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August 2, 2008

Cabbage Salad

After reading this article from NYT

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/the-11-best-foods-you-arent-eating/

I thought I should make an Asian-style cabbage salad. I chopped up
some green and red cabbage, mixed it up with a bit of sesame oil,
seasoned rice vinegar and freshly squeezed lime juice. Finally I
added some halved grape tomatoes and raisins for sweetness. This is
somewhat inspired by the recipe from

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/lime-peanut-coleslaw-recipe.html

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July 27, 2008

Green Curry

I had a leftover half can of coconut milk in the freezer, so I
thought, "time for some green curry!" I didn't have basil on hand,
but I thought it should still taste fine, if not quite authentic. I
was inspired by this recipe:

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/in-a-hurry-green-curry-recipe.html

Mae Ploy brand of green curry paste is quite good. I stir fried
the paste and a bit of the coconut milk with red onions, ginger and
garlic. Then added the rest of the coconut milk and 2 cups of water,
as I was going for a lighter, brothy version of the curry. At the
end, I poured in a mixture of frozen peas, asparagus and broccoli and
silken tofu into the broth to steam until cooked.

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July 27, 2008

Tuna Salad

We had a version of this salad, made by our guide/cook, Zac, while
"luxury" backpacking in Peru. I think it tasted particularly good
because we were starving after a long day of hiking.

This simple salad has chopped up carrots, red onions, grape tomatoes
and canned tuna (in olive oil) mixed up with some olive oil, freshly
squeezed lime juice and a dash of pepper.

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July 26, 2008

One pot dinner

I discovered recently how convenient miso paste is for flavoring one
pot meals. This is just some vegetables (spinach, bai chai, wakame),
enoki mushrooms, green onions, grape tomatoes and silken tofu cooked
warmed in a pot of water. I added some brown rice and a teaspoon of
miso paste at the end.

Another blurry picture:

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July 26, 2008

Baked Eggs

I had some old eggs in the refrigerator. Time to use them before they go
bad. Hmmm...baked eggs, kinda like the fancy version of the soft
boiled eggs that I had back when I was a little kid.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/dining/26mini.html

In my version, I used some olive oil, threw in some prosciutto, grape
tomatoes, and seasoned with pepper and dried "Italian herbs". Here's
the blurry picture:

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July 23, 2008

Garbanzo beans

I was pretty meh about making dinner.  But Heidi Swanson's recipe journal at http://www.101cookbooks.com/ came to the rescue yet again. She has the prettiest food photos and great vegetarian recipes.  Dinner tonight was inspired by this recipe: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/ten-minute-tasty-asparagus-and-brown-rice-recipe.html 

I just wanted to use my can of gabanzo beans and came upon that quick recipe.  I skipped the salt, dressing and the almonds, and used quinoa in place of rice, and broccoli and red cabbage in place of asparagus for a satisfying meal.  Sadly, it looks a lot less pretty than Heidi's photo. 

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July 21, 2008

Whoa Nellie Deli

This weekend was the first time I have been to Whoa Nellie Deli.  I have heard that the food was great, but I couldn't believe it is possible to get good food from a gas station deli, a remote one at that.  I was completely wrong.  I had the fish tacos and chocolate cake with raspberry sauce.  Best tacos I have had, and I particularly enjoyed the mango salsa.  The atmosphere was great too.  We sat outdoors, enjoying the food and the view of Mono Lake.  Whoa Nellie Deli is located in the Mobil station at the junction of US 395 and Tioga Pass (120 West).  http://www.thesierraweb.com/tiogagasmart/deli.html 
 

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