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Month: October 2020

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Aroz Blanco

This flavored Mexican rice is easy to make.  This version is an adaptation from Esteban Castillo’s Chicano Eats and will serve 4 people.  As shown in the photo, we served it with a spicy shrimp dish. 2 Tbs. salted butter 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced 1 cup basmati or other long grain rice 1-3/4 cups Read More …

Mexican Cuisine, Rice
October 17, 2020November 3, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Salade Nicoise with Sous-Vide Tuna

We frequently eat Salade Nicoise, usually with good quality oil-packed canned tuna.  I had seen an article on cooking tuna sous-vide in oil and decided to use that for the tuna part of the salad.  That involved sprinkling the two sides of the tuna with kosher salt and letting it dry brine in the refrigerator Read More …

Fish & Shellfish, French Cuisine, Salads & Dressings
October 15, 2020November 16, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Small Blue Cheese

In process This is my first attempt at a cheese with mold.  I followed the Petit Blue recipe and video by Gavin Webber, an Australian cheese-maker.  I made one major mistake while making the cheese.  I was supposed to add the salt to the curds before draining, but it was after I was well along Read More …

Cheese
October 13, 2020August 7, 2021 jgrusseLeave a comment

Five Minute Hummus

This is an adaptation of a very quick hummus recipe in Michael Solomonov’s book Israeli Soul.  In practice it did take longer than 5 minutes, but it was still very quick.  I cut back the amount of tahini in the original recipe since I just could not bring myself to use a full 8 oz., Read More …

Israeli Cuisine, Middle Eastern Cuisine, Vegan, Vegetarian
October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Meatballs with Eggplant Sauce

I was looking for a way to use some Italian meatballs in the freezer and hit on the idea of eating them with a sauce based on roasted eggplant.  It turned out well, so I am documenting it here.  We ate it on top of hummus.  Michael Solomonov’s cookbooks are filled with ideas for using Read More …

American Cuisine, Beef
October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Egg Sandwiches

After I learned about a popular Malaysian egg sandwich called Roti John, Iexperimented with the same idea using ingredients from other cuisines. In thiscase, it was a mixture of Italian and Mexican ingredients, and the result wasquick, tasty, and very cheap. Here is how I made a sandwich for 1 person today. 6 inch piece Read More …

Sandwiches
October 4, 2020December 16, 2021 jgrusseLeave a comment

Roti John

I read on 196flavors that a popular street food in Malaysia and Singapore was roti john.  The legend is that this dish was invented in the 1960s when a hawker was asked for a hamburger, which he did not have.  Instead, he improvised a dish with ground meat and egg in a baguette, and it Read More …

Malaysian Cuisine
October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Cream Cheese Brownie Tart

This is a very pretty dessert I which there are swirls of cheese cake within a brownie.  This is adapted from Esteban Casillo’s cookbook Chicano Eats.  The original recipe called for cajeta which I could not find, so I used the similar and easier to find dulce de leche.  Abuelita chocolate is a brand of Read More …

Desserts, Mexican Cuisine
October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Vampiros de Asada

This is a form of taco with carne asada in which the tortilla is grilled with some cheese before being topped with the meat, salsa, etc.  This version is based on a recipe in Eseban Castillo’s cookbook Chicano Eats.  This will serve at least 4 people. For the Marinated Steak ½ cup fresh lime juice Read More …

Grilling & Barbeque, Mexican Cuisine
October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 jgrusse1 Comment

Esteban’s Steak Seasoning

This is a seasoning for Carne Asada and is from Esteban Castillo’s cookbook Chicano Eats.  It makes ¾ cup. ½ oz. guajillos chiles 1 Tbs. black peppercorns 1-1/2 tsp. coriander seeds 1 tsp. cumin seeds 3-1/2 Tbs. Diamond Crystal kosher salt 3 Tbs. garlic powder 3 Tbs. onion powder Preheat the oven to 275 degrees Read More …

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