Asian
Pork Larb (cold Thai meat salad)
I’ve had the chicken version of this many times in Thai restaurants. But what inspired me to make it this time was a very dry pork roast that was left over from Thanksgiving. The new […]
Meat
Asian
Pressure Cooker Mongolian Beef
I haven’t used my pressure cooker for a couple of years. This recipe makes me glad we have been reunited! 2 lbs flank steak, cut into thin strips 1 T coconut oil 6 cloves garlic, […]
Asian
Simple Thai Coconut Curry
This is a pattern recipe, which means you can make it a bunch of different ways, and it will always be yummy. But it also means that the instructions are a little bit vague, similar […]
Asian
Cruisers’ Pad Thai
This is a very loose approximation of Pad Thai that can be made from items that keep a long time aboard a boat with no refrigeration. 8-10 oz rice stick noodles or thin spaghetti 2 […]
Meat
Swiss Steak
A clipping from my mother’s cigar box of recipes and other paper treasures. I remember she made this very often, but until now, nobody had her recipe for it. 2 T fat 1-3/4 lb round […]
Meat
Pressure-Cooker Beef Stew
1 lb small/new potatoes, scrubbed or peeled (about 8) 1 lb beef stew meat 2 large onions, peeled and cut into quarters 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch chunks 1 sweet potato, peeled […]
Meat
Habas al Catalana – Fava Beans with Sausages and Mint
1 lb chorizo 1 T lard 1/4 lb salt pork, finely diced 1/2 C finely chopped scallions 1 t finely chopped garlic 1/2 C dry white wine 1/2 C water 1 T finely cut fresh […]
Ethnic
Bife a Portuguesa – Portuguese Steak
4 large peeled garlic cloves, 2 crushed with a cleaver and 2 cut lengthwise into halves 1 T red wine vinegar 1 t salt Fresh-ground black pepper 4 beef tenderloin steaks, sliced about 3/4 inch […]
Ethnic
Chicken a la Budapest
I loved sitting at the counter and listening to Bob and Philip Wilson talking about cooking. This was one of Bob’s recipes, and I captured it with my new smartphone so Philip and I could […]
Ethnic
Arroz con Pollo (Spanish style)
I grew up eating a lot of Cuban Arroz con Pollo, a dish my mother learned when she lived in Florida. As a child, I naively assumed that all Arroz con Pollo was Cuban. But […]