Pumpkin Curry With Galangal and Fresh Turmeric
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 10 Comments »I picked up a 20-pound French pumpkin (they're called cinderella pumpkins, photo here) at the farmers market a few weeks back, and it was time to deal with it. Man does a 20-pound pumpkin contain a lot of meat! After ...
Watermelon Radish GORP
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 11 Comments »Remember Good Ol' Raisins and Peanuts? The classic trail food. There's something very satisfying about the crunchy-chewy combo of nuts and raisins. Delia was keeping a bowlful of almonds, walnuts, and raisins around as snack food, and I had a ...
Yuzu Kale Crack
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas | 2 Comments »One of my favorite ways to eat kale, and lots of it. Just separate the leaves from the backbone, toss with a drizzle of olive oil, add a teaspoon or two of yuzu juice, and place on a baking sheet ...
Eggplant Parmesan, Redux
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 6 Comments »Couldn't resist some gorgeous rosa bianca eggplants I saw at the farmers' market the other day. My standard eggplant dish sautes chunks of eggplant with ginger, fish sauce, and mint, but I was thinking something more casserole-ish for our little ...
Spicy, Floaty Zucchini Bread
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 11 Comments »We're at the end of summer squash season, but I couldn't help but snap up a big bag of beautiful yellow and green zucchini at the market yesterday with the thought of making a big loaf of light, superspiced zucchini ...
The Breakaway Vegetarian Burger
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 11 Comments »Stuart over at Toque Blanche recently requested that I take a shot at a vegetarian burger. I'm not fan of attempting to make foods look like other foods, especially where meat is concerned, but, since I've never had a veggie ...
Got a Great Breakaway Idea? Guest Posts Welcome!
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 Posted in Admin | 8 Comments »When I first started writing about cooking with Japanese ingredients in unorthodox yet simple and delicious ways, way back in the 90s in Japan, I knew that I couldn't be the ONLY person interested in cooking this way. I knew ...
Sayonara Gourmet, Baka Yarou Chris Kimball
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous | 25 Comments »By now everyone is probably tired of hearing about the demise of Gourmet magazine. I don't really have much of an opinion on it, other to say it never appealed to me in the first place; I found it tame, ...
Pickled Carrots, of a Thai Persuasion
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas | 7 Comments »Lots of cultures pickle carrots. Mexicans do a phenomenal job with their carrot-laden escaveche, and Japanese carrots pickled in nuka (rice bran) and sake-kasu (the dregs leftover from sake making) are to die for; the carrot kazu-zuke from Berkeley-based Cultured ...
Umami Corn Broth Udon with Summer Veggies
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »It all started with corn on the cob. I must have been a Depression child in another life, because I can't bear to throw away corn cobs. They make a brilliant corn broth, simply by filling a pot with water and ...
