Ah yes, horse, the other red meat. You know, I’ve never understood why horse meat was off-limits in America. I mean, it’s an animal not all that dissimilar to deer or elk and we certainly have no problems eating them. Is it because we ride horses? Would you eat a cow if you rode it? I [...]
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I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Posted in Restaurant, tagged america, artery, beef, beer, bison, black pepper, blood pipes, carpaccio, climate change, cucumber, dr browns, ebisu, eggplant, fried rice, garlic, ginger, guinnea pig, heart, horse, horse meat, insect, intesines, izakaya, japan, japanese, kombu, kosher, mr ed, mustard, napa cabbage, onion, pastrami, pickle, ponzu, ribeye, rice vinegar, rye bread, sashimi, sausage, scallion, sea salt, takeshi, tamari, tataki, tenderloin, tokyo, uma, uma yakiniku takeshi, vein, weiner, yakiniku on January 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Tapas Valencia
Posted in Restaurant, tagged alhambra, apples, bacon, calamares a la plancha, canteloupe, chicken, clams, clara, coconunt, cucumber, dates, datlies con tocino, duck confit, flan, food inc., garilc, hyde park, israeli couscous, jamon con melon, lemon, lemonade, mushrooms, mussels, orange, pado confitado, paella, paella valenciana, relish, rice, rioja, roasted red pepper sauce, rosemary, sangria, serrano ham, short rib, shrimp, spanish, spinach, squid, tapas, tapas valencia, tomato, valencia on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry to all of my loyal readers (all 3 of you) for not posting anything in a while. Been pretty busy with life and life itself. Yesterday was by birthday however, so Yuki and Otis took me out for dinner. Tired of overpaying for mediocre celebrity-chef meals I wanted to go somewhere more casual and [...]
Israeli Grilled Chicken
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged beer, carrot, chicken stock, chicken thigh, cucumber, cumin, falafel, garlic, grilled chicken, israeli, israeli couscous, japan, kabob, lemon juice, lemon vinaigrette, lettuce, middle eastern food, olive oil, onion, paprika, parsley, red bell pepper, shawarma, tomato, turmeric, white rice on May 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When walking around just about any market in Israel you’ll come across all sorts of really good food. Falafel, schawarma, and various kabobs. Another staple of the Israeli street food scene is grilled chicken. With Tamiko headed back to Japan last Thursday I wanted to make her one last delicious dinner that she couldn’t get [...]
Chicken and Lentil Stew
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged carrot, celery, chicken, chicken stock, chicken thigh, cucumber, garlic, ginger, hummus, jerusalem salad, lemon, lentil, olive oil, onion, parsley, pita, red bell pepper, red leaf lettuce, rosemary, salam, spinach, stew, tomato, vinaigrette on March 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I made this dish last Monday, so I’m a little late putting up here. A couple of our friends had a party for us since we’ll be new parents in a couple of months, and we came home with leftovers. We had some vegetables from the veggie tray as well as some leftover catered Middle [...]
Macaroni Gratin
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged carrot, cheddar, cheese, corn, cucumber, food and wine, garlic, gratin, haricots vert, iceberg lettuce, jeremy fox, macaroni, onion, orange, oyster, panko, pasta, rosemary, serpentini, shiitake, tomato, turkey thigh, valencia, white pepper on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The other day Yuki requested macaroni and cheese. I thought that was weird because that’s not her favorite dish as a main, she prefers it as a side. Then she went on about how she misses her parents gratin. I have to agree, they make delicious gratin, especially with oysters. So, I found a recipe [...]
Falafel…well, almost
Posted in Home Cooking, Meatless Monday, tagged baking powder, basil, carrot, cayenne, cherry tomato, chickpeas, coriander, cucumber, cumin, falafel, garlic, iceberg lettuce, israeli couscous, latkes, lemon, meatless monday, morton arboretum, olive oil, parsley, red onion, sesame seeds, tomato, turmeric, vegetable stock on September 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For Meatless Monday last night I had an almost failed attempt at making falafel. To make falafel, you need to start way in advance and soak some dried chickpeas in water for about 8 hours. We were out at the Morton Arboretum all afternoon when I got the urge to make falafel, so I tried [...]
Daruma
Posted in Restaurant, tagged american cuisine, avocado, babaganoush, beef, cabbage, carrot, chicken, cucumber, daikon, daruma, ebi ten, eel, elk grove, falafel, hamachi kama, japan, karage, lemon, maki roll, meatless monday, miso soup, mitsuwa, napa cabbage, nara prefecture, niku jaga, niku tofu, pea shoots, potato salad, roe, rush, sake, salad, schaumburg, shiso, shrimp, smelt, soy, sushi, tatsuga age, tatsuta age, tempura, tensuke, tofu, unakyu, wakame, yellowtail on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last night Yuki and I went to see RUSH at Northerly Island. What a great band! Because of that I didn’t cook Meatless Monday, though I did eat a falafel sandwich with some babaganoush before the show to keep with the theme. I tell ya, being at the concert really drove home the point that [...]
The MoPho Burger
Posted in beef, Home Cooking, tagged basil, bean sprout, black forest ham, black pepper, brisket, cane sugar, cardamom, carrot, cilantro, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cucumber, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, green onion, lime, mayonnaise, meat grinder, mustard, pho, potato, potato salad, russet, sesame oil, sesame seed bun, sriracha, star anise, zest on July 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Alright, so I’ve been working on perfecting a hamburger that tastes like a bowl of Pho for a while now so that I could enter it into a contest that has a nice payout for the winner (wish me luck everyone!). I think I finally nailed it Saturday night. Here’s how it all goes down. [...]
