by Joe P | Oct 13, 2012 | cooking, Dipping Sauce, Garlic, How To, recipes, Rice, Stir-fry, Thailand, Vegetables
INGREDIENTS You can use any vegetables you like in this recipe. I shoot for either a nice color combination or, in order to clean out the fridge, I’ll use just what I have on hand. I have written “more or less” on some of the ingredients. This is to allow for...
by Joe P | Oct 10, 2012 | Chicken, cooking, Garlic, How To, recipes, Sauces, Thailand
After a week of undertaking exhaustive research of the poultry industry of Thailand, I have arrived at two conclusions. First, there are a lot of chickens and eggs in Thailand. Second, I would rather cook and eat chicken and eggs than read about them. I had...
by Joe P | Sep 28, 2012 | Chicken, cooking, How To, Politics, recipes, soup
The automobile has always been a symbol of progress, status and prosperity. That is usually the way it is with anything that is rare and expensive. It’s difficult to believe, however, that chickens were once held in a similar lofty esteem—at least as a food...
by Plumstead | Aug 12, 2012 | cooking, How To, meat, recipes, Sauces
Not everyone has a supply of any kind of fresh broth or stock hanging around in his or her refrigerator—not even professional chefs. I simplify many of my recipes for the home chef by recommending either prepared broths or stocks or, preferably, using concentrated...
by Plumstead | Aug 12, 2012 | Garlic, Kitchen Tools, meat, recipes, Sauces
This sauce has all of the components that I look for in a recipe: It’s simple, quick-to-make, flexible and delicious…especially on grilled steak. I recommend refrigerating this sauce for an hour or so before serving it. This allows all of the fresh ingredients...
by Plumstead | Jul 22, 2012 | Fish & Shellfish, How To, life, recipes
I was a Cub Scout for a brief period in my childhood. I was a complete failure at it. My lack of success in this noble organization stemmed from both an early burgeoning of rebelliousness and a sense that I had been gypped. I felt gypped because I thought I was...
