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Miso soup with shrimp wonton and shiitake mushrooms
Like miso soup? So do we. It is great in its simplest form — with just tofu and wakame — but did you know that miso soup can be a base for so many variations? A couple of weekends ago, we passed by DEC (yes, the Chinese deli), and bought ...
Fried chicken, Asian style
Some people like their fried chicken without breading; others prefer to enjoy it with a coating of flour, bread crumbs, corn meal or even crushed corn flakes, Southern style. “Southern”, of course, refers to the Southern states of the United Stat...
Cucumber, chili and tomato salad
About 10 days ago, I cooked a batch of Southern style fried chicken but with a totally Asian take. While the texture was the same as traditional Southern style fried chicken, the aroma, color and flavors were totally different. To accompany the fri...
Burgers with ginger and five spice powder
Lamb was used in the original recipe. I can get lamb chops and stewing lamb and even a whole lamb leg in these parts but not ground or minced lamb. So, I had to settle for ground beef. Rib eye. If you have access to ground lamb, I suggest you go for ...
Bell peppers and pimientos
That’s a bell pepper in the photo below. The red one. There are rounder and larger varieties and the colors range from green to red to yellow. Some are even a mixture of green and red. Bell peppers are fruits rather than vegetables although f...
Pesto and cheese toasties
I make my own pesto. I don’t always add nuts and, sometimes, I even skip the cheese part. And when I need only a small amount of pesto, I don’t bother with the blender. I simply hand-chop the basil and garlic. But you don’t need to...
