Miso-Crusted Pork Loin Chops
I intended to make a pork loin roast but the center cut chops available were so thick and beautiful that I veered off-course and chose...
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Apr 7, 2019
⏰ Hoisin Glazed Pork Meatballs
Just look at those meatballs, Don't you just want to dive in and eat them? A lovely example of the Maillard reaction and sweet, salty and...
Feb 6, 2019
Short Rib and Vegetable Pot Pie
To say that I was pleased with myself after making this is a bit of an understatement. Those of you who subscribe to this blog know that...
Dec 9, 2018
Tonkatsu Dinner
I was slightly overenthusiastic about the Bulldog sauce but, despite that tiny mishap, the effort of hand pounding the pork thinly and...
Sep 29, 2018
Soboru Donburi with Pea Shoots
Apparently it is Asia week chez us. This dish is a riff on one that the grandmother at my Hokkaido home-stay family used to make for me....
Aug 23, 2018
Ginger-Soy Grilled Bone-In Pork Loin Chops
Another surprisingly flavorful and easy dish; a take on the Japanese classic shoga-yaki. We cooked these on the outside grill and the...
Mar 21, 2018
Asian Pork Burgers with Spicy Szechuan-Peanut Sauce
This, my friends, was a really good burger. Not a traditional one by any means but certainly one a really juicy one that I want to eat...
Feb 18, 2018
Bone-in Grilled Pork Chops with Fig Jam and Grain Mustard
This dish must be made on the day before you plan to deep clean your kitchen and after disabling the smoke detector. Though truly...
Feb 9, 2018
Short Rib Tacos with all the Fixings
Short ribs were on sale again so it seemed a good time to make this dish. Also, having opened a can of chilis in adobo sauce for...
Jan 17, 2018
Homemade Char Siu Pork
Your initial reaction upon seeing this photo might be "oh that isn't char siu pork, char siu pork is bright red!' And yes, it usually is...
Oct 5, 2017
Dan Dan Noodles
I think I am on a roll this month. While I haven't topped last week's chicken dish yet, this was a very close second. Completely...
Dec 23, 2015
Recipe: Mapo Tofu
Mapo tofu is delicious but, try as I might - and my low standards in photography didn't help - I could not make the dish look yummy. For...
Dec 17, 2015
Lamb Tenderloin Medallions with Pomegranate Molasses, Cumin and Coriander
When L. was little we lived in London and, being an Anglophile, I made sure that lamb with mint sauce made an appearance on our table...
Dec 9, 2015
"Nikuman" (Steamed Japanese Pork Buns)
When I was a little girl in Japan, my mother would give me money every day to buy a snack on the way home from school. This makes sense...
Nov 29, 2015
Pork "Bahn-Mi"-ish Lettuce Parcels
L., with great misgivings written all over his face, asked me what this dish was and I said "well, I think it will taste a bit like...
Nov 13, 2015
Carnivore's Veggie Burger
Sometimes there is nothing like a burger. I don't eat huge amounts of cave man-y animal protein but occasionally nothing will do but red...
Nov 10, 2015
Chinese Pork with Marinated Tofu, Pea Shoots and Peanuts
I was a bit worried about potential comments from Stubbie and L.. I thought it tasted delicious but, as they say in British novels, it...
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