Middle-Eastern Stores:
The best part of Middle-eastern stores is that most of them have a butcher on the premises, who, often will be able to customize cuts of meat that are virtually impossible to find in a conventional supermarket. I go to these Halal meat shops for fresh and reasonably priced lamb and goat meat. For instance, they sell a...
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South-Asian Grocery Stores
South-Asian Grocery Stores (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri-Lankan etc…)
Since I am Indian, I frequently shop at the South-Asian grocery stores. Nowadays a lot of supermarkets have started selling Indian frozen entrees (eg, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s or even the local supermarket sells Amy’s frozen Indian meals) but the...
East-Asian Grocery Stores
Korean/Asian Grocery Store:
I have lived in East Asia and so when I want to make any of the recipes that I learned from my friends there and I need to get the specialty ingredients, I head for the Asian store (eg wasabi, picked ginger for sushi, sweet...
Mesquite Steak
This is an easy home-made steak that is as good as any pricey steak house.
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Ingredients:
1. 3 lbs of beef flap steak (quite reasonably priced at Costco) 2. 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3. 1/4 cup of Balsamic vinegar 4. 4-5 garlic cloves 5. 2 Tablespoons of Sweet Mesquite SeasoningDirections:
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Tiramisu for Grown-ups
Tiramisu is my all-time favorite dessert and whenever I eat out, if the restaurant offers it, I must have it. So I have seen Tiramisu in all its incarnations and the ones that I like the most are the ones don’t have much sugar buthave a strong liqueur flavor. If you like it strong, then you would love this...
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