make one), so just laid them on the grill. I also cannot for the life of me mince lemongrass properly;…

3, Jul 2011
Pickled cabbage and green beans

I used the below pickle recipe on cabbage and green beans. Ingredients Pickle juice 1 c water 1 c rice wine vinegar 2 c distilled white vinegar 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp kosher salt 2 tbsp soy sauce 6-8 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tsp black peppercorns 2 tsp sichuan peppercorns…

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1, Jul 2011
Pickled radishes and jalapenos

I used this recipe to pickle radishes and jalapenos earlier this week. They came out pretty good. The radishes turned pink. Ingredients Pickle juice 1 c water 1 c distilled white vinegar 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp kosher salt 1 tbsp soy sauce 2-4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp black…

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28, Jun 2011
Chili-lime brownies

I like spicy brownies, and often make them with cayenne, ginger, salt, and other spices. This time I decided to experiment with chili-lime, since it’s one of the world’s great flavor combinations and I thought it would work with chocolate. Final result is pretty good; I think I ended up…

2, Jun 2011
Kitchen Sink Brownies

These are sweeter than the cookies, since I just went with what was in the house (leftovers from the cookies and other projects), but it’s hard to go wrong with this kind of recipe. Though it turns out this was too many marshmallows; they kind of screwed up the structure…

22, May 2011
Chicken stock with sauteed breast meat

This is a slight variation on the Cook’s Illustrated chicken stock recipe, intended to end up with meat that can be put into soup. Again, it’s good because it’s quick, but the chicken-hacking is a fair amount of work (and this one is more work than the other, since you…

22, May 2011
Chicken stock

This is essentially the basic chicken stock recipe from the Cook’s Illustrated “New Best Recipe” book. It’s nice because it doesn’t take very long and makes a very flavorful stock, though all the chicken-hacking can be a pain (it’s messy; you might want to put down a tarp). This has…