Thai Green Curry Paste & Tilapia Baked in Thai Green Curry / Korma Chicken Curry / Collared Beef

Blog Post & Recipe: Thai Green Curry Paste (The blogger goes on to post a recipe for Tilapia Baked in Thai Green Curry)

Thai curry pastes freeze well so I like to divide the curry paste into several 2 tablespoon portions and freeze them and that way whenever I fell like a Thai curry I can just pull one out of the freezer and be ready to go.

Blog Post & Recipe: Korma Chicken Curry Recipe {via]

Instead of coconut milk, you can also use natural yoghurt as the cream in this curry - the recipe I adapted this dish from suggests the addition of some fresh lime juice to thick coconut milk which results in your very own coconut yoghurt which was extremely delicious I must say.

Blog Post & Recipe: Old English Beef

Simply put, it is a thin piece of flank steak, tightly rolled up, wrapped in cheesecloth, tied tightly, and simmered for hours in a broth of water infused with fragrant spices. After this, the meat, encased in its cheesecloth shroud, is removed from its bath and transferred to the refrigerator, where it is pressed with a heavy weight until it compresses and chills

COLLARED BEEF

Ginger Tofu with Bok Choy / Fermented Refrigerator Pickles / Thai Green Curry with Vegetables & Tofu

Blog Post & Recipe: Ginger Tofu with Pak Choi [via]

Gently prick a few holes in the tofu with a toothpick (this will help the marinade to soak into it, giving better flavour), then cut into bite-size cubes.

Blog Post & Recipe: Cookin' It Old School

There’s just something about taking a vegetable or a fresh crisp piece of fruit, stuffing it in a jar and boiling the hell out of it that just makes my heart sing.

Fermented Refrigerator Pickles

Blog Post & Recipe: Thai Green Curry with Vegetables and Tofu. (The blogger goes on to post a recipe for Green Curry Tofu Cakes)

Look for a green curry paste without fish sauce in your supermarket or Asian grocery store. But if you do have access to the ingredients and a little extra time, you’ll be surprised how quickly you can make your own curry paste, which will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks or in the freezer for 6 months.

Tandoori Paste / Cottage Cheese Breakfast / Umami Butter

Recipe: Spices - Tandoori Paste

The main flavour in a ready-made tandoori paste is cardamom, and the red colour comes from mild Kashmiri chilli and paprika. Since cardamom produces a very strong aroma, only a small amount is used.

Blog Post & Recipe: A healthy breakfast for one

Just wanted to share a neat breakfast idea that I got from the Swedish Allt om Mat magazine - frukostkeso. It was a lovely change from the usual yogurt/cereal/open sandwich type of start to the day.

Cottage Cheese Breakfast (Hommikune kodujuust)

Blog Post & Recipe: Umami Butter - Your fridge is your friend

Top of my list are the typical umami representatives: Anchovies, tomato paste, black olives, parmesan, matched by fresh herbs, lemon zest, garlic and some additional spices. While I love to nibble the umami butter straight from the bowl (oh yes!), this kind of butter found its true calling toasted on thick slices of sourdough bread

Nam Prik Pao / Which Rack Should I Put My Stone On? / Fennel, Cucumber, Seafood Salad

Blog Post: Nam Prik Pao: Thai Chilli Jam - Secret Ingredient in Thai Spicy Stir-Fries, Salads, Etc

Nam Prik Pao is jam-like in many ways.

Blog Post: The Pizza Lab: Which Rack Should I Put My Stone On?

This week I decided to explore a bit of the thermodynamics of pizza stone placement. No recipe, but I hope you find it interesting nonetheless.

Blog Post & Recipe: Fennel, Cucumber, Seafood Salad

I’m having a fennel month and not because I have a glut in my garden either. I did have some that grew into five foot high triffids and I didn’t do anything with it so for my penance for not looking after and harvesting my fennel I have to buy it at $2.50 a bulb.

Braised Leeks / Quince Paste / Turkey Tamales with Guajillo-Cranberry Mole

Blog Post & Recipe: Braised Leeks

Try to buy leeks with as long and as white a shank as possible. If you can only find ones with short shanks that are mostly green, don't buy them

Blog Post & Recipe: Quincey Jones

But cook it like a jam and the fruit is transformed into a delicious paste/jelly that is simply sensational with good cheese, cold meats or a baste for a leg of lamb or even a fruity addition to a stock or gravy.

Quince Cheese (Membrillo)

Blog Post & Recipe: Turkey tamales with guajillo-cranberry mole

Turkey tamales are usually made with one of two salsas, either a tangy tomatillo or a rich mole ... I find that smoked turkey goes especially well with a zesty salsa verde, but nothing beats roasted turkey paired with the earthy bittersweet flavor of mole—it’s a classic combination.

Sticky Lemon Rolls / Pašticada / Curry & Masala

Blog Post & Recipe: sticky lemon rolls with lemon cream cheese glaze

Other hemisphere, evidently.

Now I’m a fan of cinnamon rolls like no other, but when I saw this recipe for sticky lemon rolls it just felt like a giant sign that reads “Come on Spring!!”.

Blog Post & Recipe: Pašticada

Pašticada is a famous Croatian dish. A must try when you visit Dalmatia. The meat is incredibly tender and sweet dessert wine prošek gives it just the right seasoning.

Article & Recipes: Simon Hopkinson's Southeast Asian vegetarian recipes

If, like me, you enjoy the taste of an authentic Indian (in the broadest sense) flavour to a curry, dhal, mulligatawny or even a samosa filling, the making of a home-made masala paste will herald all the future excitement of actually using it in such things.

Crisp celery and apple salad in curry cream dressing ... Curry "essence" ... Marrow and tomato masala ... Masala paste