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Category Archives: Mains
Recipe: Fried Rice Mu Noi
Fried rice has infinite variations, but a good place to start is this recipe modified from a Yelp tutorial featuring Mu Noi Brunch, a Laotian restaurant in Auburn, ME. Chef Sayvepen Sengsavang has an interesting way with sauces and I’ve … Continue reading
Recipe: Bombay Mahal Channa Masala (vegan chickpea stew)
Bombay Mahal is the oldest Indian restaurant in Maine, founded in the 1990s, and the proprietors were kind enough to share their recipe and cooking techniques in a virtual Yelp class. It’s hard to find a more virtuous dish than … Continue reading
Recipe: Bakmi Goreng (Indonesian Stir-Fried Noodles)
Bakmi Goreng is another Asian street food built on a sweet soy sauce base—in this case an Indonesian product called kecap manis. This recipe is easy, adaptable and flavorful but if you are in the New York Capital District I … Continue reading
Recipe: Thai Red Curry with Basil
Thai Red Curry with Basil is the spicy/sweet/sour dish designated “chili basil” at your local Asian fusion place, where you specify the flavor base then add protein of choice. It’s very fast and easy to make with Maesri Prik Khing … Continue reading
Recipe: Shanghai-Style Pickled Cabbage Appetizer
According to Woks of Life, Shanghai-Style Pickled Cabbage is often served complimentary in mainland restaurants. It’s a perfect palate-cleanser between courses of barbecued Chinese meats and would be at home with American BBQ as well (like maybe a smoked turkey … Continue reading
Recipe: Polpette (Big Italian Meatballs)
Polpette are the big nicely-spiced meatballs found in Italian-American pasta dishes (they are apparently not found in Italy itself, where the meatballs are much smaller) and in meatball subs. When researching this polpette recipe we came across the wonderful Nonna’s … Continue reading
Steak with Five-Spice Asian Marinade
We are big fans of Certified Angus Beef, which gives us permission to borrow this recipe from their website. Technically, we aren’t actually stealing it because we made a couple of crucial improvements. Switched the meat from strip steaks (their … Continue reading
Recipe: Italian Seafood Salad
This Italian Seafood Salad, or Insalata di Mare, was inspired by Philip Nicolas on the Cook’s Cooks Community Forum on Facebook. It’s great if you have fresh seafood, but it’s nearly as good made with frozen because of the other … Continue reading
Recipe: Smoked Salmon Roll-Ups
Thanks to longtime reader and frequent commenter llcwine for sharing this recipe for Smoked Salmon Roll-Ups. It’s refreshing and summer-y and just right for a socially distanced porch party where everyone is served their own plate. Each roll-up feeds 1 … Continue reading
Recipe: Utica-Style Tomato Pie
Utica-Style Tomato Pie is a gooey, unctuous treat made with lots of tomatoes and very little cheese; it is traditionally served at room temperature. We started with the Sal Detraglia recipe but did a lot of tinkering to get the … Continue reading