Braised Beef and Burdock

August 29, 2011 8 comments
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I just spent 3 amazing weeks in Colorado, cooking for a family that was vacationing there. For me, it was an unprecedented marathon of peeling, simmering, sautéing and flambéing. As busy as the kitchen was, the scale of the nature that surrounded us brought some measure of tranquility with each grazing deer, hovering hummingbird, and [...]

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Farro and Roasted Cauliflower Salad

August 21, 2011 11 comments
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As much as I love cooking, there are times (especially in the dead of summer), when the kitchen is the last place I want to be. That’s why I love having salads like this farro and roasted cauliflower salad in the fridge. It just gets better over time, so you can make a large batch, [...]

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Crispy Zucchini Fritters

August 7, 2011 20 comments
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With summer in full swing, most people who have planted a vegetable garden have more squash than they know what to do with. After going through the gamut from sautéed zucchini to zucchini bread one summer, I came up with these light delicious fritters that make for a great snack or the perfect canapé for [...]

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PBS and Me

August 2, 2011 14 comments
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Food has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember, but I’ve also been a fan of the programming on PBS for almost as long. As a kid, shows like Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood taught me how to count in Spanish and share with friends. Bob Ross made me [...]

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Curried Pickled Ramps

July 24, 2011 5 comments
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While the season during which you can eat ramp greens has come and gone, the bulbs are edible through summer. As the summer progresses, the leaves become too tough to eat, but the bulbs continue to grow larger, making them perfect for pickling. When I first had a pickled ramp, the crispy onion like bulb [...]

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Corn & Crab Croquettes (かにクリームコロッケ)

July 11, 2011 21 comments
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Although croquettes started life in France, these deep fried balls of goodness have managed to spread themselves around the world: from Bangladesh to Portugal to Mexico. You could even make the argument that American crab cakes are a distant relative of the croquette. In Japan, croquettes(or korokke as they’re known there) are a staple bento [...]

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Lamb with Green Chili Masala

June 30, 2011 17 comments
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Preparing for a long trip can be a lot of work, but I try and make the most of it. You might say I’m a bit of a pack-rat, especially in the kitchen, and a trip is a great excuse to finish off those lingering bags of legumes in the back of the cupboard. I [...]

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Peko Peko Cookbook

June 22, 2011 7 comments
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It’s already been over 100 days since the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan. Although media coverage in the West has died down, the devastation in the worst hit areas and the fallout from the nuclear disaster will take years to recover from. With thousands of people who either lost their homes or unable [...]

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