I wasn’t as happy as I could have been with the Curried Lemongrass Soup that I made a few days ago. The flavor was good, but the consistancy was a bit off, maybe because I used rice noodles instad of ban threads and they soaked up most of the soup. I decided to fry them [...]
Archive for January, 2009
12 Jan
Su Xing House
I’ve wanted to visit Su Xing House, a Chinese vegetarian restaurant, since it opened on Sansom street almost a year ago. Today was the first time I was nearby and hungry! The restaraunt itself is lovely with two tastefully decored floors (and one sparkly chandelier), both dimly light and quiet. The absence of jangly music [...]
11 Jan
Tria – Sipping on the Edge
Señor Lanky and I went to the “Sipping on the Edge” event at Tria, a happy hour featuring three Italian wine with tricky names easy to tie your tongue around. Tria is one of my favorite places in Philadelphia, and I’m always excited for a reason to return. We started off with a medium-bodied Cantine [...]
10 Jan
Korean-Style Cucumber Salad with Soy and Ginger, on Romaine
The secret to this cucumber salad from How to Cook Everything is to peel the cucumbers, scrape out the seeds inside before slicing them, and then let them drain, salted, in a colander before rinsing. I used the Korean-style variation, adding chili sesame oil. The recipe is for the dressed cucumbers alone, but I laid [...]
8 Jan
Curried Coconut Soup with Lemongrass
I was able to whip up this Curried Coconut Soup with the few groceries I had in my cupboards, and a supply of fresh lemongrass I picked up at the produce cart last weekend. I actually followed the recipe in How to Cook Everything almost to the letter, though I added extra chilis and some [...]
7 Jan
Chili Casserole
This dish was inspired by my desire to use all of my new dutch oven’ s uses in one dish. It was the perfect dish at the end of a cold, rainy day. I started soaking the red and black beans when I went to work in the morning, and 9 hours later made a [...]
6 Jan
A few of my favorite Christmas things
I received some wonderful Christmas presents, most of them food-related. Here are some of my favorites, which I’m sure you’ll hear more about in the future. Above, the cherry red La Crueset 7 1/4 Qt. dutch oven (with matching spatuala set) that Señor Lanky got me. I’ve already made two meals in it, and am [...]
5 Jan
Hot and Sour Braised Tempeh
Sometimes you read a recipe, and you think you know what this finished product will taste like. This one totally blew me away. I used the Hot and Sour braised tempeh variation from Mark Bittman’s genius How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. I substituted green beans for cabbage and brown rice for the bean threads, and [...]
5 Jan
Local 44
Señor Lanky and I have been waiting for Local 44 with baited breath for months, every since Brendan “Spanky” Hartranft confirmed the rumor of its West Philly opening one Sunday brunch as we gobbled fried pickles at Memphis Taproom. I immediately signed up for the mailing list, I’ve checked the website obsessively, I’ve bike past [...]
5 Jan
Midwestern Holiday: La Brochette
After a hectic New Years, Senor Lanky and I met friends at La Brochette, a Moroccan and Mediterranean BYOB restaurant in Chicago that came highly recommended. Though they didn’t actually have an vegetarian main dishes on the menu, or server was very accommodating and suggested that I try the 7 Vegetables with Lamb, minus the [...]
