Archive for the ‘Cooking’ Category

Home. Home is where you keep your food…

This post was originally posted on Naked with: Cooking 2/1/2010. Am I being a tad lazy by reposting it here? You bet. But I kind of liked this post…

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Viet at Home: Thit Bo Luc Lac

I’ve rambled on about my love for Vietnamese food for years now (more than 3 years on this blog). I’m drawn to the contrast in the way meats are…

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Kofta

Kofta (kefta, kufta, kifta, keftes – whatever you choose to call it) is one of those foods that is so pervasive throughout the Middle East and parts of Asia,…

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Do Chua

Lately I’ve been working on refining my recipe for thịt heo nướng (Vietnamese grilled lemongrass pork). So when my friend Beth (@foodgodtess, NakedwithCooking.com) came by for Sunday dinner a…

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Hey, Food Network – We Need to Talk…

I have a dilemma. I received the message below from the Food Network the other day, asking for help publicizing their casting call for “Worst Cooks in America”. To…

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Smoked Standing Rib Roast

I’ve been itching for a reason to get the smoker going for the first time this year when it hit me that I’d never smoked any beef – only…

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Bacalao a la Vizcaiña

A. was born in Cuba. Recently, she mentioned one of her favorite dishes – Bacalao a la Vizcaiña – which I met with a blank stare and multiple requests…

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Butabara Kushiyaki

Everything tastes better when it’s on a stick… And nothing tastes better on a stick than pork belly (butabara). You may be more familiar with the Japanese term yakitori…

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Cooking with: Galangal

What is it?

Galangal is one of those things that causes a quite a bit of confusion whenever someone encounters it for the first time. So much so that…

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Cooking with: Dofu ru

So what can I tell you about dofu ru? How about, don’t forget to refrigerate it after you open the jar? This would seem to be common sense to…

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