I feel like I’m starting to get in a rut: Sue’s out for the evening, it’s time for Asian seafood. Clams with chile jam, egg noodles and basil, while tasty, did not come out quite as awesome as it sounded.
Month: May 2014
Tiger Cry Beef – from “Simple Thai Food” by Leela Punyaratabandhu
Last week, a beautiful new cookbook arrived, authored by fellow Chicago-area cook Leela Punyaratabandhu. You may know her better as “SheSimmers” – a blog on home Thai cooking. The day I received it, I made a batch of Panang (Phanaeng) Curry, which I didn’t photograph, and last night a batch of Tiger Cry Beef. There’s no doubt in my mind that this book is a winner. Continue reading
Morel Season Part 3: Mothers’ Day Soup
And so we come to the end of the morel stash. It’s Mothers’ Day, and Sue has asked that we not go out to eat, but have a nice light dinner at home. Avgolemono Soup with morels, and fresh bread… lots of butter tonight.
Morel Season Part 2: Eggs with Morels
Continuing the decimation of my stash of foraged morels… but you can’t just keep them to look at, they demand to be eaten. Next up: Breakfast.
Morel Season Part 1: Bachelor Chow Pasta
Every year, my brother hunts morels. I can’t tell you where he finds them, he won’t even tell me. But he’ll share them… when there’s more than his household can consume, and his younger daughter is a fiend for them floured and fried. This year, I got a couple pounds, and with Sue out for a Mothers’ Day Eve Girls Night Out, it’s back to Bachelor Chow again.
Happy Cinco de Mayo – Empañadas Two Ways
We hosted an early Cinco de Mayo party at our house last night with three other couples: guacamole, flan, tamales and chiles rellenos were brought, and we made (another) flan and empañadas. I made two fillings — a traditional picadillo made from beef, and a greens and cheese one — the latter mainly because we have a vegetarian in our dinner group, but they came out very tasty.
Bachelor Chow Again? Tacos with Korean Leftovers
Second day back from business travel, and back to eating alone: Korean leftovers (Thanks Teresa) make awesome tacos.
