Today I got it together enough to finally make my first chirashizushi, “scattered sushi.” While fancy rolls, cones, and boxed molds are prevalent on the restaurant scene, in the home…
Originally posted on miss curry: Caponata, a cooked vegetable dish, is a great example of traditional Sicilian cooking. Known for it’s balance of sweet and salty, this makes an excellent…
Back to basics: this week we made some homemade sazón and sofrito to get us going on more Caribbean dishes (hello, Puerto Rico!) Sazón- seasoning with salt, pepper, garlic, annato,…
Look what we did with our preserved lemons! Although we plan to use them for all sorts of things in the future (we’ll keep you posted!) it was fun whipping…
Have you had a Cuban sandwich? I may as well ask if you have lived, my friends. Supposedly having developed as a lunch staple for workers in cigar factories and…
These three amigos are currently curing in the fridge. What are they? Fresh cod that has been cured with Kosher salt, wrapped in cheesecloth, and left to dry…in a few…
Simple Preserved Lemons: lemons, many kosher salt, 1 cup + various whole spices, optional sterilised jar, 1 time, 1 month minimum Yes, this is how easy making preserved lemons is.…
Shakshouka, common to the Middle East and North Africa, is a breakfast dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. Yum. There are, of course, many variations, and it…
Duqqa (or Dukkah) is a dish common to Egypt. Often described as a “dip”, this mixture of ground nuts and spices is not so much a paste or liquid as…
Spring is upon us! Celebrate with friends over a roasted dish such as this one. Greek in style, mainly due to the fennel and lemons, this roasted sea bass is…
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