30, Jun 2009
Fried Rice of the Day: Barley & Tofu
Ever since some shockingly good fried rice in Maui, we’ve been making fried rice at home more often as a great “so, what’s in the fridge?” fallback. Of course, it’s different every time, but I mean to start taking notes. Last night’s was pretty good, but it actually wasn’t fried…
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27, Jun 2009
Berbere Chana
We made chana masala recently that was pretty good. I also recently tried making berbere, the Ethiopian spice combo, as part of a project to try some Ethiopian cooking. For lunch today, I wanted something quick, easy, and reasonably healthy, so I threw this together. It came out good. A…
25, May 2009
Crispy Lemony Snicket Chicken
Last time E and I were organizing the spice box, we found these things that look like coriander but smelled very lemony. Not knowing what they were, we put them in a jar and labeled them “lemony snickets”. Today I decided to try a dry-rub version of the golden chicken…
14, Apr 2009
Paella
We tried this weeknight paella recipe from married with dinner, with only slight changes (2/3 lb of chorizo, celery instead of bell pepper). It was pretty good. Ingredients 1 lb Spanish chorizo, cut into 1/2 inch slices on the diagonal 1 small onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped or…
11, Apr 2009
Blondies
I enjoyed these blondies but wanted something thicker and fudgy-brownie-esque in texture. So I tried these. The main difference, frankly, is that more dough goes into the pan, resulting in a thicker blondie. These do also have baking powder and a slightly different egg ratio. I made a slightly smaller…
30, Mar 2009
Blondies
I have been craving brownies all week, but since E is not eating chocolate at the moment we decided to try making blondies. First question? Just what the hell is a blondie anyway? Obviously, it’s like a brownie but without chocolate, but what stands in for the chocolate, in terms…
8, Mar 2009
Baked Sesame Chicken
Another variation on the baked version of my ever-useful golden chicken recipe. The glaze this time was hoisin sauce, mae ploy sweet chili sauce, and soy sauce. After glazing the chicken breasts, I sprinkled them liberally with sesame seeds and white and black pepper. It came out great, though next…
8, Mar 2009
Green Mashed Potatoes
This irio recipe (basically mashed potatoes and peas with corn) sounded so good, we decided to try it ourselves. However, we didn’t have corn and so instead mixed in a caramelized onion. We also used yukon gold and fingerling potatoes, and left in the skins. The result was really good…