Hot Dogs with Kimchi Relish / Marinated Avocado / Baked Lamb Shanks

Blog Post & Recipe: Hot Dogs with Kimchi Relish

In this recipe, my most favorite American street food gets a makeover for the Korean palate. Jean-Georges created a kimchi relish that's made sweet with honey and sour with rice vinegar.

Blog Post & Recipe: Marinated Avocado

Lately I have made an effort to bring lunch to work more often, and the idea of marinating avocado in sandwich has been on my mind. Cumin, coriander, lime juice, cayenne pepper, garlic. Inspirations: guacamole, can't you tell?

Blog Post & Recipe: Incredible Baked Lamb Shanks

These were some of the softest shanks that ever came out of my oven. Wrapping the meat and all the aromatics in foil (and see to it that it’s tightly sealed please!) creates a little steam bath that keeps the meat moist and flavorful, and renders it sinuously pliant. The lamb ends up soft and sticky, drenched in intensely flavored buttery juices.

Rosemary Roast Potatoes / Ginger & Fennel Granita / Avocado Cilantro Hummus

Blog Post & Recipe: Rosemary Roasties

They’re like a cross between chips and roast potatoes. No bad thing at all!

Blog Post & Recipe: Ginger & Fennel Granita

It has lovely heat from ginger with the light aniseed flavours of fennel seeds and a mild golden hue which makes it truly Indian!

Blog Post & recipe: Avocado Cilantro Hummus

I decided to combine my favorite food in the world… guacamole…. with some garbanzo beans and make a Avocado Cilantro Hummus ... After dipping some pita in it for a little snack, I shmeared it on a tortilla and then threw on some chopped grilled chicken, red onions and raw corn to make a little chicken guacamumus wrap.

20 Sandwiches / Veggie Summer Rolls with Shiso & Thai Basil / Buckwheat-Filled Mushrooms

Recipes: 20 Fun Sandwiches for Your Sack Lunch

Steak Sandwich with Cucumber, Ginger Salad, and Black Chile Mayonnaise »
Grilled Portobello and Peach Sandwich »
Roasted Tomato and Lentils in a Pita »
Salame ala Diavolo »
Avocado and Sprout Club Sandwich »
Curried Egg Salad »
Roasted Beet, Goat Cheese, and Avocado Sandwiches »
Roast Beef Sandwich with Boursin »
The TMT: Tomato, Mayo, And Toast »
Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich »
Whatta Tuna Sandwich »
Bacon, Pear, and Cheese Sandwich »
Turkey and Coleslaw Sandwich »
Asparagus and Bacon on Buttered Toast »
Grandmother's Egg Salad (Sandwich) »
Deconstructed Club Sandwich Salad »
Deviled Ham Salad Sandwich »
Crunchy Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Bacon »
Broccoli Rabe, Roasted Red Pepper, Mozzarella, and Arugula Sandwich »
Flounder Sandwich Marinated in Fish Sauce, with Sriracha Mayo »

Blog Post & Recipe: Fresh Veggie Summer Rolls with Shiso and Thai Basil

In order to make summer rolls, though, you must have at least two essential ingredients: rice wrappers, and mung bean starch noodles ... You basically make like a burrito.

Blog Post & Recipe: Buckwheat filled mushrooms

I love the crunchy buckwheat and I rather under-cook it just a little than let it go all mushy and porridge-like. Pared with rosemary (a little garlic and lemon zest too , if you wish) and tiny bit of cheese they are such a simple thing to enjoy.

Pan Roasted Okra with Garlic / Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Cream Sauce / Grilled Corn Summer Breakfast Hash

Blog Post & Recipe: Pan Roasted Okra with Garlic

Ingredients

3 cups fresh okra, rinsed, sliced horizontilly in 1 inch pieces
3 cloves fresh garlic, thinly sliced
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
kosher salt

Blog Post & Recipe: Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Cream Sauce [ via ]

Despite my lousy luck, one bright star emerged -- my creamy (without any cream) avocado drenched zucchini noodles (without any noodles) with a sprinkling of romano cheese and red pepper flakes. It's cool and spicy, smooth and rich and not at all what it seems.

Blog Post & Recipe: Grilled Corn Summer Breakfast Hash

It’s chock full of crispy potatoes and soft, sweet and juicy peppers and onions. Some zucchini is in there too because… it’s summer! Have you heard? And obviously the caramely kernels are the best part because who doesn’t like vegetables that taste like candy? I’ll top it with an egg because you deserve it.

The Perfect Guacamole / Heather Beer / Paneer Butter Masala

Blog Post & Recipe: The Perfect Guacamole

All it takes to make The Perfect Guacamole is a few fresh ingredients and some simple guidelines.

Blog Post & Recipe: How to make Viking heather beer

I asked him if he could come up with an easy recipe using wild plants. He describes the recipe he sent me as a "metheglin" (a honey wine flavoured with herbs or spices) though I would suggest it is a honey beer, albeit one quite unrelated to the modern honey beers that contain very little honey indeed.

Blog Post & Recipe: Paneer Butter Masala – Restaurant style

Paneer is a fresh cheese made of milk and lemon juice. Very easy to make and super delicious.You can make it fresh and use it the same day. Paneer is such a versatile ingredient that you can prepare your entire meal out of it. One of the most popular curries of Paneer is Paneer butter masala. It is cooked in a rich buttery onion-tomato gravy and flavored with bitter fenugreek leaves.

Missi Roti / Rogan Josh / 10 Quesadillas

Blog Post & Recipe: Garam Masala Tuesdays: Missi Roti [via]

Naan takes the cake among foreigners but try this unleavened Indian flat bread made on a hot iron plate (tawa) from whole grain wheat and legume (chickpea) and you might change your likes. Plus, for the health nuts, its more nutritious than traditional Naan as gram flour is high in protein and iron.

Blog Post & Recipe: Rogan josh, or, Kashmiri lamb curry — a sinfully delicious blend of very fragrant spices and flavors

Traditionally the dish is prepared in ghee, Indian clarified butter, with the spices fried in fat to awaken flavors and infuse the fat with the essence before adding other ingredients. Yogurt, the foundation of the sauce, gives a lovely tang together with the tomato. Almond adds texture, flavor and also thickens the sauce.

Recipes: Quick n' Easy: 10 Ways to Make a Great Quesadilla Tonight

Quesadillas with Chicken Sausage and Roasted Vegetables ... Kimchi and Avocado Quesadillas ... Unda-Style Quesadillas ... Potato, Greens, and Goat Cheese Quesadilla ... Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Quesadillas ... Tandoori Quesadillas ... Squash Blossom Quesadillas ... Cheese and Hominy Quesadillas ... Caramelized Onion and Steak Quesadillas ... Pear, Brie, and Honey Quesadilla

Thai Coriander & Pepper Spice / Avocado Mango Dunburi / Roasted Pumpkin & Chickpea Soup

Recipe: Spices - Thai Coriander and Pepper

A basic Thai flavour to use on its own or make into a green curry paste.

Blog Post & Recipe: Avocado Mango Donburi (Japanese Rice Bowl), aka Avo-don

Then a thought occurred to me—what if I applied the same concept that Chef Mashita used for coming up with the California roll, to maguro-don?

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin and Chickpea Soup

Plus it’s easy to make. You are using only five ingredients, yet producing a fabulous flavour. There’s practically no chopping involved and while there’s some cooking in the oven you hardly have to do anything.

Guacamole / 3 Vegetarian Recipes from Yotem Ottolenghi / 3 Recipes Inspired by Sri Lanka

Blog Post & Recipe: How To Make Guacamole

This is not just a guacamole recipe and preparation, it’s a broader lesson about aromatics and acid and using seasonal foods.

Article & Recipe: A Chef Who Is Vegetarian in Fame if Not in Fact

[Yotam Ottolenghi's] culinary philosophy might be summed up as “Cook food less.” “I keep an ingredient very close to what it looks like naturally,” he said. “I take a vegetable and blanch it, leave it nearly raw. Or grill it and leave the color and the flavor at the center to enjoy.”

Chard Cakes With Sorrel Sauce ... Pasta and Fried Zucchini Salad ... Watercress, Pistachio and Orange-Blossom Salad

Article & Recipes: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Sri Lankan recipes

I'm getting exotic with the local and the home-grown, spicing up my greens from the garden with Sri Lankan flavours, tossing them with homemade curry powder, finishing them with a dash of coconut milk and dishing them up with improvised sambals. It's not an exercise in authenticity by any means, but by goodness it's delicious.

Spring onions and greens with coconut milk ... Bream curry ... Coconut roti

Making Herbed Lemon Cheese / Making Lunch at Work / Good King Henry

Blog Post & Recipe: Making Cheese

This cheese has a mild, milky flavor and a spreadable consistency.

Herbed Lemon Cheese

Blog Post & Recipes: 3 uber-simple lunches you can make at work in less time than it takes to go out and buy something

tips for ‘cooking’ lunch at work. 1. stock your work ‘pantry’ ... 2. stock up with the tools you’ll need ... 3. figure out the best storage options ... 4. allocate the time you need

mixed sprout & avocado salad ... white bean & tomato soup ... tomato, almond & pesto salad

Article: Alys Fowler: The renaissance of Good King Henry

The young spring shoots (that appear from April [in the UK]) can be eaten much like asparagus. Cut the first 20cm growth, remove any leaves and steam it as you would asparagus. As the seasons progress eat the leaves and the unopened flower buds as a broccoli substitute. These will merrily self-seed if left alone.

Fennel Salad with Sardines, Capers & Mint / Salad Tips / How to Roast an Avocado

Blog Post & Recipe: Fennel salad with sardines, capers and mint

While I love cooked fennel, one of my favourite uses is in a simple salad.

Blog Post: A Pep Talk for Wilted Salad Makers [via Limes and Lycopene]

So, here we go—my three-prong approach to keeping salads interesting. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to make a salad or two of your own.

Blog Post & Recipe: how to roast an avocado and what to do with it when you do [5 ingredients]

... the avocado was surprisingly delicious. Still rich, but more interesting with its crispy edges. The texture meaty and substantial, not the greasy softness I was imagining.

roast avocado & couscous salad

Fresh Tomato & Basil Soup / Grilled Fish with Tomato-Olive Relish / Guacamole

Blog Post & Recipe: Fresh Tomato and Basil Soup

I’ve discovered the joys of fresh tomato soup.

Recipe: Grilled Fish with Tomato-Olive Relish

The tangy relish — especially made with summer’s ripest, juiciest tomatoes — makes a nice complement to rich-tasting, meaty fish.

Blog Post & Recipe: How to make perfect guacamole

Guacamole is one of those dishes which is happy to be played around with according to taste. The only golden rule is – use ripe avocados!

Perfect guacamole

Forest Gardening / Seared Scallops with Lime & Miso Dressing on Avocado Purée / Milk Mayonnaise

Article: Gardens: Forest gumption

Forest gardening is not about size, he says; it's a style of growing. "The point is to grow useful plants, particularly edibles." And the key to doing that is planting upwards, in vertical layers.

Blog Post & Recipe: Seared scallops with lime & miso dressing on avocado purée

We enjoyed this with sourdough baguette, but I was really craving another accompaniment which would have been perfect: I had it a little while ago at Zuma, where they serve an absolutely amazing tuna & salmon tartare with lotus chips and that addictive sheet of a prawn cracker with seaweed

Blog Post & Recipes: The Secrets and Science Behind Milk Mayonnaise

When these culinary opposites—milk and oil—are thrown together, they act a lot like warring spouses, which makes their participation in the creation of Portuguese maionese de leite (may-o-NEZ duh late), or milk mayonnaise, all the more amazing.

Milk Mayonnaise ... Variations: Cilantro and Ginger Mayonnaise, Anchovy Mayonnaise, Curry Mayonnaise, Tomato Mayonnaise

Save Bacon Fat. Roasted Tomatoes. Guacamole

Blog Post: Tip: Save Your Bacon Fat

See a theme? Essentially, use a spoonful of bacon fat anywhere you'd use a pat of butter or a glug of olive oil.

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Tomatoes

It’s a slow roasting process at 200-225° for about 8 hours. Yeah, I said 8 hours, but DON’T FREAK OUT. You don’t have to babysit them or anything.

Blog Post & Recipe: Perfect Guacamole

The name is derived from two Aztec Nahuatl words - ahuacatl (avocado) and molli (sauce). The trick to perfect guacamole is using good, ripe avocados. Check for ripeness by gently pressing the outside of the avocado. If there is no give, the avocado is not ripe yet and will not taste good. If there is a little give, the avocado is ripe. If there is a lot of give, the avocado may be past ripe and not good.

Budget Cooking. Avocado pits. Herbs and spices.

Article: Do the maths (or how to have supper with Nigel Slater for 31p)

Video: How to Remove the pit from an avocado

An avocado pit just sits there, practically laughing at you, as you struggle to release it from the slippery grasp of the delicious fruit. Chef Deborah Schneider ... shows how easily it can be removed. She also shares two ways of prepping the avocado: the cube and the flare.

Article: When to ditch old spices, herbs

Although the terms are often used interchangeably, they refer to two distinct types of seasonings. Herbs are the aromatic leaves of nonwoody plants - parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, etc. Many fresh herbs are widely available, and there are some whose dried forms are, I think, a lamentable waste of money. I would never use dried parsley, basil or cilantro in my cooking; a dish would be better off herbless.

Avocado Pasta, Beef Pho, Curry

Recipe: Avocado pesto pasta.

Recipe: Beef Pho

Article / Recipe: How to prepare a coconut-based curry.

Comes with sidebar recipes for lamb curry, beef curry, Penang fish curry, and two types of chicken curry.