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AMAZING BROCCOLI STEAKS W/ RED CHILI SAMBAL ROMESCO

[ezcol_1half] I CAN’T DECIDE WHETHER I WANT THIS, OR A BEEF BURGER FOR DINNER. WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ME?! [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] I think as far as being an honest and balanced recipe-curator goes, since the day I publicly checked a carrot gingerbread cake w/ cardamon frosting and fried gingers and mashed potato butter-aioli into the category...

Virtually fat-free and crazy addictive, Som Tam Thai salad, with Granny Smith Apple

SOM TAM COMES IN MANY SHAPES AND STYLES… ALL OF WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY COMPEL THEIR SUBJECTS TO SUCCUMB TO INEVITABLE ADDICTION [ezcol_1half] The other day as I watched again, sneering, yet another TV documentary made in the frantic, nation-wide hunt for the next revolutionary diet...

FISH WONTON W/ ANCHOVY, GARLIC , TABASCO

[ezcol_1fifth]  [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] HOW DARE YOU.  I’M SUPPOSED TO HAVE TASTE-BUDS OF HIGH CALIBER As we are preparing for our Tuscany vacation that is fast approaching this Saturday, I’m going to quickly leave you with an even faster recipe. I threw this together in less than...

DIM SUM MONTH FINALE: Tapenade short ribs, plus dim sum party game plan

AT LAST, DIM SUM MONTH FINALE… WHAT:  Beef short ribs in super garlicky tapenade sauce, an adaptation of a classic dimsum item – pork ribs with fermented black beans but with an American/European twist. WHY:  The unexpectedly supple texture of the beef (thanks to baking soda)...

DIM SUM MONTH: GLASS DUMPLINGS W/ MUSHROOMS AND SMOKED GOUDA CHEESE

DIM SUM MONTH STILL CONTINUES… OK, I know it’s not February anymore, but there’s still a couple more dim sum I want to share so DIM SUM MONTH is oozing into March a bit… WHAT:  Glass-like translucent dumplings stuffed with caramelized mushrooms and a soft-hearted...

SUPPLE SLOW-COOKED SOY SAUCE CHICKEN RICE

[ezcol_1half] Sometimes ideas arise upon the complete rejection of another.  This recipe is a perfect example of such. The other day (I say “the other day” a lot, which really means “last year”), I was watching this video on YouTube, a michelin-starred chef explaining how to make...

CHARRED CAULIFLOWER W/ GARLICS, TABASCO VINEGAR

[ezcol_1half] During the CNY holidays, Chinese people go home. And I mean, everybody, goes home. Good people, bad people, people including the government who, day in and day out, guard its Chinese great firewall that Censors all freedom of communication to the outside world.  Yeah, those fuckers.  They go...

MADRID, plus how to throw a tapas party

[ezcol_1half] In the past few years, for more times than I’d like to admit, I have allowed myself to dance dangerously around a question that is as simple as it is complicated, as imaginable as it is hopeless, a secret irritation that haunts us all...