One of the things I like best about Korean food is the banchan (small side dishes). Some of them require days of fermentation, but some are quick to make. A lot of them have great crunch. Many are spicy, or have a strong sesame flavor. I have Korean friends who always have a variety of…
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Tom Kha Gai (Thai coconut soup)
This coconut soup is one of my favorite Thai foods. Tom Kha Gai is a great accompaniment to other Thai dishes, but its rich and warming broth makes it hearty enough to eat as a main dish as well, especially with a side of rice. Making Tom Kha Gai is a simple 3-step process –…
Mini Lemandarin Pies
A Lemandarin, also known as a Rangpur Lime or a Mandarin Lime, is a hybrid between a lemon and a mandarin orange. The tree in my neighborhood had a ton of ripe lemandarins in December. I’m told they’re great for making marmalade, but since they’re a bit like sour oranges or Meyer lemons (which you…
Zucchini Stir-Fry with Ground Pork
Zucchini is awesome for stir-fry because it soaks up the flavors of the sauces so well. In this case I just use a handful of sauces and seasonings that I always have on hand. Great for when you need a quick but satisfying weeknight meal. Guessipe olive oil for stir-frying 5 cloves garlic, minced 1…
Garlic Chili Noodles
My friend gave me a jar of homemade chili oil. A few days later I found myself in a food pinch – scrounging around in the pantry to see what I could use to whip up a meal. I came across a package of rice vermicelli and that jar of chili oil, added a few…
Ponzu Cucumbers
When you’ve put in your order at a Japanese restaurant and you’re so hungry you think you might pass out before the food arrives, and then they bring a little dish of complimentary cucumbers to your table… cucumbers have never tasted so good, and it’s just enough to hold you over. You can have this…
Korean Rice Cakes
Korean rice cakes are awesome because they have a fantastic soft chewiness and they absorb flavor really well. This guessipe is a spicy sweet treat that only involves 2 minutes of cooking and takes less than half an hour all together! Guessipe 8 oz Korean rice cakes 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 TBSP sugar 2…
Pickled Red Onions
When you let red onions sit in a simple mixture of vinegar, salt, and sugar, a magical thing happens. First, they turn an amazing bright pink color. But more importantly, pickling mellows out their bite, making them sweet and tangy and leaving them with a great crunchiness. Guessipe 1 red onion, thinly sliced 1/2 cup…
Panang Curry
Panang curry is my favorite Thai curry. Panang curry paste has peanuts blended into it so that it has a nuttiness that mellows the spiciness a little. Combined with some coconut milk and sugar, it is a salty sweet treat that’s perfect over a bowl of rice. You can put whatever meats and vegetables you…
Garlic Cucumbers
Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese restaurant chain renowned for its soup dumplings. But the dish that sticks in my memory most from the times I’ve eaten there is their Cucumber Salad. I’ve been craving those garlicky cucumbers, but since restaurants are still closed because of COVID, I decided to try to re-create the flavors…
Lemon Curd
COVID-19 lemon series part 3 – Lemon Curd. What better way to round out a lemon-themed meal than with dessert? I am not a big fan of icing, but I’m all in on using lemon curd as a topping on simple vanilla cake. Bonus – you can spread the leftover lemon curd on pancakes the…
Lemon Dressing
Continuing with my COVID-19 lemon series we have Lemon Dressing! Because you have to have a side dish to go with your lemon chicken, why not whip up a salad with lemon dressing? It’s easy, refreshingly tasty, and versatile – use it on whatever salad fixings you have around. Guessipe 1 TBSP lemon juice 1…