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BBQ Pork Chops and Sweet Onions Recipe

posted August 15, 2010 in BBQ Party

Ingredients 6 to 8 center cut pork loin chops, 1 inch thick allow 1 per person 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 large sweet onions, such as Texas or Vidalia 2 cups smoky barbecue sauce, divided The zest of 2 oranges, divided The juice of 2 oranges, d (read full article)

Embotido (Pork Meatloaf)

posted August 13, 2010 in Yummy-as-can-be

Embotido is a Filipino style meatloaf that can be served as cold cuts or as main dish with rice. My son loves it in his sandwich. Ingredients: 1 kilo pork, ground or minced 3 eggs 1 onion chopped finely 2 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 cup raisin/sulta (read full article)

Fruits and Vegetables to enhance your meals

posted August 10, 2010 in niyas's world

FennelAlso known as sweet anise, fennel has a sweet, mild licorice flavor. The feathery fronds can be used as an herb, like dillweed, to flavor soups and stews. The broad, bulbous base is treated like a vegetable and can be eaten raw or sliced and di (read full article)

Hoisin Marinated Grilled Pork Chops

posted August 09, 2010 in Bo's Bowl

This recipe combines two of my favorite things Asian flavors and grilling.  Hoisin sauce is one of those things you either love or you hate.  It has a strong assertive flavor.  I love Hoisin and use it all the time in stir-fries.  (read full article)

Salmon Tataki With ponzu Sweet Sauce

Salmon Tataki With ponzu Sweet Sauce is a healthy seafood with a tasty and creamy flavor. Ingredients: 65 ounces sashimi grade salmon Ponzu Gelee: 2 tablespoons powdered galatine 1 tablespoon Kikkoman soy sauce 1 / 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tablespoon sug (read full article)

07.06.10: dinner (Peruvian salad from the Barcelona cookbook).

posted August 04, 2010 in The Manhattan Food Project

Peruvian Steak Salad Another installment in our OMG IT’S TOO HOT TO COOK series. Today, a seemingly simple salad that’s about as far beyond steak on lettuce as pit tickets are from camera phone concert footage uploaded to youtube. This is (read full article)

Nakano Rice Vinegars Review and Giveaway

posted August 03, 2010 in A Self-Confessed Foodie

I’ve recently had the opportunity to try Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegars. I received a bottle of their red pepper vinegar to review! Rice vinegars are interesting because they add a lot of flavor to dishes without adding a ton of calories. Nakano (read full article)

Thai Green Beans

This recipe from Simply in Season makes a great side dish – or add chicken or tofu and serve over rice for a main dish. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Thai Green Beans 5 cups green beans 2 tsp sesame oil 1/2 onion (chopped; I also added a (read full article)

Chicken Pastel

posted July 29, 2010 in Filipino Cuisines and Native Foods

Estimated cooking time for this chicken recipe: 1.5 hoursCooking Ingredients: One 1 1/2 kilo chicken, cut in piecesOne can (14 ounces) Vienna sausage, sliced3 potatoes, diced1 carrot, diced1 up mushrooms, cut in half1 green bell pepper, sliced in str (read full article)

Crispy Fried Wontons (Gieow Grob)

posted July 29, 2010 in A flavor of Thai

This recipe call Crispy Fried Wontons or Gieow Grob in Thai. A wonton is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines. This fried wonton the filling is typically made of Minced pork or shrimp. In Thailand we serve fried wonton as (read full article)

Hainanese Chicken Rice at Home

posted July 28, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

Not long after I returned to London from Singapore, I started craving Hainanese chicken rice again; despite having it twice in a week, I wanted more! And as my brother was down in London that weekend, I took the opportunity to cook chicken rice for a (read full article)

Lighter General Tso’s Chicken

posted July 28, 2010 in Laura's Recipe Collection

After several weeks of dessert posts (minus one indulgent Mario Batali pasta recipe) I was beginning to feel like we were getting a bit unhealthy around here. So, to combat that, I bring you: Veggies! And healthy food! Novel concept, no? But, becaus (read full article)

Asian Grilled Chicken with Fried Rice

posted July 24, 2010 in Sugar Pies

If you enjoy "Chinese" food then you'll love this rather easy recipe. It features a boneless, skinless chicken breast marinated in soy sauce, olive oil and Dijon mustard that is then given double duty as a sauce. Combined with a quick stir fry rice a (read full article)

Noodles In Gravy Seafood (Rad Nah Tha-la)

posted July 23, 2010 in A flavor of Thai

There are variants, including using rice vermicelli instead of the wide noodles, and using deep fried thin egg noodle, with the gravy poured on to soften it.  In areas where gailan can not be easily obtained,  broccoli is often used as a su (read full article)

jap chae

posted July 22, 2010 in gourmet traveller

A brief chat about the joys of Korean food last week led to a twitter pal’s first experience cooking (and eating) the Northeast Asian cuisine. After he mentioned that the next dish he would tackle was Jap Chae, it really got me craving the sav (read full article)

Recipe | Teriyaki Grilled Salmon

posted July 21, 2010 in Susannah\'s {Kitchen} Aprons

May is National Barbecue Month It’s still cool here in the Pacific Northwest, but across the country, Moms, Dads, and chefs are beginning to plan for the outdoor cooking and dining season ahead.Here’s a classic recipe straight from the excecutive (read full article)

Sticky Chicken - only 3 ingredients, I promise!

posted July 19, 2010 in My Easy Cooking

I have various recipes for sticky chicken because on Fridays we eat finger food and for my children finger food would not be the same without Sticky chicken. Many years ago there was a big craze for cooking chicken in all kinds of liquid. Fruit juice (read full article)

Thai BBQ Chicken (Khai Yang)

posted July 18, 2010 in A flavor of Thai

This barbecue chicken or Khai Yang is truly bursting with flavor! Marinated in a garlicky sweet and sour sauce, the chicken pieces are then easily barbecued or oven-baked to perfection. Add special homemade Thai sauce as either a dipping sauce or a g (read full article)

yum cha

posted July 13, 2010 in gourmet traveller

Most Sundays we’ll find ourselves having a spot of dim sum at our local Royal China in Bayswater. Last weekend we decided to venture further afield, and hit up Yum Cha on Chalk Farm Road in Camden, conveniently situated near the Blumenthal-esq (read full article)

Kaki Zosui—Oyster and Rice Soup

posted July 12, 2010 in La Fuji Mama

I’m a huge fan of oysters.  Not only are they delicious, but I think they are a whole lot of fun to shuck, once you get the hang of it.  Oysters are also a highly sustainable seafood choice, and the next stop on our sustaina (read full article)

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