Category Archives: RECIPES

Shrimp Tempura Sushi Rolls

Understandably, most people who have not grown up in the Japanese culture, are squeamish about eating raw fish.  I too  used to be one of those people that found Sushi intimidating.  After the initial hesitation when I did try sushi and even sashimi, I realized what I had been missing out on.  Now I tell most of my friends...
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Thai Green Curry

A few decades ago there were not that many Thai restaurants in the US and the only Asian food that most Americans were familiar with was Chinese food.  Now it seems like most Americans have not just heard of Thai food but they are quite familiar with what it entails and are quite aware of the intensity of heat...
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Passion-Fruit Citrus Cocktail

A few weeks ago a friend of mine, very generously, gave me a bottle of home-made Lemoncello.   This was a special gift and I didn’t want to drink the whole bottle without making something distinct out of it.  I tried out a couple of combinations and ultimately have settled on this recipe for a Passion-Fruit Citrus Cocktail - a...
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Daal Makhani

India’s version of the classic combination of rice and beans is daal (lentils) and chaawal (rice).  It is the most plebian of meals and often metaphorically used to denote the bare minimum anyone needs to live. But, do not let the associations of a poor man’s meal fool you into thinking that this lowly pairing is lacking in taste....
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