gohan despite this entry’s lack of written substance, i’m hoping that at least the photos (somewhat) make up for it, at least until i have something more definitive to write about: soy-braised hijiki and carrots soy-stewed chicken with vegetables foxy soup noodles spinach steeped in dashi silken tofu topped with mushrooms dark miso soup with [...]
What I’ve been cooking: banana wontons with coconut-cream sauce: Ingredients: For the filling: 2 bananas, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon sweetened flaked coconut For the sauce: 1 1/2 cups milk 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar wonton wrappers vegetable oil (for deep frying) [...]
yummy yum yum i spent the better part of yesterday making an array of japanese stocks, learning that bonito, iriko, and konbu are indispensable tools for success. the results were well worth it: miso soup with enoki mushrooms rice with vegetables and chikuwa moon-viewing noodles in broth soy-braised sun-dried daikon konbu and shiitake relish tuna [...]
saal-e no mobarak happy new year. in between seemingly endless rainstorms and even more seemingly endless home improvement projects, i’ve kept up with the cooking: lemongrass egg flower soup siu mai spicy okra in shrimp sauce beer-battered ahi rolls soft tofu and mushrooms in black vinegar sauce chow fun chicken i’m too exhausted from painting [...]