Food development efforts
One thing that is super cool about living in Texas is that once a year we get hatch chiles. Hatch chiles are a particular variety of chiles from Hatch, NM. When they are fresh they are light green in color and shaped similar to a poblano pepper. It is pretty typical here for Mexican and […]
One of the very first things I started to miss during quarantine were my weekly visits to the Indian buffet for lunch. Once a week I’d meet my spouse at an awesome local Indian restaurant and we’d sample the various dishes on the buffet. One of my favorite things to get is palak/sagg paneer. As […]
One of my favorite things to order in the summer is Vietnamese Vermicelli Bowls. Unfortunately we haven’t ordered take out food at out house since March. So I decided to see if I could replicate this dish myself. The first step was to create a marinade for the meat. I found a few recipes to […]
Early during the coronageddon, I bought a bunch of different alternative flours because regular white flour wasn’t available. This include a health bunch of semolina flour which could be used for pasta or bread products. This weekend I decided it would be a good time to do some baking with the semolina flour. I’ve had […]
One of my favorite ethnic foods is Korean. I’m especially a big fan of the various side dishes and grilled meats at Korean barbecue. We have a several restaurants that serve this in our area. However, my son isn’t a big fan of this kind of food. So I thought that it would be good […]
As I previously mentioned I have an INSANE amount of lemons from my bush to use this fall. As a result I’ve been scoping out number recipes to use them. I’ve especially been interested in any recipe that allows me to save them for a future date. Therefore, marmalade, preserved lemons, lemon syrup etc. all […]
I really love different kinds of asian food and living in Houston we have lots of asian choices: Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. I often get a Bahn Mi sandwich from a local place. However, this week I decided that I’d try to make my own. I pickled some cucumbers and carrots; got some […]
I’m a big fan of Indian food. So I’ve been trying to learn how to successfully make various things for quite some time. My most successful attempt thus far was making Palak Paneer. It turned out right for two reason. First, I found a really good recipe. Second, I went to our awesome local asian […]
One of my husband and my food “addictions” is ramen. There is a local place we REALLY like to go to but it can get pricey going regularly. So I decided to do some investigating on how to make ramen from scratch. The key to a good ramen is really the broth and noodles. In […]
I keep trying to get Lo Mein right each time I make it because I’m really sick of eating rice with asian dishes, but I can’t seem to get the knack of it. I’ve tried different types of noodles and several different recipes but alas it doesn’t ever seem to turn off the way I’d […]