Delicious and straightforward recipe from Greek.food.com. Unfortunately, the recipe is no longer available at the original link (http://greek.food.com/recipe/greek-lemon-chicken-with-potatoes-59469), so I’ve summarized it as follows: Ingredients: 5-6 Idaho potatoes (or 2 lb fingerling potatoes - see Note below); one whole chicken (4 to 4 1/8 lb - see Note 2 below); 2 large lemons; ½ cup… Continue reading Greek roast lemon chicken and potatoes
Tag: 2015
Maangchi’s original Korean steamed egg in earthenware pot (ddeukbaegi gyeran jjim)
I love Maangchi‘s original recipe from 2011, which is now available only on video now: https://youtu.be/WuNrLgh2Vw0?si=DgqBSTmaXmOdFyAt The ingredients are: 1.5 cups chicken broth, 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk, 1 chopped scallion, and 1 tsp fish sauce. I use the smallest burner on my range to prevent the temperature from getting too high. I have… Continue reading Maangchi’s original Korean steamed egg in earthenware pot (ddeukbaegi gyeran jjim)
Korean spicy cucumber side dish (oi muchim)
Recipe from Maangchi here: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/oi-muchim. I added some extra sugar. (Sept. 2015)
Korean dried pollock and radish soup (bugeo guk)
This utilizes air-dried pollock fish filet and daikon radish (here, white baby turnips and purple topped turnips). This soup is light, flavorful, and refreshing. Recipe from Maangchi here: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/bugeoguk (Sept. 2015)
Watermelon and cantaloupe salad with spearmint vinaigrette
Recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/watermelon-and-cantaloupe-salad-with-mint-vinaigrette-recipe.html We used two lemons to make the ¼ cup of lemon juice and added lemon zest. (Sept. 2015)
Watermelon and jicama salad with citrus notes
Bobby Flay's recipe is here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/jicama-and-watermelon-salad-recipe-1941006.html?soc=itksocialsharedefault%7Cios%7Cp. Although the recipe called for only 1 tsp each of orange and lime zest, we used all zest from one orange and two limes. We also used about 1 cup jicama to 4 cups watermelon. We will garnish with spearmint later. (Sept. 2015)
Iced cantaloupe soup with jalapeño and basil
This was a refreshing summer soup that nearly broke my food processor, but the flavor was great. Recipe from the Splendid Table: http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/iced-cantaloupe-soup-with-jalapeno-and-basil (Aug. 2015)
Indian stuffed and sautéed okra
First, combine 2 ¾ tsp each turmeric and black pepper, 1 ¾ tsp salt, and 1 ¼ tsp cayenne in a small bowl. Second, wash and trim 1 lb okra. Carefully cut a slit into each okra pod, then using a teaspoon, gently stuff each okra pod with the seasoning mix (about 1/8 tsp per… Continue reading Indian stuffed and sautéed okra
Indian sweet and spicy butternut squash
Peel a butternut squash (about 2 lbs), then cut into 1-inch chunks and set aside. Heat 4 Tbsp oil in a Dutch oven, then add ½ tsp cumin seeds. When seeds start to pop, add the squash chunks, ½ tsp salt, and a ¼ tsp each turmeric, cayenne, and freshly ground black pepper. Stir to… Continue reading Indian sweet and spicy butternut squash
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