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Southeast Asian Recipes

Curry-Flavored Grilled Clams

October 18, 2009
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Aside from having two successful food blogs and being an expert on all things Malaysian, Bee is a genuinely nice person whom I had the pleasure to meet a couple weeks ago. I’ve been a big fan of Rasa Malaysia since I first started blogging and her newest blog Nyonya Food is a growing compendium [...]

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Slow Roasted Salmon

July 14, 2009
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Roasting salmon in a cool oven for a long time may sound counter intuitive, but slow roasted salmon yields a moist fillet that looks almost raw, yet it has a melty tender texture that’s full of flavour. Short of vacuum sealing and cooking in a thermal circulator, I can’t think of a better way to [...]

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Spicy Lemongrass Crab

March 23, 2009
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Although I’ve lived in Manhattan for over 3 years now, I haven’t actually been to many of the hallmark sites that are synonymous with “New York”. I’ve never been to the top of the Empire State building, and the Statue of Liberty was only a spot on the horizon I’d admired from a distance until [...]

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Pho Tai Ve Don (Vietnamese noodle soup)

January 7, 2009
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My love affair with Pho (pronounced “FUH” not “FOH”) began in my fourth or fifth year in college (yes I was one of those 5 year people). At first I thought it would be a fleeting thing, but as time passed and I moved to the mecca of Pho in Northern CA it grew all [...]

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Garlic chive shrimp fried rice with garlic chips

November 18, 2008
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One of the best things about fried rice is that it can be made with just about anything and can be seasoned with an almost infinite combination of flavours. It’s one of those dishes that I like to make when I’m really not in the mood to think too much and I happen to have [...]

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Steamed Curry Fish Cakes in Cucumber Water

July 12, 2008
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This is another one of those weird ideas that came to me in a day dream about food. When I get these ideas I send them to myself by email so I don’t forget them, then when I have a bit of time (or the right ingredients) I can give it a go. It’s been [...]

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Spicy Asian subs and the Philharmonic in the park

June 25, 2008
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About 5pm today I got an IM from L that the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was playing in Central Park at 8pm. Given the amazing weather today I decided to run home and pack a picnic dinner that we could eat in the park. I just happened to pick up a baguette at the farmers [...]

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Slow roasted salmon with peanut curry sauce and snap pea slaw

June 21, 2008
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When it comes to seafood, common knowledge tells us to cook it hot and fast, so when I saw slow roasted Steelhead on the menu at the Painted Lady in Newberg Oregon, I was skeptical. I guess curiosity won over my skepticism because I ordered it.
The dish as a whole was a disaster. There [...]

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