Saturday 14 May 2011

Pumpkin Seed Mole / Hot Soba / Lemongrass and Chili Relish



Blog Post & Recipe: Pumpkin Seed Mole | Mole Verde


In Oaxaca, green mole (mole verde) is one of the seven famous moles. What makes this one different is not just the lack of chocolate, but also the fresh herbs, which give it a fabulous green color.


Blog Post & Recipe: Dinner Tonight: Hot Soba


While I have a deep abiding love for noodles of all kinds, soba has never exactly worked for me at home. Part of the issue is that most recipes call for the soba to be cooked and then cooled. Obviously I'm doing something wrong, because they come out slinky and watery, and seem to repel flavor. Considering I suck at cold soba, I figured I should give hot soba a try.


Blog Post & Recipe: Old Fashioned Lemongrass and Chili Relish (naam phrik dtakhrai ; น้ำพริกตะไคร้)


Chili relishes are made by pounding together chilies with salty ingredients, such as fermented shrimp paste, salt or dry shrimp, to which various proteins are added, the mix is than further seasoned to sour, salty and sweet flavors. Burst with tastes, chili relishes are served in a central bowl and are eaten along with rice and a wide variety of condiments, sweet pork, grilled fish, salted meat and vegetables picked up fresh from the garden.



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