Smita Nordwall

All of you who post here... a heartfelt thank you. I have never had kids but I LOVE reading these posts to see how clever you all are. Oh, and funny too. 

31 minutes ago, ktmoomau said:

Great, let's do the 19th of October!  

Awesome! Katelin, please let us know what we can bring... bao fillings? Appetizers? Libations? Dessert? 

 

10/5, 10/19 works for me as well. 

I too would be interested in this. My kitchen is not very large but I would love to host small groups. I can probably answer lots of questions about South Asian food -- will not brag about cooking prowess. But, if you want to learn how to make Indian food in an Instant Pot... 

TJ's carries cold brewed in a bottle, but not chilled. 

Happy birthday!!

10 hours ago, ktmoomau said:

 Last night was dinosaur sized pork chops from Costco (I thought they were stacked and they were thick cut, not double chops, but they were in fact HUGE double chops) with mural of flavor seasoning from Penzey's.  Seared then baked in the oven.  On the side was cherry tomatoes, squash, onion and spinach sauteed in olive oil with parsley and oregano.  We couldn't eat all of the chops, so I need to figure out what I want to do with some leftover pork chop pieces.

Were these the loin chops? I haven't bought them in a while but I used to butterfly them and use one for two people. 

3 hours ago, ktmoomau said:

I made this Food and Wine recipe for Mapo Eggplant.  I upped the chili sauce as I wanted it spicier, and I added bok choy and lotus root as I didn't have quite as much eggplant as called for in the recipe.  Served with wild and brown rice.  https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/ma-po-eggplant-in-garlic-sauce  Hubby despite not liking mapo tofu, and not being very excited when I said mapo eggplant, ate two helpings so, I think we did good.

Was it fresh lotus root or canned?I really want to learn to look for good fresh lotus root. I've bought it a couple times and it seems to get weird black spots and turn a little slimy in a couple of days. 

Thanks

22 hours ago, dracisk said:

My daughter blew through a bunch of yogurt recently, so when yogurt was on sale at Costco I stocked up. Now she doesn't want yogurt. 😭

 

If you still have it, try this: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018236-shrikhand-sweet-strained-yogurt

10 hours ago, TrelayneNYC said:

Pollo alla cacciatora
Pere al forno con marsala e cannella

This version of chicken cacciatore doesn't contain tomatoes and is adapted from a recipe originally from Taverna Volpetti (Via Alessandro Volta, 8, 00153 Rome, Italy; tel.: +39 06 574 4306)

Can you share the recipe for the chicken, please? 

Does Sushi Capitol not have a website? 

5 hours ago, Kibbee Nayee said:

Sorry you had to suffer for us, Don. I had a few bad experiences here myself, a few years ago, so whenever I'm in that neck of the woods, it's usually for the halal butcher or Thai Ghang Waan.

The Sri Krishna Grocery is my go-to for all things Indian. 

47 minutes ago, TrelayneNYC said:

Mussakhan, from "Zaitoun" by Yasmin Khan, page 179.

Does the skin stay crispy? I can't imagine it would.

On 1/29/2019 at 12:13 PM, ktmoomau said:

So I need to find a new chicken place now that we have moved... I also would like to find a place for Saltenas and Empanadas.  (I really miss being close to Caribbean Grill, it was one of my favorites, we also had a Crisp and Juicy right there.) 

There's a great little place tucked into the Days Inn on Richmond Hwy. called Tango pastry. Does good Argentinian food, including some awesome empanadas. If you go, let me know what you think. Full disclosure: I have not been in almost a year. But back then it got a thumbs up from an Argentine friend. 

On 1/18/2019 at 4:31 PM, Escoffier said:

We were there about a month ago.  Service and SoonDooBoo were as good as always.  We had to help the two nice ladies who were sitting beside us through proper preparation but once they got the idea, they were off and running.

That is as high a recommendation as I can think of. Thank you.

Anyone been lately? I have a friend that's moving to Seoul and I'd like to introduce him to more than Korean bbq. I used to love the Soonduboo here but have not been in years. What other place does great Korean stews?

1 hour ago, legant said:

Does anyone have an opinion on (or experience with) "ugly food" companies (e.g., Imperfect Produce, Hungry Harvest)? Yes, I fell for the click-bait: I'm expecting my first box this week.

Wish I had found the TNR article before signing up. It raises some good points. However, for me, it's an affordable supplement for CSA during winter months.

Thoughts? Comments? Feedback?

Please let us know what you think of the box once you get it. 

19 hours ago, ktmoomau said:

Sometimes I am the jackass at the office that cuts the doughnut in half.

Jackass? I thank the universe for people like you who keep people like me from eating a whole donut!

Desperately need the expertise of this group. I am taking a handful of newbies to Eden Center for a roaming dinner. Where should we go and what do we order? 

Banh Xeo at Rice Paper will happen, but what else? HELP!!

Same here. Thursday night is work night... bummer. 

When is it? 

1 minute ago, silentbob said:

I also looked into eco-friendly products like the the Greenpan, but according to the test kitchen publications they don't perform well.

I have used the Greenpan. It's awful. 

On 7/29/2018 at 10:10 PM, TrelayneNYC said:

Roasted plums with juniper berries and gin

For breakfast? Bless you!

Kibbee Nayee, Interested in organizing a Springfield roaming dinner again? I think you did it once but I couldn't participate... may get more interest this time?