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Ginger Lime Buffalo Wings

February 11, 2009
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I’m a huge fan of Southern fried chicken. Luscious bits of buttermilk brined chicken with a thick crunchy crust that looks like the forehead of an aging pug. When the urge hits, I’ll even tuck into a bucket of the Colonel’s Original Recipe to get my fix. I’m a fried chicken whore though and my [...]

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Claypot Flounder with Ginger and Scallion

January 28, 2009
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This is one of those weeknight meals I just sort of cobbled together with stuff I had in the fridge. It leans towards Chinese in flavour but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it an authentic claypot dish. It was good, but the real star of the meal was the rice.
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Pirikara Shogayaki (spicy ginger fried pork)

October 21, 2008
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Here’s another Japanese classic that I’ve had my way with. In this case I’ve added a healthy dose of capsasin with a dollop of spicy Korean gochujang. Pirikara means spicy in Japanese (piri-piri is the name of a chili pepper in Portugal… the people who introduced chili peppers to Japan way back in the day), [...]

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Daring Bakers: Fire and Ice Opera Cake

May 28, 2008
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For the past two months I’ve watched Tastespotting fill up with Daring Baker’s Challenge photos towards the end of the month. Last month, curiosity got the best of me and I decided to join. When the May challenge was revealed, I was both excited and horrified by the challenge… to bake an opera cake.
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Vegetarian Gyoza (potstickers)

April 12, 2008
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As I was coming up with a title for this post, half of me wanted to omit the “v” word because as a meat eater, I often skip passed the flimsy vegetarian approximations of dishes that are supposed to contain meat. Why? I guess my experience has been that most veggie approximations are just that… [...]

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Make fresh ginger last

March 29, 2008
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Fresh ginger is great, but it’s something I don’t use all the time and it usually goes bad or dries out by the time I want to use it again. Since I almost always use it in cooked food, I’ve found a good way to preserve it.
Just peel and cut up the ginger, put it [...]

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