Sadly, our town is lacking in good Indian cuisine. Which means, this fall J and I have decided to figure out how to make it at home. We'll tackle naan soon, especially since we discovered how easy the main dishes can be. We tried Chicken Vindaloo from our new favorite site rasamalaysia.com. The directions were … Continue reading Indian at home: Chicken Vindaloo
Tom Yum Noodle Soup
Or as a dear friend of mine calls this, sick soup. It's perfect when allergies are high or a cold is settling in. We like ours a bit on the hot and sour side, so if you don't feel the same way, make sure you adjust the spices. A good rule of thumb is you can add spice easier than you can take it away. Like the last recipe, J found the base on RasaMalaysia.com and with a few modifications, it is thisclose to our favorite Thai restaurant in town. If only we could get our hands on fresh ingredients...
Steak with chimichurri sauce
We recently had a bunch of cilantro and parsley that needed to get used quickly. Luckily, we found an amazingly delicious and surprisingly easy chimichurri sauce to enhance a skirt steak. (You might notice the meat in the photos isn't skirt steak, our local grocer had thin New York Strips on super sale, so the second time we made this, we used those. But I promise the recipe works just as well with the skirt steak.)
San Francisco Shrimp
We've been on a shrimp kick again. Only this time, we're eating more than just the sriracha shrimp. J bookmarked this recipe on a wonderful recipe finding site, Big Oven. So far almost every thing we've made from the site has been delicious. While at first glance this dish may seem time and labor intensive, … Continue reading San Francisco Shrimp
Smoky Chipotle Hummus
For Oscar night back in February, J found the perfect dishes to go with Argo. After that first try, we perfected this hummus recipe, which was surprisingly easy. Everyone who tried it liked it and I wish we'd made a bigger batch this last time. A side of Garlic Bagel Chips absolutely makes this dish! Ingredients: … Continue reading Smoky Chipotle Hummus