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This is an economical way to get four good starter servings out of two grouse. (You can do the same dish with wood pigeon.) Make the polenta the night before; once set, it will last a few days in the fridge. 2 oven-ready grouse salt and freshly gro (read full article)
Poached Salmon 2 (4 oz. ea.) salmon filets 1 1/2 c. vegetable (or chicken) broth 1 t. dried minced onion flakes seasonings: salt, chives, dill, oregano, 1 bay leaf, paprika In a large skillet, simmer onion and seasonings in broth for about 10-15 minu (read full article)
How do make French Onion soup vegetarian without compromising the flavor? This is a tough question. Sure, you can use standard vegetable stock, but the flavors won't be as intense. The basis of any good soup (or sauce) is the stock. If you have blan (read full article)
Our local grocery stores often run specials on pork loins, those huge logs of lean, boneless meat. At $1.67, sometimes less, per pound, it is about the cheapest way for me to buy good quality cuts of pork. I cut them into chops, I cut th (read full article)
Cullen Skink or Smoked Haddock Chowder – A traditional soup named after the fishing village of Cullen, in Morayshire on the north-east coast of Scotland. Often served as a starter in a traditional Burns Night Supper on the 25th January, follow (read full article)
Till date I have been unable to decide if I really like to cook or if I like to feed my loved ones more. Why this lingering doubt? Well if I really liked to cook, then I should love to cook all the time right, including when it comes to making somet (read full article)
This is my hubby’s specialty. When we had our eatery business a few years ago, this was one of the sought after menu besides his Bulalo and Papaitan recipe. The duck meat came from his hometown in Pasig, very near to Taguig where duck raising (read full article)
Curry leaf rice Ingredients Handful of curry leaves cleaned, washed and dried 1 cup basmati rice cumin seeds - 2 tspn crushed pepper - 1-2 tspn garlic - 10 bay leaf - 1 cardamom(elachi) - 1-2 salt to taste ghee - 1 tspn oil - 1 tspn Method Chop g (read full article)
Bihar's staple food for lunch always has rice. Rice can be prepared in several ways like boiled rice, steamed rice, fried rice, sweet rice etc. Today I want to present rice using saffron. Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. It's best (read full article)
Back in the '80's when Louisiana Cuisine became en vogue, many of the ingredients I considered to be "everyday" could not be eaily found in grocery stores outside of Southeast Louisiana.Few people understood our culinary lingo such as  (read full article)
I have to say, I paused a bit on the idea of this salad. Shrimp and...watermelon? In the same bowl? Possibly ending up on my fork in the same bite? Really?Really.It's one of those things that sounds like it might not work, but trust me, it does. (read full article)
Partners in CrimeJust taking advantage of Spain being the Champion 2010. With me are my classmates in Master of International Human Resources, Melinda (Romania) and Sophia (Taiwan). We had a blast walking around Madrid eventhough (read full article)
Kinunot na Pagi Ingredients: 1 kilo stingray/pagi 1 pc onion 1 stalk celery 1 pc bay leaf 1 tsp black peppercorns 3 tsp olive oil 125 gms onion ,chopped 1 tbsp garlic, minced 1 tbsp ginger, chopped 1 tbsp chili pepper, chopped 1 pack 7 gms Aji-Gini (read full article)
Massaman Curry is a popular dish from the south of Thailand. Its flavors are indicative of Malaysian curries, with warm spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and bay leave cooked together in coconut milk for a fragrant, rich-tasting curry. This (read full article)
If you've been reading this blog lately you may be wondering if we've been switching themes on you. Well, it's true that summer somehow brings out the experimental side of my otherwise rather staid culinary character. But, fear not, gentle reader, Me (read full article)
Preserved Lemons Adapted from ‘The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen’ by Paul Wolfert Preparation Time 45 minutes Ingredients 10 ripe Meyer, or organic lemons 1/2 cup coarse salt, Kosher salt may be used Extra virgin olive oil Method Scrub 6 of (read full article)
When it comes to fish, I preferred baked, grilled, or fried but not poach, I can't stand the smell even though I add lemon or lime unless ginger will be added. But for this SBD Recipe, I tried this recipe for curiosity. Not bad, the taste (read full article)
This week’s POM Summer Series recipe is all about SALADS!!! I LOVE summertime because at all of the Farmer’s Markets that you can get amazing fresh and flavorful produce. Tomatoes of all types are one of my favorite t (read full article)
Ease: 3/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 4/5 Time: 2/5Prep: 25 minutesCooking time: 1 hour, 15 minutesAs I was endlessly chopping up the vegetables for this soup (which takes extra long these days as I have to (read full article)