Weird but Good and I’d Do it Again

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

Sometimes I stare at the recent delivery of items from the weekly veggie basket and have no immediate ideas. On such occasions I usually throw a few ingredients at Google and see what happens. This time around I think I just did “turnip radish” and the very first recipe I found happened to be from David Chang. Considering he is reponsible for my favorite brussels sprouts recipe EVER, I decided to make his recipe exactly no questions asked. Supposedly it is a “play on Korean sweet-and-sour pork” but using shiitakes and radishes and turnips. The root veggies are browned then … Continue reading →

Pork and Collard-Stuffed Kabocha

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

I love kabocha squash. Love love love love love. It has a fabulously sweet and rich flavor and makes the creamiest soup possible. Usually I will slice it into moons, brown it in oil, then simmer briefly in a smokey, dashi broth. But this go around I decided to stuff it with the ground pork I had. And, not knowing what to do with the collard greens that had arrived in our weekly veggie basket, I threw them in too. I briefly marinated the ground pork with a touch of soy, some sherry, garlic and chili flakes. I then browned … Continue reading →

A Very Japanese Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

I don’t even remember what we did on the 4th this year, but looking at the photo for that meal, I’m assuming I cooked a lot and then maybe went to bed in a salty-induced coma. I do recall that I had been embarking on making my own, home-made tofu. For the first step I had soaked the soy beans, ground them and strained them to make the soy milk. I then heated it slowly until a skin formed on the top and carefully lifted it off and onto a plate. It is like a very delicate noodle and that … Continue reading →