I haven’t been cooking that much lately (my energies have instead been spent on pickling and preserving things), but tonight I got back into the kitchen and put together an excellent meal. Saltimbocca (literally, ‘jumps in your mouth’) can be made with chicken, veal, or pork cutlets, and this time I opted for boneless, skinless […]
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Fresh Spring Rolls and Singapore Noodles
An ode to rice noodles! Today I had fun exploring the international grocery stores in Rochester. Rice and Spice, an Indian place, is great and I got excellent service there. The shopkeeper helped me find everything on my list and even gave me some recipes. The Asian Food Store was really seedy and kind of […]
Crockpot Chicken Tajine-like thing
Well, I have actually NO idea how to cook a proper tajine, and in fact I’ve only eaten them a couple times. However, I was trying to get rid of ingredients, and this is sort of what resulted. When my friend gets back from Morocco, I will be sure to force her to teach me […]
Chicken with Thai Basil (Can also be made with virtually any other form of protein)
This is a super easy stir fry with an unforgettable flavor. In Thailand, ‘Holy basil’ is typically used, but in the US most people make it with ‘Thai basil’. (Now that I’ve tried the holy basil, I think that Thai basil is better.) You can use any mild meat, like chicken or pork, and either […]
Lillian’s CowPoon aka Khaub Poob Recipe (Red Curry and Coconut Soup with Chicken)
This is taken from Lillian’s original handwritten recipe. I’m thinking of making it soon, so I figured I’d post it: Ingredients 1 chicken7 kaffir lime leaves2 stalks lemon grassGinger2 cans mushrooms (straw, etc)2 cans bamboo shoots, cut into thin pieces1 can coconut milkRice noodlesRed curry pasteBean sproutsThai BasilLimes Instructions 1.Fill big pot with the amount […]
Circassian Chicken
I’ve never been the Caucasus, but if I go, I intend to eat non-stop. So far all the recipes I’ve had from that region are a fantastic melding of East and West that highlight some of my favorite ingredients. Alex once made this dish, and I remember it taking him all day because he didn’t […]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Roasting Chicken
I’m fairly certain that roast chicken is the food I’ve had the most kitchen meltdowns over. It’s so simple, so basic, and so beautiful to have that whole, browned and glistening bird on the table–and yet, I can never seem to get one to the table without shedding tears of frustration and throwing a spatula […]
Syrian Style Melukhiyya (Jew’s Mallow) with Chicken, served with Vermicelli Rice
So, this is the second in my multipart “What my friend Reem taught me to cook” series of Syrian recipes. This entry is “melukhiyya”, known in English as “Jew’s Mallow” for who knows what reason. There are two versions of this recipe apparently – the Egyptian(and Jordanian style) consists of a more soup like consistency […]
Orange Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
Here’s a great and cheap weeknight recipe. You can make it with any cut of bone-in chicken, but I use the extra-cheap chicken drumstick family packs. Preheat the oven to 400 and throw some rice on to cook. 1 large package chicken drumsticks2 -3 oranges, juiced (or 3/4 c. OJ)zest of one orange1/4 c. vinegar, […]
Spicy chicken stew
On a recent cold rainy fall day, I had something of an epiphany for how to use a whole chicken I had that was about 45 seconds away from starting to turn. I was tired of soup, but I wanted sauce, spice, and flavor. Solution: Stew. I also forgot pictures because I was too cold, […]