Last night I was craving mac and cheese. I did some googling for a recipe and found that the crowd favorite seemed to be Martha Stewart’s. That said, I wanted something a little quicker (I was hungry) with a few less ingredients, so I went with Alton Brown’s Baked Macaroni and Cheese. I must admit, I [...]
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Mmmmm, cheese.
Posted in dinner in, tagged mac and cheese on July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Kohlrabi, halibut, and a bit of a time crunch
Posted in dinner in, tagged kohlrabi on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I invited my friend Ed and his wife Anne over for dinner last week on a day when I normally don’t go in to the restaurant, thinking I would have the whole day to put together a delicious meal for four. Unfortunately, my schedule changed and I did have to work, leaving me with about [...]
Father’s Day feast
Posted in dinner in, party on June 23, 2009 | 7 Comments »
My father loves Indian food. So, I decided to make an Indian feast for Father’s Day, and we invited both sets of parents over. A few days before the big meal, I made a list and headed straight for Kalustyan’s. Located in the “Curry Hill” neighborhood, Kalustyan’s stocks every spice, bean, flour, and condiment you could [...]
Carbo-loading
Posted in dinner in, kitchen accessories, tagged baked whole wheat penne, caramelized onion focaccia, chicken meatballs on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The night before the Brooklyn Half-Marathon, which I ran yesterday, I had some friends who were also running the race over for a carb-heavy meal. The most labor-intensive thing I made was a caramelized onion focaccia. It’s actually much easier than it may seem, you just need to set aside enough time for the dough [...]
Omurice
Posted in dinner in, tagged japanese, omurice on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was growing up, my mother didn’t make grilled cheese or chocolate chip cookies, she made rice balls and omurice. A great way to use up day old rice, omurice consists of stir fried rice, often with chicken, that is seasoned with ketchup (yes, ketchup) and wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg. The [...]
Last supper in Japan
Posted in dinner in, japan, tagged unagi, unajuu on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our last dinner in Tokyo was delivered to my grandmother’s door on the back of a motorcycle. These beautiful boxes were put in our care with the expectation that we would wash them out and leave them outside the front door the next day to be picked up. Only in Japan. What came in these [...]
Themed eats, oven-free feats
Posted in dinner in, japan, sweets, tagged tokyo disney sea on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Day two in Japan was not as culinarily exciting as the first, but I did get to ride my first 360 degree-loop roller coaster since high school. I dragged Dave to Tokyo Disney Sea, the newest addition to the Disney empire here in Japan. I am a huge fan of Tokyo Disneyland and try to [...]
Plating 101
Posted in dinner in, tagged kyle, mizuna on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My dad came over for dinner on Sunday night. I was planning on throwing together a simple pasta dinner and had warned him not to expect anything fancy. Then Kyle arrived (he stayed with us Sunday and Monday nights) and all that changed. Quick background: Kyle is the younger brother of a good friend of mine [...]
Trendy noodles, winning cupcakes, killer sandwiches
Posted in baked treat, dinner in, lunch out, seattle, sweets, tagged boom noodle, cupcake royale, paseo on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, I continued to eat my way through Seattle, accompanied by Braiden and joined for lunch by another of my Seattle friends, Aimee. We started our morning at Top Pot (where I sit right now as I write this) for coffee, tea, and high-speed internet access. They are famous for their hand-forged doughnuts (many friends [...]
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