The smell of baking taunted me all afternoon. Dwight went through 1½ pounds of butter, and I overheard him asking Google to add sugar to our shopping list. ‘Tis the season.
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Kale and White Sweet Potatoes
Kale and white sweet potatoes, one of our favorites.
Chilly Walk to Coastal Seafoods
Included Coastal Seafoods on my chilly walk, probably the best seafood store in the Twin Cities. Seniors get 20% off on Tuesdays, hence the line.
Ice Cream Offsets
Purchased ice cream offsets at the farmers market.
Balancing Act
The relative sweetness of the shinshu miso was nicely offset by the bitterness of the Asian broccoli.
Miso Ingredients
Next on my list: learn how to make dashi broth and miso soup. For me, Covid-19 restrictions present opportunities to learn new things. If I can’t go to Japan, I can bring Japan to me.
Kare Raisu
Made kare raisu, Japanese curry, for lunch, one of the most popular dishes in Japan. It can be traced to early British influences over 100 years ago. Now, a Japanese curry chain is opening restaurants in India.
Home-Made Ramen
I couldn’t go to Japan this month, so brought Japan to us: tonkotsu ramen. I cooked the Hakata-style cloudy/emulsified broth for 26 hours, saving most for another day. To my gaijin taste buds it was pretty good, I was transported.
Minimizing Duplicate Pantry Ingredients
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Minimizing Duplicate Pantry Ingredients
I read food labels, but try to avoid foods which have labels. I’m struck by how the same ingredients show up over and over again in different products. I looked up five McCormick spice mixes online for comparison: The mixes contain ingredients we already have in the kitchen, apart from outliers like Yellow #5 and…… Continue reading Minimizing Duplicate Pantry Ingredients