After straining my back, I've been awfully lazy lately in my endeavors. This includes cooking. The upside is that I've been pulling a lot of old standards that get forgotten in the spirit of learning new recipes. This variation on Hong Kong style spaghetti is a dish I've eaten in many different asian households, where the vegetables tend to be sweated rather than...
So I don't want to get in that whole internet discussion about what a real woman does with literature in her spare time. Instead, I offer this much about the first episode (mild spoilers to follow): Enjoying...1. Opening credits are undeniably amazing and deserves a show in its own right.2. The tone is a bullseye - dirty, medieval, noble and barbaric vs voluptuous...
Camera malfunction, but definitely not food malfunction at Mission Street Chinese Food. Pork belly, deep fried Filipino style, with traditional tea smoked eggs and flat rice noodle rolls that usually are served at dim sum. Mission Chinese is queer place, both hipster and humdrum. The 90's rap on rotation and the lantern lit dragon on the ceiling, recalls some seedier sections of Asia,...
Chairman Bao's Braised Pork and Pork Belly sandwich The food at Off the Grid is a little lackluster from some vendors, but fair in general, and everyone will find something to love. I've had better tacos at the Walnut Creek DMV, but without the foodie fancy toppings. But if I could cross Chairman Bao's pork belly "salad" with the daikon relish from the...
12 oz Shareholder's Primerib with baked potato Sundance also has an affordable 20 dollar Twilight Dinner that includes a 6 oz steak, cup of soup and same choice of sides as the regular meal. As for the rest of the straightforward dishes at this basic steakhouse, everything was carefully executed. While I don't love the creamed spinach, mashed potatoes were creamy and garlicky. The squid...
My second attempt at making Yellow Cake from the The New Best Recipes book ends in success! The small blemish on top occurred when the skin stuck to the plate before reversing on to the rack. Otherwise, the cakes are only slightly lopsided and rose to a healthy inch. The flavor is extremely eggy, and may not be the kind of cake that...
Serve chicken garnished with chives and flour dumplings on the side. However, I just used packaged fresh gnocchi in lieu of dumplings. While flavorfull, the skin is not very appetizing and can be dispensed with prior to seasoning. 1 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp ground pepper 1 garlic clove, minced, or powdered garlic 4 chicken legs 1 tsp olive oil 1 tbsp unsalted butter...
Granola is a no-brainer really. Below are the basic ratios with some ingredient suggestions following. Recipe makes a good amount for having on-hand and is ripe for spontaneous experimentation. Syrup 2/3 cup liquid sweetener, in preferred combo; brown sugar, honey, molasses, maple or rice syrup. 1/4 cup oil; canola or vegetable; butter or coconut also works 3/4 tsp salt opt. 1/4 tsp spices;...
A recipe for layered yellow cake turned into disaster when I forgot the sugar. Faced with two 9" round vanilla scented biscuits, I figured fried chicken was the way to go. The easier solution? My take on Shake and Bake, perfected in college. Martha Stewart's buttermilk herb dressing with a twist necessitated, once again, by missing some items on the grocery list and...
