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Aug

22

Tomato Papaya Salsa

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Papaya is a wonderfully versatile fruit, perhaps because it is not too sweet. Its ripe flavor is subtle, hinting at the subtropical mango and durian, but without the cloying sweetness that characterizes those fruits. Unripe, it is fantastic shredded and tossed with lime juice and nuoq mam, as in the Thai dish som tum or [...]

Jun

21

Spicy Dill Half-Sours

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A half-sour is a pickle that is fermented in a brine at room temperature, and not processed; that is, it has not been boiled/pressure-cooked for canning, and so it must be stored in the refrigerator. “Half-sour,” however, is not a great way to describe the flavor of this pickle. Even though it’s made without any [...]

May

10

Larb Gai

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This is an great little dish with plenty of interesting flavors to get your taste buds jumping. It’s my version of the Thai specialty, sometimes also called laab gai. “Gai” means chicken, but this is also good with pork. It’s best served barely warm, either on a bed of lettuce, or rolled up in a [...]

Mar

22

Muffaletta

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Best. Sandwich. Ever. This truly is the world’s greatest sandwich, the pinnacle of sandwichian evolution, created by the Central Grocery in New Orleans in 1906. The flavors come together in an eye-rolling crescendo of meat, cheese, & olives that is equalled by few other foods of any type. You can make the olive salad yourself, [...]

Mar

1

Oat Pecan Waffles

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I’ve always been a big fan of waffles, but I’ve never been able to come up with a recipe that made waffles exactly the way I like them, with the perfect combination of crispy, fluffy, & flavorful. I’ve tried whipping the egg whites separately and folding them into the batter; using buttermilk instead of, or [...]

Feb

22

Gravlax

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Cured salmon, a lovely treat on top of a cracker or a bit of black bread, is something you really should be making yourself, at home. It’s easy, it’s cheap, and it really impresses the neighbors. The salt pulls the liquid out of the salmon flesh, making a potent brine and curing the fish in [...]

Jan

3

Beet Kraut

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This may be the simplest “recipe” I’ve ever posted, but it’s also one of my new favorites. In the great Venn diagram in the sky, the intersection of Set A (people who love sauerkraut) with Set B (people who love beets) may make a pretty small subset, but for those solitary folk, this recipe is [...]

Dec

21

Snacky Pecans

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This one’s for you, Aunt Patsy. A popular cocktail-hour snack in the deep south, where the pecans grow big and beautiful, this little recipe joins the plethora of delicious preparations concocted by generations of pecan-loving snackers. Crystal is the hot sauce of first choice in my household, and has been since I started using it [...]

Sep

12

Eggplant Caviar

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The story with this dish, sometimes called mock caviar, is that Russians invented it for when they really really wanted some caviar, but couldn’t afford it. And if you focus on your knifework and get the mincing & dicing right, the consistency does sort of suggest caviar, with the eggplant providing the slick mouthfeel of [...]

Jul

26

Rabbit Juice

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All right, this one is for all of you who have a juicer collecting dust in your basement/attic/most-difficult-to-get-at cupboard. The juicer is a fabulous way to enjoy refreshing, healthful beverages you create out of the most beautiful specimens of fresh fruits & vegetables you can find at the store. And it’s kind of fun, too. [...]

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