When I used to live in Lowell, MA, surrounded by many Khmer food, I used to have my brother order out Mee Katang special from Red Rose. It is like fast food but with vegetables and meat. I was fortunate enough to watch my mom cook it at home that when I left, I was able to mimic much of the ingredients. I’ve only ever found one restaurant that made something similar to this and it was in DC.
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Baked Quail over Chickpeas, Beans, and Asparagus Shavings
I went a little crazy at the food market today. One should never to go to the grocery on an empty stomach because you leave with an empty wallet. Craving everything, I bought quails despite the cost. They used to be cheaper and more came in a package. This time, only 4 was in the package. I felt a little cheated since the meat are so little. Nonetheless, I do love the taste, especially cooked right, so I had a craving for them.
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Dark Chocolate Dip
Ah, desserts are the night’s sweet givings. Decadent and indulgent, they are a dreamy end to a long day’s work. I had meant to start the year with a fondue of chocolate and fruits but we overdid that new year’s eve night with a galore of food that seemed unending.
I finally had the chance to make a chocolate dip dish on a cold, windy night.
It’s really a simple thing to make though I’m not sure how correctly made it is. This is a small dish meant for two people, a romantic night in.
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Sweet and Sour Shrimp and Tilapia Soup
A storm was coming. A big one they say. It also happened to be my last day at Bluefly as a senior web designer. The relief was unsurmountable. Of course, I got to leave early to wade out Winter Storm Nemo. Did anyone catch those memes floating around?
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Wild Berry Custard
Custard is one of those things I use for cakes, cream puffs, and all sorts of sweet dippings. It’s definitely one of my favorite but I rarely ever make it. Recently, I’ve been watching a lot of CreateTV shows and one of my favorites have been Fast Cooking with Jacques Pepin. One of his dessert was a berry custard which sounded so easy to make. The original recipe is found here.
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Baked Lentil Samosas
When I was on a vegetarian diet for a week, I went around looking for good food that wasn’t just vegetables. Then I found Curry-in-a-Hurry in Manhattan’s Indian district known as Murray Hill, better known as Curry Hill by the locals.
There I found these cheap $1 samosas filled with potatoes, beef, and chicken. The potato samosas turned out to be my favorite and they were filling. However, the downfall of them was how oily they were.
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Cooking Class: Polynesian Dishes
One day, Groupon offered a cooking class deal and my coworkers and I decided to jump on it and take the opportunity to spend the night out. Of course, when we booked the class, I didn’t know that it would on my second to last day at work.
So as part of celebrating my good-bye before the imminent blizzard, we caught some drinks and appetizer by the Meatpacking District. Of course, we didn’t realize how shi-shi that area is and the first few bars we passed, we got rejected! Not really, it was just they had private menus. Eventually, we settled at Sea Thai across from the beer garden of the Standard hotel.
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Lobster Primavera Risotto
Making risotto takes practice. Lots of practice and trial and error. There’s so many versions of it that I can make but I always stick to the seafood risotto. This time, I wanted to include more vegetables and change up the broth.
I was watching CreateTV and Martha Stewart was doing a cooking class on how to make various types of rice. Risotto was one of the last things she taught, showing the difficulty it was to learn to make it. I took some of those skills she taught to make this version for Sunday dinner.
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Chorizo Pepper Salad
Finally, I made it through the chorizo! While making the lobster chorizo stir fry, I had several leftover ingredients. With those ingredients, I made a batch of chorizo pepper salad for lunch and dinner the next day.
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