Moroccan Carrot Ravioli with Onion Apricot Sauce

Feb 26, 2012 by

  Recently, I’ve been inspired by (read: awake all night thinking about) the idea of deconstructing and reinventing some of my favorite one-pot dishes. Three that I was particularly tickled by...

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Chinese Cucumber Salad

Feb 26, 2012 by

      I’m not sure why, but people seem very judgmental and ill-informed about the whole business of pickling. I mean, when you get down to it, “a pickled vegetable” is really just a...

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Pickled Mustard Greens

Feb 26, 2012 by

   I’m not gonna lie. When I went to the Asian grocery store and found the “prepared mustard greens” in the refrigerated section, they looked like a bag full of some mangled swamp creature....

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Sichuan Beef Noodle Soup with Pickled Mustard Greens and Cucumber Sala...

Feb 26, 2012 by

  Admittedly, for years, I’ve been a half-assed recipe follower. Let me clarify. I’ve always over-reached in my experimentations (yes, I’ve made some very eccentric dishes in my life),...

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Banana Ginger Whipped Cream

Feb 26, 2012 by

    I invented this whipped cream topping for my father’s birthday party because although he’s a very experimental eater, there are really only 2 foods that he rarely goes a day without:...

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Curried Squid Salad with Cucumber Relish

Feb 26, 2012 by

  Put plainly, this dish rocks. It has it all: crisp, spicy, fishy (ok, that’s not really a flavor profile), salty, sweet, creamy, chewy, and on and on. It’s so great that it’s beyond...

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