Methodical Cookbook Project: Asian Eggplant Caviar with Black Sesame Buns and Saffron-Lotus Root Pickles
Another recipe from The Artful Vegan. I was especially intrigued by the idea of the pickles because 1) I am generally intrigued by pickles these days (I recently bought this book about tsukemono, or Japanese pickles) and 2) because I’ve tried to cook with lotus root before and have been completely underwhelmed. I love how [...]
Methodical Cookbook Project- Miso-Broiled Japanese Eggplant over Noodle Cakes with Walnut Miso Sauce and Wasabi Cream
I finally got a chance to try another recipe from Artful Vegan. Even though the whole point of this project is to make my way sequentially through each and every recipe in the book, I finally decided to skip one after deciding that the primary ingredients are simply not to be found in this part [...]
Artful Vegan Recipe #3- “Morel Caramelized Onion Rolls with Truffled Beet Salad and Pinot Noir Reduction”
At this rate it will take me a year to get through this book! Finally got around to making the third recipe from the appetizer section-”Morel-Caramelized Onion Rolls with Truffled Beet Salad and Pinot Noir Reduction.”
First of all, the wine. I decided to make this recipe on a whim this morning, and happily there is [...]
Crisp Shredded Vegetable Rolls with Tamarind Sauce, Coconut Curry, and Chile Oil, part 2
Continuing where I left off with the last post about the second recipe from Artful Vegan. After sitting all night, the chile oil got strained into a glass jar. It seems to have mellowed and blended after sitting, and tastes really nice. I only used a little bit of it in the actual recipe, but [...]
The Methodical Cookbook Project- Artful Vegan recipe #2!
I have finally accumulated (nearly) all the ingredients for the second recipe in The Artful Vegan- “Crisp Shredded Vegetable Rolls with Tamarind Sauce, Coconut Curry, and Chile Oil.”
The Artful Vegan- Crisp Yuba Rolls with Nori, Shiitakes, Hijiki, and Barley
This is the first recipe in The Artful Vegan, and thus the first for my Methodical Cookbook Project. I’m not going to post the whole recipe because I think that’s a crappy thing to do. If you want the whole recipe go buy the book! I will write about the ingredients and the process in [...]
The Methodical Cookbook Project
I recently realized that I have far too many cookbooks that I have not used as much as I could. I think there are a few that I haven’t used at all. For typical weeknight meals I usually don’t follow recipes. I have a pretty good repertoire of things I just know how to make. [...]
