Cranberry Curry Chicken Pie with Leftover French Bread Crust
6 Mar 2007

Cranberry Curry Chicken Pie with Leftover French Bread Crust

by | posted in: Grains, Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 8

Curry is only optional here. I had begun this dish with the thought of splashing in the remaining cupful or so of white wine I had left in the fridge and maybe sprinkling some rosemary in the pie mixture; instead, I drank the wine. Something in between a mild chicken curry and a stuffing mixture, this meal was a quick alternative to baking a real chicken pot pie. I shouldn’t even call it a pie, really, since the “crust” was … Read More

Reason for Not Eating Out #7: What Manners?
5 Mar 2007

Reason for Not Eating Out #7: What Manners?

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I have never been a very delicate eater, I’ll just put that on the table. Along with my elbow, lots of crumbs, and all the salt and pepper that missed the plate. I wish I could blame this completely on a “cultural clash” of sorts, as if to say that when one is raised in a half Chinese, half American household, I’m as confused about rules concerning handling bones at the table or holding a bowl to one’s mouth as … Read More

Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto with Wilted Spinach, Leeks and Chinese Sausage
28 Feb 2007

Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto with Wilted Spinach, Leeks and Chinese Sausage

by | posted in: gluten-free, Grains, Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 3

Congee, you know what I mean? Except not. First, I’ll admit that this was not the most convenient meal to make on a weeknight–but it can be done. Just remember to pop the squash in the oven as soon as possible, then begin the rest of your preparation and cooking. That way it should be soft enough by the time the risotto is ready for it to be added. Timing is everything.

Five Things You Didn’t (Want to) Know About Me
27 Feb 2007

Five Things You Didn’t (Want to) Know About Me

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Vanessa, keeper of the wonderfully inventive veggie recipe vault Vanesscipes, gamely tagged me in blog tag: the Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me series. As if I didn’t already share too many stupid facts about myself on this site, allow me to dispel a number of things that you may or may not (want to) know about me, your not-so-humble blog writer person.

Serious Eats gets in a Pickle
26 Feb 2007

Serious Eats gets in a Pickle

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Just a friendly tip for all those who are dying to learn more about pickling from three of the best people around: check out Serious Eats this week (the most fun, informative and friendly site for those serious about noshing) for my story and you’ll see what this concoction is all about. And have a great Monday!

Beef Shanks Braised with Fennel and Mushrooms
26 Feb 2007

Beef Shanks Braised with Fennel and Mushrooms

by | posted in: Meat & Poultry, Recipes, Soups & Stews | 5

Winter was a good time for oxtails when I was growing up. My dad was fond of the Basque oxtail recipe in Jeff Smith’s The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors, a really good soupy dish perfect for sopping up with warm crusty bread. There wasn’t much meat on those starburst-shaped discs of bone; it was about the flavor, and of course the gelatinous cartilage that felt slightly more jellyfish-like than fat in your mouth.

Eating in at your favorite restaurants
23 Feb 2007

Eating in at your favorite restaurants

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My friend Sean, an avid cooker, served up one mean lamb and cranberry meat pie last weekend that he’d done a fair share of hunting for. Well, the lamb meat itself came from the Farmer’s Market in Fort Greene Park. But the hunt for the recipe was a twisted road. A few months ago he’d purchased a glazed earthenware English pie dish at an antiques store in New Hampshire. He decided that the best meat pie he’d had was at … Read More

Molten Chocolate Business
22 Feb 2007

Molten Chocolate Business

by | posted in: Desserts, Recipes, Ruminations | 12

Warning: this post contains graphic images not suitable for children under 17 Who had time for Valentine’s Day in the middle of last week? Not I. I’m not the only person I know who’d opted to postpone Valentine’s Day to a more convenient night this year. But even though I had a long weekend, things kept popping up; people from out of town kept coming to town; there was nothing romantic about Chinese New Year; and then the whole thing … Read More

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