Sweet sesame soy roasted brussel sprouts. Quick and easy side of roasted tahini and sweet soy glazed brussel sprouts. This recipe is probably one of the easiest I’ve posted. The hardest part would be trimming the root tip and cutting the sprouts in half. Not really hard, but it does take a few minutes. Once […]
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Curry Chicken Katsu
Crispy panko-crusted, curry marinated chicken, coconut rice, and pickled mango. Curry spiced chicken thighs, fried to crispy perfection, served with fluffy coconut rice, sweet-salty pickled mango, cucumber, and fresh cilantro. The pickled mango is a tasty addition to this curry katsu. I prefer to use under-ripened mango to make the pickles. They are easier to […]
Thai-Style Green Bean Slaw
Red cabbage and green bean slaw with a Thai peanut coconut dressing. This salad has crisp veggies, sprouts, fresh herbs, and crunchy peanuts mixed with a Thai-style dressing flavored with ground peanuts, lemongrass, lime juice, and coconut milk. In the recipe instructions below, the red cabbage gets soaked in cold water for 5-10 minutes. This […]
Gingerbread Bundt Cake
Pumpkin cream cheese-filled gingerbread bundt cake. This recipe is a molasses-y spiced cake wrapped around a slightly sweet pumpkin filling. This cake is fairly simple to make and has a generous amount of filling. But like any bundt cake, the challenge lies with getting it cleanly out of the pan. To aid this, I use […]
Mulled Cranberry Cider
Warm cranberry citrus cider spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. This recipe is a cross between hot apple cider and Russian cranberry Mors. It is spiced and served hot like cider, but without the apples. Instead, as in Mors, fresh tart cranberries and citrus are simmered with sugar and water to release their flavor. I […]
Thai Chicken Meatballs with Coconut Curry
Tender chicken meatballs with a scratch-made coconut curry sauce, rice noodles, long beans, shallots, and fresh herbs. This is a mild northern Thai style coconut curry, served with ginger and lemongrass scented meatballs, rice stick noodles, herbs, and veggies. It is slightly sweet and full of flavor. The sauce is the focal point of this […]