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…
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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…
21, May 2011
Pork, cabbage, and dumpling soup
I basically followed this recipe. I’d never made dumplings before, and it was fun and easy. Unfortunately, I used the wrong kind of cabbage and the soup tasted a little too cabbagey — next time, no red cabbage. Also, with 5 dried red chilies, it was a little too hot…
8, May 2011
House special noodles
House special noodles isn’t a recipe so much as a general concept — noodle soup made with whatever happens to be handy, the more the merrier. This one was fortunately much more successful than our last attempt and will probably be the basis for future recipes. The vital difference was…
30, Jan 2011
Peanut chicken stew
E’s mom made us this stew the other night and it was very tasty. It’s derived from an African dish, where it’s made with peanuts and yams. Ingredients 2 tbsp peanut oil 1 small onion, coarsely chopped 1 3-lb chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces 2 1/2 tsp kosher salt…
22, Jan 2011
House special noodles
Inspired by a bowl of “house special” soup at Green Leaf that included all kinds of stuff (in comparison to my usual favorite, the elegantly simple pho), we decided to make our own house special soup with whatever was on hand. This one came out pretty good, though if the…
14, Nov 2010
Doenjang jjigae – Korean tofu, vegetable, and beef stew
From this recipe from Sunset. This one came out very good, and very Korean. I would make it again, though I’m not crazy about the combination of cabbage, zucchini and daikon (though Korean as that is). The broth was delicious, and I’d try it perhaps potatoes and mushrooms as well.…
14, Nov 2010
Coconut ginger curry with halibut
Came from this recipe in an issue of Sunset. It came out really good, and not too much work. We’d definitely do this again, with fish or chicken, maybe adding some more hearty vegetables. We couldn’t find curry leaves, but the flavor was good anyway, and a little curry powder…
18, Jul 2010
Lentil Soup
This is a good, tasty lentil soup. It’s not very difficult, except for an hour or so of waiting for things to simmer. Ingredients 1/4 lb bacon, diced 2 c diced yellow onion 2 carrots, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 7 c chicken stock 1 tsp thyme 1/4 tsp celery…