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Braised Coconut Spinach with Chickpeas and Lemon

Made this for dinner tonight as I had almost everything already stocked at home. I didn't have sun-dried tomatoes, so I eliminated that and chopped a fresh tomato and some red peppers. I bet the sun-dried tomatoes would've added a nice sweet tang, but I think it is a pretty forgiving recipe and a good basis for adding just about any other veggies your heart desires (I realized after the fact I had some carrots, which I think would've tasted great).

Best part? Using my newly-acquired spicy Hungarian dried red peppers in the recipe. Yum!

inothernews at 3:36PM on 01/31/12

French in a Flash: Anchoïade

I've been craving anchovies like woah lately. My husband thinks I am crazy...or pregnant. Neither is true.

This also seems like it would be good as a sauce or marinade or something, maybe just simply tossed with pasta for an approximation of aglio olio.

inothernews at 3:22AM on 01/13/12

French in a Flash: Cassoulet-Style Sausage 'n' Beans

I am excited to try this. I made a cassoulet for New Year's Eve a few years ago (after falling in love with it while in Carcassonne years before that) and it took me two days of making the confit, etc. I would love to have a "in a Flash" substitute and this looks like it will do!

inothernews at 12:04PM on 01/06/12

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: The Sriracha Lover's Ultimate Gift Pack

Noodles, esp. macaroni and cheese!!!

inothernews at 1:23PM on 12/29/11

Philadelphia: Pan-Fried Juicy Pork Buns at Dim Sum Garden

This is my favorite spot in Philly so I am glad to see it here! They didn't have the pan-fried dumplings before I moved back in April, and I can't wait to get back there! We always ordered the same thing, and the awesome waitresses knew what we wanted the second we walked in to the door. I've never had that camaraderie with a place before.

inothernews at 3:21AM on 12/09/11

The Secret Ingredient (Chipotle): Smoking Hot Chipotle Fried Fish

Yum! I like to do fried fish with a rub of ginger-garlic paste (which I get in Indian grocery stores, or you can make) and Sriracha before breading and pan-frying. Similar spicy flavorful kick (plus I've only seen chipotle in adobo in one place here in Dresden).

inothernews at 10:10AM on 10/17/11

From Slice

Do You Have A Weird Pizza Eating Habit?

I do eat pizza like your wife EXCEPT I don't care for crust. So sometimes I eat it and sometimes I start biting in sideways from just below the crust and work my way across and down. You don't even KNOW complicated eating til you tried that.

inothernews at 2:51AM on 10/14/11

Road Trip Snacking: Tasty Recipes to Make Ahead

Just came back from a month on the road and I coulda used some of these! We dehydrated some fruits and had jerky and trail mix on hand but what I really wanted was chips that didn't get crushed and were not Pringles. We also did a lot of summer sausage and cheese using our plastic bag-covered center console as a table.

inothernews at 8:18PM on 08/04/11

Snapshots from Germany: Imbiss, or German Street Food, Explained

We are just about to move to Germany--to Dresden--actually, so this is a great read for us. Good to know a good Korean restaurant, albeit 2 hours away. Let us know if you have any suggestions for Dresden =)

inothernews at 11:06PM on 04/14/11

From Sweets

Edible DIY: Bacon-Bourbon Jam

I made some from another recipe last weekend and I think I burned it. Had to toss it all out. However, this is a good excuse to try again!

inothernews at 8:47AM on 02/03/11

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks

I like T-bone/Porterhouse. Because you get a good steak on one side and filet on the other--my husband always refers to the filet as "dessert."

inothernews at 3:47PM on 12/01/10

Travelers: What's Your Favorite Airport Food?

We flew through Memphis last week and were impressed by the Neely's BBQ there. On top of good food, the smoked sausage biscuit morning sandwich was only $2! $2.50 with an egg. That is an outside-of-airport kinda price.

I like Vino Volos. I guess that is more about drinking wine, but their noshes aren't bad. But really, that's about the wine. Yummy wine flights for $10.

inothernews at 3:45PM on 12/01/10

Video: Crab Vending Machine in China

The crab machine is interesting, yes, but what is brilliant about this video is the Japanese banana song at 2:32!!

inothernews at 5:18AM on 10/21/10

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Barbecue?

In Question 5, is there a St. Louis, Mississippi or did you mean St. Louis, MO (Missouri)?

inothernews at 7:08PM on 09/13/10

Angrezi Bhutta (Corn and Tomato Curry)

I almost made this on Sunday but instead made a corn curry. There are two recipes in Raghavan's book for corn curry: my husband loves the one with coconut milk and this time I made one without coconut milk. I also made an eggplant and tomato dish from 660 Curries...it is definitely one of my favorite books. And can I just brag a little? Raghavan was the chef for our wedding and one of my mom's recipes is in the book, so I am always tickled when Serious Eats features the book, as I feel I have a stake in it, though I did nothing to deserve it.

inothernews at 10:40PM on 08/04/10

What cities have provided surprising serious eats for you?

Duluth, Minnesota: cook what you know and Lake Superior fish is what they know. And they make it damn good.

Which is not necessarily surprising, per say, except that people forget to eat locally and try to order things they like in other towns and can't excuse this town for not making it "properly."

inothernews at 10:36PM on 08/04/10

Cook the Book: Fried Okra

Forget breading and all that nonsense! We just slice them up, pan fry them until they are almost, but not quite, blackened, and toss them with salt and chili powder. It is DELICIOUS.

inothernews at 7:56AM on 07/15/10

Wok Skills 101: How to Deep Fry at Home

Why are all these commenters so upset today? Sheesh!

Two questions: Is it necessary to store used oil in the fridge? We've been storing it outside with little detriment, but perhaps it lasts longer or it just has a better chance of not going bad?

Secondly, we have a non-stick wok. My mom always fries in a wok but I didn't want to do it in ours because I figured it might ruin the surface. Is that the case? Should I hop over to Chinatown and buy a cheap wok to reserve for frying? Also, what wok surface works best for frying?

inothernews at 8:14PM on 06/29/10

Road food along 1-87 btwn I-287 and Albany (or VT-11)

Hey! Thanks for the recommendations. We ended up going to a place called "Cassie's Cravings" and getting the Albany mini-hot dogs that I think Hawk Krall posted about a few weeks back. We also had a side of "red hot fries" which were french fries soaked in buffalo sauce served with a side of blue cheese and/or ranch. It was in some NY town I can't pronounce...Schagtichoke. When I had the girl say it, it sounded nothing like what I thought it should sound like and now I can't remember how she said it. This place was a little off Route 7 through NY between Albany and Vermont.

The funeral was emotional but beautiful--just as we lowered her coffin, a rainbow came out over the tree-covered mountains. It didn't go away until they finished burying her. It was remarkable and sad and comforting.

inothernews at 11:37AM on 06/26/10

Grilling: Spicy Roasted Poblano Sausage

So how does one stuff into casings without one of those sausage stuffing attachments? Do you have a method to do it without machines?

inothernews at 11:25AM on 06/26/10

From Drinks

Serious Beer: IPA from the Midwest

This post made me homesick, both for my hometown of Minneapolis and my husband's hometown of Manhattan, KS. We come from good beer pedigree places...My friend's sister brought a bunch of Surly with her when she came to visit Philadelphia--I caught the last half a can when I went over. They told me that there is so much demand for Surly, that you can't even find it in the suburbs! They are only distributing in Minneapolis, much less finding it out East. AND apparently they are no longer doing growlers at the brewery! So sad.

Are they bottling Tall Grass yet? When we first had it, they were only on draft...we didn't look for the bottles last time, but that stuff is really great!

All the more reason for going home--BOTH HOMES! Thank you so much for this post!

inothernews at 10:43PM on 06/20/10

LOST Party Outcomes

I made a pulled pork with toasted coconut, pineapple, spices and some soy sauce. It was goooood. Served with Sawyer Slaw.
Someone made hawaiian "The Island" pizza, shaped like the island, down to the mountain in the middle (made of pineapple).
We also had plantain fritters, dharma beer, Sun and Jin Tonics (gin and tonics with a splash of orange juice), Dharma Wine (I downloaded labels for the beer and wine), regular brownies, tofu coconut curry.

We gave everything LOSt names if it didn't have ones, like "Ajira Airways Polynesian fritters."

Good thing the food was good, since the finale was ONE GIANT COMMERCIAL BREAK. We had plenty of time to refill plates.

inothernews at 2:33PM on 05/26/10

Teach me how to love mushrooms

@finewinendine: Oooh a fellow mushroom-hater-(hopefully)-turned-lover! Thank you for your insights. My husband tried to get me to buy mushrooms this week, citing my goal, and I said, I didn't say THIS week.

I think I have issues. this WILL happen...

inothernews at 12:38PM on 05/23/10