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Chicken Korma
2010
01.02
01.02
Started out with a popular version of this Indian standard from allrecipes.com and made a few modifications. Using some leftover homemade broth I found that it needed salt at the end but came out quite tasty.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cashew halves
- 1 cup chicken broth
New Years Lobster
2009
12.31
12.31
2009_12_31_4334, originally uploaded by balyho0o.
Fabulous lob for NYE dinner. Good stuff!
Pizza Crust
2009
12.14
12.14
This recipe is adapted and passed along from the original which comes from George Germain and JoAnn Kileen who own Al Forno, a pizza place favorite in Providence Road Island.
- 1 tbsp yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
Butternut Squash Bisque
2009
11.08
11.08
Still have yet to try this one but it comes highly recommended from my mom through a vegetarian friend of hers.
- 2 tbs butter or margarine
- 2 small onions
- 3 cups peeled seeded and cubed ROASTED butternut squash
- 1 1/4 quarts chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups cubed potatoes
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tbs snipped fresh chives, leave a few whole for garnish
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Melt the butter or margarine in a large saucepan. Add the onions and cook until soft.
- Add the squash, potatoes and paprika and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to low, cover the pan, and simmer for about 35 minutes, or until all the vegetables are soft.
- pour the soup into a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Return soup to the pan and stir in the cream if using. Season with salt and pepper anf reheat slowly. Stir in the chopped chives.
- Garnish and serve.
Apple Cake
2009
10.23
10.23
This is a recipe my mom got from a place called Apple Hill back in California. Shes been making it since I was a little kid and it’s one of my favorite desserts.
Combine:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 eggs
Add:
- 4 cups diced apples
Sift together:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- 2 tsp. soda
Add to Apple mixture. Pour into 9″ x 13″ greased cake pan and bake for one hour in preheated oven at 350F.
Serve it hot warm or cold. Try it plain, frosted or with whipped cream. Big ole scoop of quality vanilla ice cream, right on top of a steaming piece out of the oven is not to shabby either. 
Jumbo Lump Maryland Crab Cake Sammy
2009
08.27
08.27
Had a great trip out to Annapolis and had this amazing dish at The Back Porch Cafe at Ken’s Creative Kitchen.
I hope to try to duplicate this one at home next time I have access to super fresh Maryland crab.
Curry Lamb
2008
10.25
10.25
I am loving the lamb lately and this dish is fantastic. The texture of lamb that has been cooked in this spicy curry sauce is to die for. I hate trying to figure out what goes in while I’m cooking so I broke the ingredients up into three stages to try to make it easier to keep track. The recipe is an adaption of the one found on VahRehVah.com called Basic Lamb Curry. Serve this up with some Basmati rice and you are good to go. I’ll try to post an image next time I make this and am not feeling so lazy.
Ingredients
Part 1
- 2-3 Cinnamon Sticks
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 10-12 cloves
- 3-4 whole green Cardimum seeds
- 1 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Large Chopped Onion
- 1 tsp salt
Part 2
- 1 tsp Tumeric Powder
- 2 tbs ginger garlic paste
- 1 1/2 – 2 lbs of lamb (cubed)
- 1-2 Tbs Chili Powder (depending on desired spicyness)
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tbs Cumin Powder
- 1/2 cup water
Part3
- 16 oz Coconut Milk
- 4-6 oz tomato paste
- 1 tsp pepper powder
- 1 cup chopped cilantro (coriander) leaves
Directions
- Heat your olive oil in a large skillet. Add all the ingredients from part 1 except the salt and the onion. Toast the spices for 2-3 minutes. Add your chopped onion and cook until slightly brown. Add the tablespoon of salt.
- Add the Turmeric powder and Ginger Garlic paste and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the remaining ingredients from part 4 and cook for about 15 minutes on medium heat or until the lamb is about 80% cooked.
- Add the tomato paste, pepper powder and coconut milk and mix thoroughly.
- Continue to cook until lamb is done. If your sauce is too watery remove the lamb and cover and reduce the sauce until it has gravy like consistency. Add 75% of the chopped cilantro keeping the remaining leaves to garnish when served.
Chicken Kebab with Garlic Aioli and Fresh Tomatoes
01.08
Was looking to try to make a garlic aioli after a dinner in Miami at a little Mediterranean place where I just couldn’t get enough of the stuff. The Whole Foods near me now carries a great flat bread bread that helped this come together nicely. I only had bottled lemon juice and jarred garlic and I’m sure it would have been that much better had they been fresh. Was also missing some nice fresh parsley.
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