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  1. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Wok-seared shrimp with garlic and homegrown red jalapenos. Ginger-lime dipping sauce (with fish sauce and sugar). Green beans with olive oil and lemon juice. Microwave cilantro rice. Visiting SIL approved. 👍🏼
  2. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Coconut-galangal soup with shrimp and green beans, chicken stock, lime leaves, lemon zest (sub for lemongrass), fish sauce, sugar, roasted chile paste, lime juice, and cilantro. I added a crushed green bird chile in mine. Cucumber salad
  3. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2024

    Continuing the theme - rajas con crema tacos with diced zucchini. Roasted Poblanos, seared zucchini and onions, and sauteed garlic and habaneros, finished with half-and-half, feta, cilantro, thyme, white pepper, Mexican oregano, and a squeeze of lime.
  4. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Stopped by a local brewery with a taco truck. Chorizo, pastor, and brisket tacos
  5. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Ginger chicken and mushrooms, broccolini with oyster sauce, and microwave cilantro rice for a guest who has visited Vietnam and enjoyed the food, and who does not truck with any chiles whatsoever.
  6. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2024

    Zucchini, mushrooms, and roasted chile Poblano, sauteed with tomato, onion, garlic, chile Habanero, cumin, white pepper, and then finished with Mexican oregano and feta. The trick was adding the main ingredients sequentially so they were cooked down but still firm. Also salted and then drained zucchini cubes beforehand.
  7. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Thai steak salad (yam nuea) with cucumbers, butter lettuce, Thai basil, and sliced shallots. NY strip was marinated with garlic and soy sauce before hitting the charcoal grill. Sauce was garlic and bird chiles, smashed in the mortar and then mixed with lemon and lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, roasted chile paste, cilantro, and mint. A bit spicy for Mrs. C, unfortunately.
  8. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Thai seafood salad (yam po taek) with poached shrimp and bay scallops. Dressing was lemon and lime juice, chile jam, fish sauce, garlic, sugar, green bird chile, lemongrass, torn mint and Thai basil leaves, and slivered lime leaves. Tossed with tomatoes and cucumbers, and served over lettuce.
  9. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2024

    Dry-fried mushroom, roasted Poblano, and sausage tacos, with red habanero, garlic, shallot, and cumin, finished with feta, cilantro, and Mexican oregano. Hit the mushrooms with a little soy sauce after driving off much of the water. Also deglazed the pan with a splash of half-and-half. Would make again, if I could remember what I did.
  10. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Nice light dinner on a hot evening. Bean sprout pork, with garlic, ginger, shallot, fish sauce, white pepper, sugar, and scallions. Beet salad with feta, shallots, and a sauce of balsamic vinegar, mustard, and honey, courtesy of Mrs. C.
  11. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2024

    Creamy scrambled eggs with brats, roasted Poblanos, habaneros, white onion, garlic, and Mexican oregano, topped with cilantro and feta.
  12. Ikea over-counter cabinets with spice bottles on stair-step shelves. White bins above hold bulk spices and dried chiles. Bins for dedicated Indian or SE Asian spices are in another cabinet. Originally we just used wood blocks to hold up the stair-step shelves, but apparently I drilled extra holes for shelf pegs. Must have been some time ago because I don't actually remember doing that.
  13. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2024

    Parsi green chutney omelet with roasted chile Poblano and shiitake mushrooms. Green chutney had cilantro, mint, grated coconut, sauteed garlic, lime juice, sugar, and salt. Culture clash breakfast for sure.
  14. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Leftovers from the family + friends gathering: Lamb keema; chaat with green chutney (courtesy of Pakistani guest); palak paneer (mandatory when my sister visits); and basmati rice (courtesy of elder son and his rice cooker). Not pictured: salmon with ginger-soy-maple glaze, chicken with garlic scapes, cabbage salad, naan, and probably a few other things I am forgetting.
  15. Manual dicing here, too. Dicing is not much of a burden cooking for two most of the time.
  16. That sounds soooo good. I love beers and whatnot aged in whisky barrels.
  17. C. sapidus

    Lunch 2024

    Open house leftovers: pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and daikon and carrot pickle on potato roll slider
  18. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    The boys are visiting so we hosted an open house for the neighbors. Probably had about 20 people show up. We set up stations for guests to assemble either banh mi or BBQ sliders. Meat options included BBQ pulled pork or chopped capon. The BBQ slider station included potato rolls, Memphis BBQ sauce, and mustardy coleslaw. Banh mi station included baguettes, daikon and carrot pickle, liver pate, mayonnaise, Maggi sauce, and sliced jalapenos and cucumbers. I made my favorite flan, with vanilla, almond extract, Amaretto, and dark caramel. Most of the neighbors brought desserts so the flan turned out to be unnecessary (although it did disappear). Some neighbors had never met each other so it was nice to facilitate introductions. Apologies, I was in host mode so this is the only picture
  19. C. sapidus

    Breakfast 2024

    Your egg and broccoli rabe sandwich looks delish, but red curry mayo also sparks my interest. Of all the variations of spice may I have concocted, for some reason I never tried red curry. Must make amends.
  20. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    We had some nice rockfish in AK, and your looks delicious!
  21. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Grilled 5-spice chicken, marinated overnight with freshly-ground 5-spice powder (Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and fennel seed), garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, and oil. Freshly-roasted and ground star anise is sprinkled over the chicken before grilling. Soy-lime dipping sauce bird chiles and ginger, ground in the mortar with sugar, to go with. Cucumber salad with rice vinegar and lime juice, sugar, shallots, cilantro, and garden jalapenos
  22. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Yam talay with poached bay scallops, shrimp, and halibut. Salad included lemongrass, shallots, mint, and cilantro over lettuce. Dressing was bird chiles, garlic, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. 10 bird chiles in the dressing will make you feel alive, but next time I make it for the family I will sub in a few milder red chiles. Salad in progress:
  23. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Usually I make double, which lasts quite a while. This time sugar limitations dictated a smaller batch (which should still last a while).
  24. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Thanks! Recipe is from 'Into the Vietnamese Kitchen' by Andrea Nguyen. Super-simple if you have burnt caramel sauce on hand, and a longtime family favorite. I added sliced ginger because why not. Caramelized minced pork (thit heo bam) Whoops, forgot this: Vietnamese caramel sauce
  25. C. sapidus

    Dinner 2024

    Caramel pork with a fresh batch of burnt caramel sauce, fish sauce, onion, ginger, and chives. Jasmine rice to go with. Elder son arrived for a visit, hungry. 🙂 Stir-fried baby bok choy with garlic and long red chiles
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