You know what they say about the importance of food presentation…wait, what is it they say? This zingy green sauce is often served with Afghani food. It’s sort of a Central Asian version of pesto, though it does not contain oil. It’s easy to make and keeps well. It’s great on grilled meat, or anything […]
Author: Lillian Magidow
Pho Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Soup)
Not a quick weeknight meal, but well worth it in the end! If you’ve ever ordered pho ga at a restaurant, you’ve probably found it to be an under-flavored, pale shadow of the classic pho bo (beef). Instead, try making it at home, where you can crank up the flavor and have as much garnish […]
Buttermilk Pie with Raspberry Topping
I baked this at the same time as a loaf of zucchini bread because they both used buttermilk and because if you’re heating up the kitchen to bake one thing you may as well go on a baking spree. Buttermilk pie is a traditional Southern dish, basically a custard pie, and it’s ideal for when […]
Zucchini Bread
How can we have so many recipes, and yet not have a family zucchini bread recipe? Part of the reason may be that it’s a fairly modern phenomenon–I can’t find a recipe for it in any of our older cookbooks. Another possibility is that the version in The Melting Pot is made entirely with whole […]
Potato Croquettes
OK actually I call these potato patties (which might get confused with latkes), but you can be more lah-dee-dah and call this form of Operation Icebox ‘croquettes’. It’s really just a way to use leftover mashed potatoes. Ingredients: leftover mashed potatoeschives or green onions, mincedbacon bits (optional)spices, salt & peppercheese?fat for frying Combine the mashed […]
Swedish Meatballs
Herd tu feegoore-a oooot hoo I nefer treeed mekeeng thees clesseec Meennesuta deesh beffure-a. It ceme-a oooot greet! Börk, börk, börk! Ahem….what I mean to say is that this is delicious, especially served over mashed potatoes with lingonberries or cranberries and pickles on the side. It’s a fair amount of work, but very worth it […]
Thai Spicy Ground Beef Salad (aka Laab)
Here’s another similar summer meat salad recipe, though this one has a roasty flavor from the toasted rice flour and dried chilies. You will wind up with enough rice flour to make this at least twice. You need a blender or food processor. I got the recipe from Thai Food Tonight, which has many good […]
Hmong Chicken Salad
Clockwise from the left: young coconut juice, rice, chicken (actually turkey) salad, ripe papaya, papaya salad. Holy blazes I’m posting a recipe! Almost hard to call this one, it’s so easy. However, it’s a valuable use for leftover chicken or turkey, and it’s served cold or room temp, so it beats the heat. 2-3 c. […]
Dry rubbed grilled ribs
I thought I’d just post some outlines of how I like to do pork (spare)ribs. They take a lot of time to do right, but they turn out really well. I do the rub from memory more or less every time, but I find that certain things, like szechuan pepper, really add to it nicely. […]
Crumpets!
I’ve always been a big fan of crumpets, and so I spent a few days looking around online for recipes. Someone else appears to have done the same, and this recipe is based on hers but is hopefully a bit clearer. It might be worth noting that I also halved her recipe. Due to the […]