Cooking for one is sometimes an (unexciting) necessity. To me, it’s much more fun to cook imagining someone else groaning in pleasure after taking a bite. (Hey, a girl can dream, right? ) But anyway, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to cook up a big pot of soup or whole roast when there’s just one mouth to feed—my own. The [...]
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Not Quite Carbonara
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged bacon, Brussel Sprouts, garlic, Italian, main, Parmesan cheese, pasta, roasting on 02/24/2009 | 1 Comment »
In Pictures: Crazy Delicious BBQ Chicken Marinade
Posted in Foodstuff, Ingredients, Recipes, tagged bbq, brown sugar, curry, garlic, ginger, grilled chicken, honey mustard, Indian spices, ketchup, patak's garlic relish, somethingdifferent on 02/07/2009 | 1 Comment »
5 x + 2 Tbsp. + 2 Tbsp. + 2 Tbsp. + 1 Tbsp. + 1 Tbsp. + 10-15 min. =
A Tale of Two Pork Chops
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged Caribbean, chutney, condiments, curry, garlic, habanero, jerk paste, jerk seasoning, lime marmalade, pork chops on 01/29/2009 | 1 Comment »
…actually, three: Here’s a simple, 4-ingredient recipe for succulent jerk pork chops. If you’re noticing a trend in these recipes, I warned you—I got a lot of pork chops on sale.
Savor the Spice of Himalayan Heritage
Posted in Foodstuff, Ingredients, Libations, Restaurants, Technique, tagged Adams Morgan, chicken, cilantro, daal, DC, dumplings, eating out, garlic, ginger, Himalayan Heritage, Indian food, momo, Nepal, Nepali cuisine, restaurant, soy sauce, StupidStuffIDo, wine on 01/24/2009 | 1 Comment »
A couple of nights ago, I had my first encounter with Nepali cuisine at Adams Morgan’s Himalayan Heritage restaurant. It was fun exploring the menu, which isn’t intimidating if you’re familiar with Indian food. Our waitress graciously guided us through the Nepali offerings and recommended chicken “momo,” or steamed dumplings ($9.95):
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