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All the Toppings
I love toppings on savory food. Like love love. Whenever we travel, we find a new hot sauce or spice that can be added to savory foods and some I keep in rotation. Here are some favorites. This sesame and pepper blend we picked up from Kyoto. This pepper sauce from the same store in…
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Thai Inspired Soup – quick
I was craving tom kah goong. It’s a coconut based sour and spicy shrimp soup from Thailand. And luckily, I had some lemongrass paste randomly in my fridge. So, I gave it a try. This came out so good but I decided to leave out to coconut milk since it was great without. So, maybe…
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Agedashi Tofu
We eat a lot of Japanese food and most of it is takeout. I love agedashi tofu but doesn’t travel well. So, I decided to give it a try at home. It came out so good. Also, a lot of these ingredients are great for okonomiyaki (recipe is in here too). Place 1 block medium-firm…
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Pumpkin Soup
Have you ever made anything from real pumpkins? Like not out of a can? I remember trying once to make a pumpkin pie with a sugar pumpkin and it was a stringy mess. Well, fear not my friends. This recipe uses real pumpkins and it’s divine! Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pumpkin halves, potato…
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Mussels in Wine Bath
These little babies love garlic and wine. No wonder I love them. This could be an app or dinner. Serve with some crusty bread and feast! If using fresh mussels, add them to a ziploc with water to fully submerge and a TBSP of flour. The mussels should spit out any sand or silt they’re…
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Miso Black Cod
Ok. Black cod is insanely expensive. I have no idea why. But when I can, I splurge. It’s like having a stellar cut of steak for me. Flaky and fatty and so freaking good. This recipe is the only way I make it. In a small pot, add mirin, sugar, sake and miso. Heat on…
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Crab Stuffed Salmon
Aggggh. We didn’t get a salmon season here on the Northern California coast this year. So, I didn’t get out to the harbor for our annual salmon filleting. There’s no more stockpiles of salmon in the deep freeze. And, of course, I’m craving some crab stuffed salmon and salmon chowder (recipe coming). This recipe for…
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Beef Caldereta
This dish is pure comfort. As we start to head in to fall, stews and soups are starting to creep in to our rotation at home. Usually, we eat caldereta on Xmas eve or Noche Buena with the PI fam. I’ll definitely bring it this year. So delicious with the umami liver pâté addition and…
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Kofta Hot Sauce
So, clearly I was all in tonight on dinner. I also made the hot sauce. 4-6 Thai red chilis 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar 1/2 tsp brown sugar 1/2 can diced tomatoes 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 shallot, diced 2 TBSP olive oil 1 pinch cayenne pepper salt to taste Add vinegar and sugar…
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Kofta Kebab
Seriously. You guys. Make this now. Husband wouldn’t stop eating well after he was full and the big kid even liked it!!! 1 lb ground beef 1/2 lb ground lamb 1 piece of bread toasted and then soaked in water 1 yellow onion diced 1 bunch parsley, chopped 3 cloves garlic 2 1/2 tsp shawarma…
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