Served With Rice
The food diary of a time-poor salaryman. Nutrition conscious, and meal prep friendly.
Category: Special occasion
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Cozy Autumn Pumpkin and Seafood Soup
A new stick blender and a change in the season was the perfect opportunity to make this hearty and filling soup. Except, some things didn’t go as planned …
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Shrimp and Guacamole on Crackers, and an exercise in plating
Pretty food tastes better, and there’s a lot of things an amateur can do to upgrade the presentation of a home-cooked meal.
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10 Beginner Tips for making Zongzi (Dragon Boat Festival)
These savoury dumplings are traditionally made in June to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Here are tips, do’s and don’ts to improve your zongzi-making game.
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Pork Loin Chops and Duck Fat Fries
Decadent date night duck fat fries need a lean protein to balance things out. Sous vide pork chops come out perfectly juicy every time. Serve with a simple salad to complete the picture.
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Radish Cake for the Lunar New Year
Make this treat with daikon radishes for the Lunar New Year! Eat your vegetables while having fun in this savoury analogue to carrot cake and banana bread.
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Homemade Umeshu – a family recipe for Japanese plum wine
Umeshu is a Japanese plum liqueur that is great for sipping in the winter. It’s cheap and easy to make yourself, with this treasured family recipe.
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A Comprehensive Guide to My Grandma’s Sticky Rice Dumplings (Zongzi)
Zongzi, or Sticky Rice Dumplings, are savoury dumplings that are traditionally made for the Dragon Boat Festival. Learn everything about them in this guide.
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Slow roasted Lamb Shanks – a deceptively easy fancy dinner
Lamb shanks are a surprisingly easy ingredient for a fancy dinner. Read on to see how most of this recipe can be made ahead of time, so that you can spend more time with your dinner guests and less time over the stove.
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Tagliatelle Bolognese (alla Phuket)
A story of how the best Ragu Bolognese I had was on the beaches of Patong, and how food brings people together.
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Poached Pear with red dates and snow fungus
A classic, soothing sweet soup, elevated by serving it inside a whole pear for a stunning presentation.
My spirit animal is a dinosaur
I guess it would be an Oryzasaurus
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Beef Blanching Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cast iron Cheese Chicken Dashi Date Night Dried shrimp Eggs Fish and seafood Fish sauce Garlic Ginger Glass noodles Gochujang Honey Lettuce Miso Napa cabbage Old Bay Onion Oven Pasta Peppers Pork Potatoes Salmon Sesame oil Shiitake mushrooms Shrimp Soup Sous Vide Spicy Steaming Stewing Stir fry String beans Sweet potatoes Teriyaki Tomatoes Yogurt Zucchini
