Broth

Homemade Chicken Broth
made with a leftover chicken carcass, bones from an extra Smart Chicken© Leg, and all organic vegetables






























































































Coming up next... soup of course!

Culture: part two

I'm going fermental! Continuing on the theme of fermentation from the Kim Chi post...



Homemade Dill Pickles
made the traditional way: vinegar free and fermented





They were pretty good but to tell the truth, I think I prefer regular old pickles in a jar with vinegar. Expect to see more cultured foods in the near future. Coming up next... Sauerkraut.

음식

Chet, Tracy, and Kelly came over for a Vietnamese/Korean/Singaporean/Chinese feast prepared by me. It was my first time cooking (or eating!) Vietnamese or Korean food. I fucking ruled it.


Vietnamese Carmelized Pork Ribs
made with Beeler's© Pork Ribs
slowly braised in a vinegar/sugar sauce

Sauteed Bok Choy

Homemade Kim Chi
(see a few posts back)

Tiger© Singaporean Lager

Jinro Chamjin isulro Soju

Adobo

Chicken Adobo
made with Smart Chicken© Legs & Thighs

Organic Mayan Squash
sauteed in Butter with Lemon and Garlic

Long Grain White Rice
Cooked in Chicken Broth and mildly seasoned

Jagged Edge IPA by Black Diamond Brewing Company©

Flanked

Thai Marinated Flank Steak
Broiled and topped with reduced marinade

Green Chili & Lemongrass Rice Pilaf
with snow peas & julienned carrots

Cucumber, Radish, & Carrot Salad
with Rice Vinegar

Culture: part one

I've been really into fermentation lately. The idea of preparing something and then letting it age is just fascinating. For my first adventure into cultured food I decided to make Kim Chi.



























































































It has to ferment for a few days. Weird huh?

"Down South"

I went over my buddy, Maroka's house to help prepare a traditional "down south" feast. I hesitate to use the words, 'soul food' because I'm from California and I'm Mexican. That would just be faking the funk.


Fried Catfish

Cornbread

Fried Okra

Mashed Sweet Potatoes
with butter & brown sugar





for dessert:


Yellow Cake with Wild Turkey© Bourbon Buttercream Frosting
topped (and filled) with Organic Brown Sugar Baked Peaches

Chicken & Waffles

Geez... Enough with the Chicken Already!

Baked Chicken Legs
made with Smart Chicken

Waffles
(my Dad gave me his waffle iron!)

Insalata Caprese
made with organic cherry tomatoes & basil

Pabst Blue Ribbon© American Lager

Pan Amargo de la Cerveza

Beer Bread
with cheddar, garlic, & fresh herbs
made with Santa Cruz Ale Works© IPA













































This was definitely the wrong choice of beer to make bread with. That IPA bitterness that so many people love doesn't transfer well to the world of baked goods. Next time I'll use some kind of cheap american adjunct lager.

Arroz Português

I went over to some friends' house for a traditional Portuguese meal... Sardines, Boiled Potatoes, and Hard Boiled Eggs. I brought rice.

Portuguese Rice
with Pork Sausage and all Organic Vegetables