Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup / Lemongrass Chai Tea / 3 Surf-Club Meals

Blog Post & Recipe: Philadelphia pepper pot: the soup that won the American Revolution?

But true, tripey pepper pot has dwindled in popularity, and is now merely a curio in a few Philadelphia restaurants. The famous City Tavern sells a West Indian version on its lunch menu which reportedly does neglects tripe altogether.

Blog Post & Recipe: Lemongrass Chai Tea

If you had asked me about 6 months back if I would use lemongrass in tea I would have probably thought it was some strange Thai fusion version of tea. I didn't know then, that I had been having lemon grass tea for years only I knew it as "Chai Patta"

Article & Recipes: Surf-club cuisine

An ''oarsome'' (thanks for the title, Noosa Surf Club) prawn salad makes an easy-breezy lunch, with its freshly cooked prawns, avocado, radish and leaves drizzled with creamy green goddess dressing. Then there's a towering surf-and-turf burger that tops juicy chorizo and beef burger meat with crumbed calamari rings, beetroot, lettuce and tomato that's just plain surftastic.

Surf and turf beach burger ... Oarsome prawn salad with green goddess dressing ... Breakfast bruschetta

Soy & Star Anise Oxtail / Horchata / Beetroot Salad with Crispy Leeks & Bacon

Blog Post & Recipe: Soy & Star Anise Oxtail

The oxtail needs cooking slow and low to ensure the is meat that can be sucked off the bone perfect with the spicy sticky sauce but definitely have some napkins handy .

Blog Post & Recipe: Bringing Mexico Home: Horchata

Variations include almonds, lime zest, or even pecans and popcorn. Momofuku Milk Bar serves a Horchata Soft Serve Ice Cream with Cinnamon. And adding a dash of Tequila can improve its already soothing qualities.

Blog Post & Recipe: Beet Salad with Crispy Leeks and Bacon

I decided to take a different route when recreating this dish at home. Instead of chicken skin, I used bacon, and instead of frying it stovetop, I used it to help make the leeks extra crispy in the oven. After a few minutes roasting together, the leeks begin to caramelize in the bacon fat, and the result is a rather rich smoky dressing for your beets.

Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam) / Agedashi Tofu / Mussaman beef curry

Blog Post & Recipe: Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)

Som Tam is the epitome of the perfect blends of hot, sour, salty, and sweet—the iconic tastes of Thai cuisine.

Blog Post & Recipe: just back from japan

It’s a tender, silky tofu with a crisp fried coating in a small pool of dashi-based broth. There would be grated ginger, daikon radish, and bonito flakes served on top.

Recipe: agedashi tofu

Blog Post & Recipe: Mussaman beef curry

The preparation began with a method I’ve never come across before: an initial two hour cooking of the meat with just coconut milk, cinnamon bark and black cardamom, the last of which lent a smoky, almost funky aroma. The fattiness of the coconut milk kept the meat moist, while the liquid reduced and took on a nutty flavour and hue. With about 45 minutes to go, cubed potatoes, fish sauce, tamarind, palm sugar and a curry paste were added.

Stir Fried Dried Cuttlefish (Ojinguh Chae Bokkeum) / Daikon Sweet Pickles / Somtam

Recipe: Stir Fried Dried Cuttlefish (Ojinguh Chae Bokkeum)

A staple side dish in most Korean kitchens and lunchboxes. Takes less than 5 minutes to make and will stay good for a long time. Adjust the amount of red chili paste and sugar depending on how spicy and sweet you like it.

Blog Post & Recipe: Takuwan-Japanese Daikon Sweet Pickles

Making the takuwan yellow comes from the artisan method or old fashioned method of making takuwan in Japan, this longer method can be seen on Takuan/Japanese Pickled Daikon: Basic Recipe by the Shizuoka Gourmet. Mrs. Miyake's recipe is sweet and takes a lot less time.

Blog Post & Recipe: Pok, pok, pok… Somtam!

Somtam comes in many variations depending on the region and personal preferences. In Isaan, or northeastern Thailand, where somtam is often called tam bak hung, plaa raa (fermented fish sauce)—no problem for me in small doses but often an acquired taste for many others—is often added in a papaya salad. The central Thai version often sees the addition of items such as salted egg, grilled pork collar or plaa haeng (ikan bilis, or dried anchovies).

12 Sardine Recipes / Grill Your Vegetables / 8 Recipes from Simon Hopkinson

Blog Post & Recipes: Healthy & Sustainable: 12 Ways to Eat Sardines

Recipes with Fresh Sardines:

Broiled Sardines with Gremolata ... Crispy Sardines with Lemon & Mint ... Sardines on the Grill ... Sardines with Chickpeas, Lemon & Parsley ... Grilled Moroccan Sardines ... Sardines with Crisp Paprika Crumbs

Recipes with Canned Sardines:

Sardine Salad with Chickpeas & Feta ... Beet & Sardine Salad ... Sardine, Avocado & Radish Salad with Watercress ... Pantry Puttanesca with Sardines ... Beer-Batter-Fried Sardines & Lime ... Sardine Spread

Blog Post & Recipe: How to Grill Your Vegetables

Just don't think you can throw those mushrooms on the grill as is. They need to be spruced up. Oil, and vinegar, and spices, oh my. The rest of the vegetables are really not hard. Brush them with a little olive oil, and add salt and pepper. You're basically going for a nice char-grilled exterior.

Blog Post & Recipe: Simon Hopkinson's Good Cook recipes and an interview with Simon Hopkinson.

SLOW-COOKED RABBIT IN OLIVE OIL, WITH POTATOES AND AIOLI ... MARINATED BUTTERFLIED LEG OF LAMB WITH ASIAN GREEN SAUCE ... AUBERGINES WITH OLIVE OIL, GARLIC, PARSLEY AND FETA CHEESE ... SALAD OF BROAD BEANS, SMOKED COD'S ROE, RICOTTA AND OLIVE OIL ... MARINATED SARDINE FILLETS ... SMALL MERINGUES WITH WHIPPED CREAM ... WARM PRAWN SALAD WITH FLAGEOLET BEANS, ONION, PARSLEY AND OLIVE OIL ... HOMEMADE TANDOORI CHICKEN

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.

Garam Masala Roasted Halibut in a Tomato Curry Sauce / Oven Roasted Vegetable Curry / Gravadlax, Beetroot & Walnut Salad

Blog Post & Recipe: Garam Masala Roasted Halibut in a Tomato Curry Sauce

In this dish the fish, I chose halibut, is coated in a simple "curry powder" consisting of garam masala and turmeric and roasted in the oven. The roasted halibut is then served on a very simple and yet tasty tomato curry sauce.

Recipe: Oven Roasted Vegetable Curry

I remembered the recipe because I thought it such a good idea to roast the vegetables to concentrate the flavours then add the sauce, so I took it further and continued to cook the sauce and finish the dish in the oven. So easy, so good.

Blog Post& Recipe: Gravadlax

A bunch of multicoloured beetroot was roasted so that its flavour intensified ... Toasted walnuts were given an extra oomph with the use of walnut oil in the dressing and curls of gravadlax draped on top

Gravadlax, Beetroot & Walnut Salad

Korean Oxtail Soup / Rabbit Stew with Mushrooms / 7 Golden Rules of Freezing & Frozen Pea Salad with Bacon

Blog Post & Recipe: Korean Oxtail Soup (Tom Gang)

This soup is usually served unseasoned, with the diner adding salt at the table. I simply added some green onions for some freshness and crunch.

Blog Post & Recipe: Rabbit Stew with Mushrooms

There is an optional step to making this stew taken from classic French cooking (Antonin Careme) that transforms a good dish into a great one. Mash the rabbit or chicken’s liver, mix it with crème fraiche or sour cream, then push it through a fine sieve. The result is a pink slurry that will thicken and enrich your sauce.

Blog Post & Recipe: 7 golden rules of freezing food
[5 ingredients | 10 minutes]

1. don’t refreeze raw food ... 2. it is OK to thaw food, cook it and then refreeze ... 3. cool your food before freezing ... 4. freeze things asap ... 5. choose appropriate packaging / containers ... 6. allow for expansion ... 7. freeze smaller portions ... things that love to be frozen ... things that don’t freeze so well

frozen pea salad with bacon

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

Cauliflower with Tomatoes / Raspberry Lenten Buns / Nigel Slater Roasts Chicken

Blog Post & Recipe: Gobi Tamatar/Cauliflower with Tomatoes

As ill famed as this flower might be, I don’t think it stinks; I think it is one fantastic thing that absorbs a lot of flavors.

Blog Post & Recipe: Decadent Lenten Buns

It's Shrove Tuesday here in Estonia today, which means that people eat copious amounts of vastlakuklid aka Lenten buns aka semlor today ... this year I decided to be a bit more adventurous, so I flirted with chocolate Lenten buns and marzipan-raspberry buns.

Article & Recipe: Nigel Slater's roast chicken recipes

Sometimes I roast a chicken without the usual anointment of butter or olive oil. Just a generous scattering of sea salt and black pepper over its skin and a handful of aromatics up its bum. [he gives instructions]

A warm chicken and orange salad for winter ... Apple and rhubarb purée with almond brittle

Steak Salad with Chive-Yogurt Dressing. Pork Belly Roast. Thai Beef Salad.

Blog Post & Recipe: Dinner Tonight: Steak Salad with Chive-Yogurt Dressing

After trying a few different recipes I've found that dairy-based dressing work the best [in a steak-and-greens salad] to tie all the flavors together.

Blog Post & Recipe: Crackling Pork Belly Roast

The belly is brined with juniper berries, cloves, peppercorns, and bay leaves, presumably to thoroughly season instead of prevent the meat from drying out. Short of dipping the belly in a drum of napalm, you’d be hard-pressed to overcook something that is half lard.

Blog Post & Recipe: Fish Sauce (Recipe: Thai beef salad)

Asian fish sauce, called nuoc mam in Vietnam, and nam pla in Thailand, is the water, or juice, in the flesh of fish, extracted in the process of prolonged salting and fermentation. Most often, the fish used are anchovies, as they are plentiful in the waters off the coast of Thailand.

THAI BEEF SALAD

Baked Fish. Grilled Cheese. Ten Summer Recipes.

Recipe: Fish Baked in a Paper

This is a recipe from Sale & Pepe magazine, Serbian issue for June 2009, and I promise, this is so much tastier than it looks ;)

Video: How to Make Grilled Cheese with Laura Werlin

The noted cheese expert and author of Laura Werlin’s Cheese Essentials now turns her critical gaze to the sine qua non of cheese expression, the grilled cheese sandwich. Only a few factors—the butter, the cheese, the bread—yet so many possibilities for a wrong turn.

Blog Post & Recipes: Fish, Tofu, & Frittata: 10 Fast, Fresh Summer Suppers

Here are 10 meals from our archives that are fast and fresh. There are vegetarian dishes like tofu steaks and potato and red pepper frittata, plus three delicious ways to cook fish fast.

• 1 Arugula with Orzo and Garden Tomatoes
• 2 Pan-Seared Copper River Sockeye with Porcini Mushrooms, Red Bell Peppers and Sea Beans
• 3 Tofu Steak with Miso and Ginger
• 4 30-Minute Chicken Posole
• 5 Potato, Red Pepper, and Feta Frittata
• 6 Eggplant Caponata Sandwiches with Mozzarella
• 7 Spaghetti with Mascarpone, Meyer Lemon, Spinach, and Hazelnuts
• 8 Weeknight Fish for Two
• 9 Big Green Salad with Shallots, Chicken, Smoked Almonds, Goat Cheese, and Dates
• 10 Ginger and Cilantro Baked Tilapia

Orange Couscous. Broccoli & Leek Soup. Thai Beef Salad.

Blog Post & Recipe: creamy broccoli & leek soup

I can most certainly can turn some of the fabulous local broccoli and leeks and potatoes that I bought on the weekend into this bright green [...] soup.

Recipe: orange couscous

I came up with this little concoction that uses fresh squeezed orange juice plus dried fruit, slivered almonds and fresh chives. [...] great warm or served cold.

Blog Post & Recipe: thai beef salad

Hearty enough for a dinner dish [...] you get the cold, refreshing crunch of lettuce, the bite of the spicy/sweet chili lime dressing, and the nice heft of beef [...] The whole thing comes together in under 20 minutes.

Green Kitchen. Salmon Macaroni Salad. Beetroot with Chile and Lemon.

Blog Post & Recipe: Salmon Macaroni Salad Recipe

Tip: add the macaroni to the salmon mayo mixture when it is still warm. That way it will absorb the flavors better.

Blog Post & Recipe: Recipe: Quick Beets with Chile and Lemon

We've highlighted raw beet salads before, and this is another one to add to the list. All it requires is beets, lemon juice, and chile powder ... For an extra bit of depth, add lemon zest.

Article: Keeping your kitchen green

Here are five cheap, easy ways to make your kitchen greener and save cash.

Turn off the oven ... Get fresh with water ... Cook unplugged ... An open and shut case ... Speed it up

Blueberry Soup. Herb Guide. Fennel and thyme roasted chicken.

Recipe: Fennel and thyme roasted chicken

Think it takes too long to have a roast dinner on a weeknight? Think again!

Blog Post & Recipe: Blueberry Soup

I first bought mustikkakeitto or blueberry soup in Finland by accident ... Very quickly blueberry soup (which is more of a hot drink really) became a favourite post-work pick-me-up drink, especially in the icy winter months when colds and other ailments were common.

Article & Recipes: The essential herb guide

A brief guide to thirteen common herbs. The links to the recipes are in a box to the left.

- Dill has an intense, peppery flavour that deepens the sweetness of root vegetables ... Mint, such as you might buy in the supermarket, will bring out the sweet notes in savoury dishes ...

Related Links

* Tarragon, strawberry and cherry salad

* Parsley, white bean and prawn salad

* Herby lemon grilled chicken

Rhubarb cobbler. Fennel Salad. Chicken Potpie.

Article & recipe: Potpie is a simple treasure

Potpie is one of the most economical and easy dishes you can make ... two things determine the success of your potpie: having enough rich sauce to not just bind, but smother the solid ingredients, and a crisp crust to contrast with the silken sauce.

Chicken Potpie with Drop Biscuits

Blog Post & Recipe: Recipe: Lemony Shaved Fennel Salad with Bresaola

A few kitchen tools that make assembling this salad easy are a vegetable peeler for the cheese (you get nice thin, curly shards of cheese) and a mandoline for shaving the fennel. But if all you have is one good knife, you'll still make a great salad ... Bresaola is a ... lean air-cured beef ... Most gourmet shops that carry cured meats will have it. If not, substitute whatever you can find in the cured meat department (salami, prosciutto, etc.)

Blog Post & Recipe: rhubarb cobbler

Rhubarb Cobbler
Adapted from Claudia Fleming via New York Magazine

The biscuit topping includes the curious ingredient of hard-boiled egg yolks. I’ve been trying for days to find the reason behind it’s inclusion (as I am sure someone will ask) but without my cookbooks still boxed up, my access to technique information is limited. I know that some people grind up a hard boiled yolk in their sables, to make them sandier and would argue that this makes the biscuits a little richer and cakier.

Chicken, farro and pesto salad

Recipe: Chicken, farro and pesto salad

In case you ever have some farro and are wondering what to do with it. Farro, usually grown in Italy, is also known as 'emmer wheat.'

No-fuss salads. Quick meals. Rice paper rolls.

Article/Recipe: Cut and Paste.

Includes recipes for rice paper rolls with crab; larb of fish with spicy salad; and blackened chilli.

Article/Recipe: 15-minute miracles.

Includes recipes for tuna, broccoli and chilli pasta; salmon spiced fillet with pumpkin mash, corn and peas; warm chicken salad; and prawn and tofu stir-fry.


Article/Recipe: No-fuss salads.

Includes recipes for potato salad with chorizo and chives; black-eyed peas and arugula salad; and mushroom salad with vinegar and coriander.

But what about those pesky sides? Do you worry that the fresh greens will wilt or the mayo in the potato salad turn rancid in the heat? Will the beans be cold even before that last game of bocce? Fret not. There are some super salads you can prepare that you can heat up or cool down as the day dictates.

Warm Fish.

Article/Recipe: The hake's progress.

From a light lunch of steamed hake and artichoke hearts to a late snack of piquant anchovies, Simon Hopkinson is hooked on warm fish dishes for hot weather.

Salad of white fish with aioli dressing and artichoke
Prawn salad with haricot beans, onion, olive oil and parsley
Piquant smoked anchovies on toast