(I am asking other bloggers for their perfect "last meal." See this post for additional details.)
Today's participant is Cathy, author of Not Eating Out In New York. Because there are so many take-out restaurants in NYC, quality is high and prices are low and, consequently, people eat out a lot. However, there ARE a few residents who try to cook at home and some, like Cathy, do a good job of it! Check out her site and see what she's been cheffing up!
1. Who would you dine with? My family, or can I bring only one member? This is like Sophie's choice!
2. Where would you dine? I think an outdoor picnic would be a fine setting... midsummer dusk, orchard trees, doesn't matter too much where, as long as it's quiet and peaceful.
3. What would you eat? Probably not something fancy. I'd have my mom's soy sauce chicken stew, cooked so long the bones and bloated skin fall from the meat and fat ginger slices are stained brown and tough as leather.
Mmmm, I also love soy sauce chicken. Thanks, Cathy!
To see all of the posts in this series, click here.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Last Meal: Quick Indian Cooking
(I am asking other bloggers for their perfect "last meal." See this post for additional details.)
Today's participant is Mallika, author of Quick Indian Cooking. Her blog is about Indian food and fast, easy dishes that can be successfully integrated into a busy lifestyle. I find her recipes for dal (lentils) to be especially comprehensive so gogogogogogo learn a thing or two about Indian cuisine!
1. Who would you dine with? Has everyone said family? I'm going to be pretty boring... I suppose it would have to be my husband, baby, mum and little sister.
2. Where would you dine? At the family home in Calcutta. Our German Shepherd will be salivating by the side of the table, while the cook brings sizzling hot buttered rotis to the table. My mother will shout at my sister, she will shout back and next everyone will shout at each other. Then the phones will go off. Perfect!
3. What would you eat? The last supper are you kidding? What wouldn't we eat? We'd start with a thick yellow dal, with a spicy tadka, vegetable pulao rice and an aubergine stir fry. Then go on to goat meat curry cooked in dark whole spices and deep fried plain flour puris, while dipping into lemony mixed salad and three different pickles. To finish off, I'd have mishti doi, yoghurt sweetened with raw cane sugar, and anything deep fried and bright orange in colour. Now that would be the perfect way to go.
Mallika, thanks! I can't possibly imagine how hot Calcutta must feel for your German Shepherd, lol!
To see all of the posts in this series, click here.
Today's participant is Mallika, author of Quick Indian Cooking. Her blog is about Indian food and fast, easy dishes that can be successfully integrated into a busy lifestyle. I find her recipes for dal (lentils) to be especially comprehensive so gogogogogogo learn a thing or two about Indian cuisine!
1. Who would you dine with? Has everyone said family? I'm going to be pretty boring... I suppose it would have to be my husband, baby, mum and little sister.
2. Where would you dine? At the family home in Calcutta. Our German Shepherd will be salivating by the side of the table, while the cook brings sizzling hot buttered rotis to the table. My mother will shout at my sister, she will shout back and next everyone will shout at each other. Then the phones will go off. Perfect!
3. What would you eat? The last supper are you kidding? What wouldn't we eat? We'd start with a thick yellow dal, with a spicy tadka, vegetable pulao rice and an aubergine stir fry. Then go on to goat meat curry cooked in dark whole spices and deep fried plain flour puris, while dipping into lemony mixed salad and three different pickles. To finish off, I'd have mishti doi, yoghurt sweetened with raw cane sugar, and anything deep fried and bright orange in colour. Now that would be the perfect way to go.
Mallika, thanks! I can't possibly imagine how hot Calcutta must feel for your German Shepherd, lol!
To see all of the posts in this series, click here.
Monday, January 11, 2010
More on Zongzi
After yesterday's slapdash, slipshod, and sloppy (ha!) post on zongzi, I wouldn't at all be surprised if you readers were still confused as to what exactly a zongzi is. So, because I love all of you so much, here's a little more on zongzi.
Zongzi, clothed in bamboo leaves:
Zongzi, naked. They are mostly composed of sticky rice:
Zongzi, slain (I swear this isn't a metaphor for how I treat my women hahahahahahahah):
See the peanuts and the chunk of pork? There's also a salted egg yolk hidden in there.
Zongzi are traditionally consumed on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival...aka 端午節. The festival originates from the attempted rescue of an ancient Chinese poet named Quan Yu. Poet Yu drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month which explains why the festival is celebrated on that day. In 2010, the festival will be celebrated on June 16th. To tie it all together rice, the main ingredient in zongzi, is traditionally thrown into the river in which Quan Yu died to prevent the fish from nibbling on his body. Then again, Chinese mythology and history is filled with all sorts of symbolism so who knows what REALLY happened.
In truth, I wish I had done a better job documenting yesterday's zongzi because it was far superior to today's specimen in that the rice had better texture and the fillings were more ample. Oh well, maybe I'll just have to get a third and dissect it in a future post. :)
Zongzi, clothed in bamboo leaves:
Zongzi, naked. They are mostly composed of sticky rice:
Zongzi, slain (I swear this isn't a metaphor for how I treat my women hahahahahahahah):
Zongzi are traditionally consumed on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival...aka 端午節. The festival originates from the attempted rescue of an ancient Chinese poet named Quan Yu. Poet Yu drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month which explains why the festival is celebrated on that day. In 2010, the festival will be celebrated on June 16th. To tie it all together rice, the main ingredient in zongzi, is traditionally thrown into the river in which Quan Yu died to prevent the fish from nibbling on his body. Then again, Chinese mythology and history is filled with all sorts of symbolism so who knows what REALLY happened.
In truth, I wish I had done a better job documenting yesterday's zongzi because it was far superior to today's specimen in that the rice had better texture and the fillings were more ample. Oh well, maybe I'll just have to get a third and dissect it in a future post. :)
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Tonight's Supper:
Salad with balsamic dressing and feta crumbles and a Chinese zongzi (粽子).
Maybe this strange mix is just part of being half-Asian. :) I love zongzi aka Chinese tamales. Tonight's version came studded with peanuts and stuffed with pork products and a salted egg yolk. You can't see it from the picture but they are wrapped and steamed in bamboo leaves. Yummmy!
A real post is in the works. A belated Happy New Years to all of my readers!
A real post is in the works. A belated Happy New Years to all of my readers!
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