Author: cia
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Let me sleep until 10am and I will drive you wherever you want, was the only request from the Dr. on Saturday night. To honor this, I quietly got out of bed at 8:30am on Sunday, cooked the leftover paneer cheese in the fridge from the Newar chataamari recipe last Friday and concocted an egg…
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Adapted from Gourmet Magazine Ingredients: a handful of haricots verts, trimmed 4 golden beets, trimmed with1/2-inch of stems intact, cleaned off dirt fresh chives, cut in shorter pieces 2 small envelopes of gelatin 2 medium carrots, cut in small pieces 3 stalks of scallions, finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 sprig of rosemary 2…
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Whenever I buy a whole fish, I ask the fish monger to have it cleaned but I also ask to keep the fish head and the bones. If I’m lucky, Blue Moon Fish from Mattituck, Long Island at the Union Square farmers’ market gives them away for free. My dad especially likes using them for…
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Ubin gave me a lecture about the Newar people of Nepal when he gave me this recipe. They are the indigenous people of Kathmandu and the largest ethnic group according to the 2001 Nepalese census. He grew up eating chataamaris–what he would translate as rice crepes–and drinking San Miguel beer to match. He claims that…
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72 Bedford and Commerce Streets212/366.9410about $125 for two, with two drinks, without tip Whenever I am in the West Village, I always stop by Casa and look in. I tell myself that I should get Brazilian food next time. One Saturday night, all the surrounding restaurants had an hour-long wait so we ended there and…
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2841 Eighth Avenue between 151st and 152nd Streets212/926.4313about $15 for two, with two drinks, without tip It’s hard to find the best fried chicken place in Harlem because there are plenty of places you can choose from. I have to admit, I didn’t even give Charlie’s a chance until I saw a New York Times…
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Adapted from Chef Suvir Saran Ingredients: 1 pound young okra, halved lengthwise and julienned 1 red onion, thinly sliced 1 tomato, cored, seeds removed, sliced into thin strips a handful cilantro, coarsely chopped 2 tsps garam masala lemon juice salt oil for frying 1. In a deep skillet, heat some oil and working in batches,…
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Adapted from 101 Cookbooks Ingredients:12 pieces wonton wrappers1 egga splash of heavy cream3 tbsps ginger powder1/4 cup sugara handful of sesame seedsa handful of mustard seedssaltequipment: cookie cutters 1. Preheat oven to 350º and place racks in the middle. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.2. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, ginger and…
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Adapted from a photo found on flickr Ingredients:fresh crab meat1 ripe avocado, thinly slicedlime zestorange zestcayenne pepperolive oil and salt 1. Plate crab by sandwiching it between two slices of avocado.2. Sprinkle with the zests, salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.
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If you have a food processor, it will save your life when you try this recipe. It’s not the making of the rolls that took time, it was the cutting of the vegetables. Ingredients: 1 small daikon, julienned 1 small green papaya, julienned 1 carrot, julienned 1 cucumber, julienned 2 small packets of rice vermicelli…
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Adapted from Chef Suvir Saran Ingredients: lamb chops, with deep slashes 3/4 cup Greek yogurt 1/4 cup heavy cream lime juice ginger, peeled and minced garlic cloves malt vinegar garam masala cumin paprika cayenne pepper nutmeg vegetable oil butter 1. Make marinade. Combine all the ingredients except the oil and the butter and whisk in…
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Adapted from asiarecipes.com Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick 2 tbsps cumin seeds 2 tbsps ground coriander 1 tbsp cardamom pods, shelled 1 tbsp whole clove 1 tbsp black peppercorns 1 tbsp turmeric 1. Toast all of the spices in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. The whole process should take about 10 minutes. Let cool. Transfer…