30, Jan 2011
Thai spareribs

Another recipe from the Bon Appetit February 2011 issue. They came out really good, very tender and falling off the bone, with a tasty crust. Ingredients 3 lb spareribs Boiling water 2 large lemongrass stalks 1/2 c + 6 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 c packed golden brown sugar 1/2 c…

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…

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,…

11, Jul 2009
Day After Larb Salad

A couple days after making the larb, I wanted to make a quick and fresh salad with the leftovers. I basically freshened the larb with more veggies and some nuoc cham and it was delicious again! This especially made sense because the larb dried out and mellowed a bit from…

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7, Jul 2009
Larb

After last week’s chicken patties, we wanted to try some more ground chicken dishes, and larb came to mind. I looked at a few recipes and ended up basing mine off this one. I hadn’t had larb in a long time, but the first bite brought it right back. It’s…