Saturday Oct 15, 2005

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Lately I've been into serving meals in an Italian style - each dish being a separate course, so no meat AND veggies. Just one or the other. Tonight I made, with mixed success:

First: Grilled goat cheese toasts, dripping with olive oil. Accompanied by a carrot and chive salad (which was better than the toasts)

Second: Swiss Chard risotto (and the chard wasn't entirely done,...
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liante:
The recipe I've been using is a lot like the first link you posted. My main difficulty so far has been getting the sugar adequately caramelized -- it's coming out too soft and sticky even after cooling. I'm probably going to resort to a hard toffee coating instead, because I know I can do that.

Wednesday Oct 12, 2005

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A good recipe for coconut curry if anyone cares:

INGREDIENTS (not very exact)
1 onion or 3 shallots
2 garlic cloves
Any other aromatic vegetables such as carrots and celery
1-2 tablespoons red curry paste (I'd recommend Thai Kitchen or Mae Ploy), depending on level of spice/flavor you want
1 can coconut milk
1/2-3/4 pound either beef, pork, chicken shrimp, firm fish fillet, or potatoes...
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Monday Oct 10, 2005

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I keep meaning to keep a record of the things I cook so I can go back and repeat good dishes. Since I never write anything down, I always forget what I did. So, dinner last night:

First course: Salad with romaine hearts, red wine vinagrette, walnuts roasted in honey, and grilled feta cheese.

Second course: Carrots braised in red wine with leeks, wrapped in...
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strix:
i'm very jealous of that meal.. here i am stuck eating watery pasta dorm food!! tongue