Archive for the 'RICE' Category
Ok…let’s see. Leftover mashed yams, half a jar of mayonnaise, something green in the corner that’s not lettuce, some soy sauce, eggs…Heineken. Heineken? Ok, fine. Frozen peas, frozen scallops that I salvaged from Rebecca’s spring cleaning, annnnd ice. As enticing as it sounds to drink beer for dinner, I have to have something in the pantry [...]
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Tags: Fried Rice with Green Peas and Scallops, Sex and the City
A New Kind of Rice & Beans
I finally had some time this weekend to go through the pile of magazines sitting in my kitchen and I found this article in the July issue of TIME magazine. This was also the same article that inspired my recent Gourmet Recession piece. Tom Colicchio can presumably feed 5 people for $10. That’s $2 per [...]
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Tags: beans, lentils, RICE
Gourmet Recession
The home sick front is steadily approaching. Temperature is prone to drop at times. Moods are starting to turn colors. The recession is also rapidly approaching. My gourmet recession/home sick cure. Mama Yi’s Kimchi Fried Rice & Egg Plenty of leftover kimchi, white rice, soy sauce, sesame oil, plenty of butter. Stir. Fry. Fry egg sunny [...]
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Tags: egg, fried rice, kimchi
My roommate Rebecca’s birthday was last week. With about $24 to my name until the next paycheck came around, I resorted to what I always do for gestures of love: food! For our first course, we had an herb salad tosssed in a light lemon vinegrette with roasted beets, gorgonzola cheese, and pumpkin-spiced pecans (from [...]
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Tags: leeks, risotto, shiitake mushrooms
I found it!
I went to a Thai restaurant once, and they served this sticky brown rice I’ve been trying to get a hold of forever. And I finally found it!
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Tags: fri ri, sweet brown rice, Uncategorized, whole foods
Shabu Shabu is a Japanese variant of a hot pot. The dish is prepared by simmering thinly sliced meats and vegetables in a pot of stock. The cooked meats and vegetables are then dipped in an assortment of sauces, such as goma (sesame seed) sauce.
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Tags: childhood fishies, D.I.Y., fondue, kimchi, RICE, risotto, shabu shabu
Oh Japan…you so crazy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuteobento/page2/ As I wait for an amazing job to whisk me away to New York, I’ve been happily cooking vicariously through food blogs. I really don’t understand how some of these people have time to bake cakes and cook elaborate meals all day. I barely have time to put a sandwich together. So you can [...]
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Tags: bento box, japan, rice balls, Uncategorized