Carrot Ketchup
I wanted the veggie burger in the inspiration recipe below so badly that I was practically salivating while looking at the photo (and me...
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Mar 4, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Quick Tomato Sauce
Today for lunch, L. requested/demanded pasta with tomato sauce. Some might consider him entitled because proper tomato sauce takes hours...
Feb 10, 2018
Jalapeno-Bourbon BBQ Sauce
This BBQ sauce hit all the right notes. It had the right level of heat, it was tangy, sweet, sour with just a hint of smokiness. It also...
Jan 11, 2018
Green Coconut Curry with Zucchini Noodles and Tofu
This can obviously be made with store bought green curry paste and will be quite delicious, but I had a specific taste in mind so made my...
Dec 11, 2017
Tonnato Sauce
Though I have this on the menu as veal tonnato, and the sauce is delicious with a grilled chop (or more traditionally with braised veal...
Nov 30, 2017
Bonus Recipe: Tomato Sauce
This is a multi use, work horse in the kitchen, kind of a sauce. I make a vat of it every couple of months and freeze it in one cup...
Oct 6, 2017
Bonus Recipe: Szechuan Chili Oil
Though this was originally made because I needed it for Dan Dan Noodles, I have found many uses for it since. This stuff is like crack. I...
Mar 9, 2016
Requested Recipe: Preserved Lemons
My friend K. is lucky enough to have access to fresh lemons, directly from the tree, and recently contacted me to ask if I had a good...
Jan 22, 2016
Recipe: Carrot Top Chimichurri
I don't like food waste and do my best to use everything that I have. This means turning leftovers into other dishes, repurposing beet...
Jan 20, 2016
Almond Butter-Miso Dressing
This dressing evolved from a sauce that is excellent on tofu or as a dip with crudités to which I have linked below. I first served it...
Jan 20, 2016
Vinaigrette - 5 Ways
Back in the 80s, there was a steakhouse in Tokyo called Mr. and Mrs. Stamp's. I remember nothing of their decor (or their beef) but I do...
Jan 15, 2016
Bonus Recipe: Applesauce
The family next door is Korean-American. My neighbor's mother comes over most afternoons to be with the kids until the parents get home...
Nov 24, 2015
Bonus Recipe: Basic Béchamel and Some of Its Many Uses
Recently I read an article somewhere that called cream of mushroom soup the Béchamel of America. This made me laugh and I think the...
Nov 18, 2015
Carrot-Ginger Dressing
In the US a sickly, gloppy version of this dressing gets served in a lot of Japanese restaurants. I prefer my version (which is more...
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