Month: September 2019

Spicy Salmon Tower

Tonight we hosted a small get together with two other couples. Featured on tonight’s menu was a new version of a spicy salmon tower served on top of a crispy crab cake meant to be eaten while spread across a piece of French baguette. ⁣⁣

Braised Pork Ramen Soup

Pork ramen with a pork bone broth consisting of four different broths made over the span of the last few days, homemade noodles, a soft boiled egg, brûléed pork, pulled pork and garnished with fresh green onion and Nori/seaweed.

Vietnamese Noodle Bowl

Saturday mornings, my wife and I will often engulf a huge bowl of Vietnamese pork bun each so I thought why not try my hand at making it myself. The best part of this dish was the fish sauce which I made from scratch (lemon juice, fish sauce, maple syrup, garlic and red chilies…soooo good)…

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Ultimate Khao Soi

This Chicken Khao soi with homemade noodles was a huge hit at tonight’s dinner gathering. Using a mortar and pestle, I crushed toasted cardamom and coriander seeds, rehydrated chili peppers and salt. Next, in a frying pan, I toasted onions, fresh turmeric and ginger and added these components to the ground up spices to create…

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Szechuan Pepper Roasted Whole Chicken

Gordon Ramsey’s Szechuan Pepper Roasted Whole Chicken Stuffed With Lemon, Fennel, Onion, and Thai Basil. If only you could smell the aromatics in my kitchen right this instant. All I can say is, I’m really looking forward to lunch tomorrow! 

Perfect Potato Gnocchi

An Italian-style gnocchi made with potato, egg and flour from Masterclass by Chef Thomas Keller (French Laundry, Per Se). This recipe originates from the Lombardy region in Northern Italy and is the most common. Pictured here, dressed with freshly torn basil leaves and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. ⠀⠀⠀⠀