Thai Coconut Curry Soup
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This is my version of Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Coconut Curry Soup, my
version because I could only find dried galangal and the quantities are
differen...
Fried crawfish tails
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Fried seafood has a longstanding tradition along the Gulf Coast. From
Beaumont to Brownsville, there are an array of joints close to the…
Source
Feta Brulee With Honey and Sesame Seeds
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I’ve been looking back at the dishes I served and some of my Greek Supper
Clubs and this one is a standout.
It’s a piece of Feta...
What is Umami?
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The Fifth Taste Umami is a term coined by a Japanese scientist in the early
twentieth century to describe a fifth basic taste unique from salty, sweet,
s...
Crispy Chickpea Pantry Pasta Recipe
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This Crispy Chickpea Pantry Pasta recipe is a simple, vegetarian dish full
of wonderful flavors and textures. This week I’ve become hooked on the Bon
App...
Tuna Melt
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It’s funny some of the dos and don’ts that people have come up with around
food. Things like that you shouldn’t wash button mushrooms, that you should
drin...
Instant Pot Cabbage and Sausage
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Cabbage and Sausage are classic Irish foods, and here’s a new recipe for
Instant Pot Cabbage and Sausage to make while cabbage is on sale. And
leftovers ...
Sunny Citrus Recipes + How to Use Lots of Citrus
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Favorite citrus recipes and all the ways I put a big box of citrus to use
this week. Oranges, Meyer and Eureka lemons, mandarins, and grapefruits are
all...
Whole Shrimp Potstickers – Wholly Delicious
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I love potstickers, both the recipe and the technique, and while I love the
traditional pork filling we featured in our video, sometimes you’re just in
the...
the perfect margarita
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This week many of us are coming up on the anniversary of all sorts of
things we had little idea would define the year ahead. I remember saying
things lik...
Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana?
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The weird shit I’ve bought during this pandemic! Sadly, there are days when
the only way to interact with the world or to feel anything is through
commerce...
Mini Chocolate Swirl Raspberry Pavlovas
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Pavlovas are one of my go-to recipes when I entertain. I love how fancy
they look without being too complicated. Now that we are only dining for
two at...
Join Me On Substack!
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Hi, in case you’re wondering where I’ve been… I’ve been on Substack! Ever
since I discovered how easy it is to shoot out a weekly dispatch on there,
I’ve...
Mocha Coconut Bread
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[image: Mocha Coconut Bread]
Several years ago, Starbucks offered a Mocha Coconut Frappuccino on the
menu as one of their summer blended drinks. Anyone w...
New Year
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It feels a bit surreal to write a new year. I recognize that a new year
doesn’t mean much more than a shifting page on the calendar except with it
also com...
How to Choose, Cut, Seed and Juice a Pomegranate
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My fascination with pomegranates started with the bowls of pomegranate
arils I enjoyed as a snack when I was little and grows with each recipe I
develop. O...
Gluten-Free Goddess Pumpkin Crumb Cake
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Cinnamon Crumb Pumpkin Coffee Cake? Absolutely.So I am reading Carolyn G.
Heilbrun- The Last Gift of Time. I read a chapter on memory- and the
seduction of...
Yogurt Cake Recipe
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Buy Clotilde's latest book, The French Market Cookbook!
Gâteau au yaourt Maxence is a big advocate of the adage “if it ain’t broke
don’t fix it”. In othe...
This Saturday’s Recipes by The Pioneer Woman
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This Saturday is a brand new episode of “Home Sweet Home” on Food Network.
My kids are helping me shoot it, my production company in the UK is editing
it t...
How to Fry an Egg
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Here's how to fry an egg perfectly. No more chewy or overcooked whites!
The post How to Fry an Egg appeared first on Sophisticated Gourmet.
Leftovers à la française
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In the family, we rapidly nicknamed my mother “la reine des restes” (the
queen of leftovers) because she’d make a point of keeping every scrap of
food, kee...
Writing about Christmas and New Years in Japan
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Writing about Christmas and New Years in Japan
[image: Kanto style ozoni (mochi soup) for New Years] Two articles about
the holiday season in Japan. Filed...
Fig Scones
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Tender and slightly sweet, these orange-scented buttermilk fig scones pair
perfectly with a cup of coffee or tea. This is sure to become one of your
favori...
For the Man Who Has Everything
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For the man who has everything, it’s nearly impossible to think of the
perfect birthday gift. I’ve been getting birthday gifts for one of my
oldest friends...
Perfectionism Is A Hustle
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I’ve spent years conning myself into believing that perfectionism is what
made me good at my job. But the truth is, perfectionism has done me more
harm tha...
Top Tastes of 2018
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A recap of some of my favorite tastes and experiments in 2018. Check out my
last taste recaps in 2016 and 2014. Top Mind-blowing and changing taste:
Vegan ...
Homemade Sour Cream Gingerbread Pancakes
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The holidays is always bittersweet for me. Coming from a large family,
Thanksgiving to New Years has become a time of remembrance of family who
have pas...
No more video posts here!
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Dear Beyond Salmon Readers,
If you want to know when I make new videos, please subscribe to my YouTube
channel and click the bell button if you want e-mail...
Refreshing Milk Tea with or without Boba
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Milk tea is always a favorite afternoon drink when we’re craving an
alternative to our everyday iced coffee. Slightly sweet and creamy but
always refresh...
morning beauty routine – olga massov
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Unlike with clothes, if I had unlimited funds, which I don’t (thanks, cost
of childcare!), I’d be spending all of my pennies on skincare and beauty
product...
Moving On: New Blog & New Cookbook
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So it's been a while since I've posted here. My apologies for that. But,
then again, it's because I've been blogging elsewhere and working harder
than a ...
Personals history
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I moved to San Francisco in 1991. At the time, I was freelancing in
theater, doing sets and props. The work was sparse, and the pay was
abysmal, but San Fr...
Monday Farm Photos: Happy Monday.
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*Wishing you a week filled with little pockets of peace. (And for the rest
of the time, there's always this.)*
*More *(15-year-old!)* Lucky Buddy Bea...
Keeping up
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For readers who would like to keep up with my second act as I build my
volunteering life, I'll be posting updates about my progress on my blog
Lydia Likes ...
My workshop in Sicily
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when
may 1 may 6 2017
what:
A week spent sketching in the Sicilian hills, the better to take in all the
beauty and inspiration.
We will cook and we will...
Smoked Oysters
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Delicately smoked oysters are a fantastic appetizer or snack, and are great
on pasta.
The post Smoked Oysters appeared first on Hunter Angler Gardener C...
White Nectarine and Purple Basil Mini Cakes
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[image: White Nectarine and Purple Basil Mini Cakes]
We grow and encourage many flowers within our vegetable patch to attract
the bees and beneficial insec...
Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies
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Is there anything better than a simple, perfectly baked sugar cookie? YES!
A simple, perfectly baked sugar cookie with a hint of lime and coconut.
This was...
December 10
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I come to you today for three reasons: 1) it is so windy outside this
morning that my entire house will shortly be carried away (to Oz, I hope)
and I want ...
bloody valentine aka blood orange negroni
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You guys, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner… like tomorrow. Aaron
and I have gotten to the point where we no longer even try to get
reservations s...
Last Chance Kale
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When Josie was a baby, she ate a lot of kale. Most of the time she ate it
with cheese-y grits. Perfect food for feeding a 9 month old: soft, green,
delicio...
Rutabaga, Celery, Dill, & Smoked Chicken Soup
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Spring may be on its way, but it’s not here yet. It was snowing in Brooklyn
today! Plenty of time left to hunker down with winter vegetable based soups
whi...
Onsen Tamago, or poaching eggs in their shells
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Recently, a TV reporter visited my restaurant Ganso and asked a typical
reporter question: How many distinct ingredients do we use to make a bowl
of ramen?
Chestnut, too many garnishes to list
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Sometimes, I think there is no more beautiful color in the world than that
of a chestnut. A few years ago on Christmas Eve, my friends and I roasted
chestn...
Baby Eggplants: The Cute Factor
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The other day at Sprouts, a local grocery store, a woman saw me selecting
baby eggplant.
She asked, "Do you like those?"
"Oh, I adore them," I said. "Th...
In My Kitchen - June 2012
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Fig Jam and Lime Cordial is a blog I recently discovered. I'm joining in
Celia's In My Kitchen meme this month. In My Kitchen ........is a cow. I'm
not a b...
Walking on Western Ave.
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I'm happiest when I am organizing random projects. In the past few years,
it was "Book Club," a group of friends who traveled from Bay Area bar to
Bay Area...
Gallery: Favorite Jazz Fest Eats
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[image: Cochon de Lait Po'boy. The Best Po'Boy at the Fest. Get one early
or you'll be sorry! (at Food Area 1)] Cochon de Lait Po’boy. The Best
Po’Boy a...
Discovering Masa and More: A Taste of Honduras
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To get to the masa seller’s shack, I walked along a narrow path of hardened
mud, about twelve inches wide, bordered by deep watery ditches and tall
scratch...
Super Easy, Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
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Easy to make, unusually moist chocolate cupcakes and no mixer required! No
eggs either, the recipe uses a combo of baking soda and vinegar for
leavening. ...
St. Lucia Saffron Buns - Lussekatter
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Ho ho ho and getting into that Christmas vibe here! Every weekend I have
been taking out a few select favourite decoration pieces, adorning the
various cor...
City smells, kitchen smells
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The smells of foods and kitchens: Food that we make flavorful is generally
a good thing; air that we make flavorful as we prepare that food is
generally not.
ENOUGH.
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A few days ago my book editor, Susan Roxborough, handed me the first real
copy of my book, ENOUGH. I had to mark the moment. And then I cried. And
then...
General Tso's Cauliflower and Tofu
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[image: General Tso's Cauliflower and Tofu | Appetite for China]
Last summer I started teaching a Vegan Chinese Cooking class at Brooklyn
Brainery.
Ever...
Food and drink packaging: Skaalvenn
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I've always been interested in graphics, even taking a brief course in
design and packaging at an art school in NYC - and noticed these craft
bottles in M...
The Ceylon Dinner, 1875.
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Over the years I have posted quite a number of menus for late nineteenth
century civic and other official dinners. I think it is fair to say that,
looked ...
Fighting with my website host
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This is going to be a temporary post, but as it stands I can’t seem to
connect to my website at all unless I’m using VPN or my cell phone. Once my
hosting ...
What I’m doing in my 9 to 5 is Project 529
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Well folks, it’s been so long since I’ve posted here that: A. My not-so-new
laptop didn’t have my blog editor installed. B. It took quite a few times
for...
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Thanksgiving 2011!!
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Every now and then, life goes crazy, right? That’s where Shiv and I have
both been for a couple months now. I’ve barely had time to put my dinner
order in ...