My taste buds were craving something a bit different. Something out of the ordinary. Hmm…. Then I remembered this salad — a Laotian-style crispy rice salad — I had at a little hole-in-the-wall, mom-and-pop restaurant in Falls Church, VA. Bangkok Golden is an unassuming place from the outside and is located in a nondescript strip mall. Notwithstanding, when you enter and … Continue Reading
This is a simple little salad that I was turned on to a few weeks ago at a Japanese restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. By looks alone, it — kinpira gobo (braised burdock root) — might not seem all that impressive. However, there’s more to this salad than meets the eye. Let your taste buds be the … Continue Reading
Back in May I posted A Salad for Spring, so it only seemed fitting to have a…Salad for Summer. Love when the seasons collide. Late-spring/early-summer yields the best assortment of vegetables. The farmers’ markets are hoppin’ this time of year. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and squash blossoms are just starting to appear (at least here … Continue Reading
It all started with these pretty, little, springy, yellows flowers from the flowering rabe (brassica) family. Not at all bitter like rabe can be. On the contrary, these flowers possess a mild, delicate flavor. A mere $2 worth of these flowers, that’s all it took. That’s all it ever takes. A simple little ingredient, more … Continue Reading
Bones. They’re not just for dogs. I’ve enjoyed bone marrow, sliced in half lengthwise with coarse sea salt and toast, at restaurants on occasion. But there’s a certain satisfaction when you make things yourself. I want to see (and taste) the whole process, step by step. This was my first time roasting bone marrow. What a … Continue Reading
