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Simple deep dish apple pie, with five pounds of apples. It was the first time I made pie crust from scratch. I made this for Brandon 'cause he doesn't like cake.
This classic Eurasian dish is not easy to find. Most recipe books don't have it - but I found one in Ellice Handy's cookbook.
Fry ginger and onions till soft. To the pan, add lemon grass (2 stalks, white stem only), 1/2 inch galangal, tsp tumeric, 4 candlenuts which have been pounded together (or blended together). Fry till fragrant. Add some coconut milk. The fish is then poached in the coconut gravy. Add vinegar, sugar to taste. Top off with deep fried onions/garlic/chilli as desired.
We made this Thai Crab Cake based on NY Times column THE MINIMALIST www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/dining/161mrex.html
yet another variation of the spaghetti
ingredients :
spaghetti
onions
mushrooms
oyster sauce
mixed dried herbs
tabasco sauce
olive oil
location:
shanghai, china
with caramelised mushy strawberries underneath, served with fresh strawberries on the side... bliss! (i think this could feed 4, but we managed it between the two of us! ;-)...
Homemade black bean and roasted pepper enchiladas. Recipe upcoming on the blog.
They don't look that pretty, but they were so, so good.
gnocchi made from ground chestnuts, mixed in with a 'confit' of chestnuts, walnuts & pearl onions in a ham and porcini mushroom stock, tarted up with dried cranberries just before serving
- salmon steak with daikon radish and long green onion
- mizuna and carrot salad
- napa cabbage saute
- onion miso soup
This recipe had its origins in the Banana Cake recipe by Pichet Ong (see www.flickr.com/photos/taking5/3352958593/in/album-7215765...)
This time round, I decided to replace some flour with cocoa powder.
Verdict: the recipe actually suggested adding choc chips as a variation and I think this is the better way to go. The cocoa powder masked some of the Flavours which made this cake such a winner - the cinnamon and honey Flavours didn't come through.
I totally fell in love with Merlin. He was the sweetest, most chill cockapoo, and he had the softest fur. Aw.
This is about a kilo (before peeling) of fruit, ready for soup-making. I left a couple intact for reference.
I was too lazy to make them for the 4th.
It's been quite a while since I've barbecued properly, so it was a nice surprise when these came out well. Usually I torch the first ribs of the season into a hot leathery mess.
I an experimenting in the kitchen again. I am making a kind of stew - this is it starting to boil down - I will simmer it for about 90 minutes. I combined Masaman Curry, coconut milk, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chicken, cumin, paprika, salt, black pepper, turmeric, green onion, white onion, yellow peppers, red peppers, green peppers, okra, corn, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot and garlic. I will add a little whole wheat post right before serving. I have no idea how it will taste, but I like to try new things.