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Chicken Coconut Curry Soup

by alice on January 6, 2010 · 43 comments

[donotprint] Ten years ago, my friend Ann made this soup for our family when we moved into our house.  This has become one of my favorite soups and I like to prepare when I’m in a jam and need dinner quickly!  It is quite easy, tasty, and perfect for a cold winters night.  The blend of coconut milk and red curry paste is the perfect combination for a Thai style soup without any fuss.  I will warn you though, it does have a nice kick to it.  It will warm your bellies and leave you feeling satisfied.  If you don’t like spicy food, just reduce the amount of curry paste to your liking. [click to continue…]

     
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Mushroom Hot Pot Recipe – Kinoko Nabe

by alice on November 8, 2009 · 27 comments

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I love my friend and fellow food blogger, Jennifer Perrillo. In September we were roommates for BlogherFood09 in San Francisco.  During our time together she was so kind to give me all sorts of wonderful things to bring back to Seattle.  This included a copy of Japanese Hot Pots: Comforting One-Pot Meals by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat. I was so thrilled because I had been looking through it in our hotel room asking questions about it.  During my flight home I scanned through each recipe.  With every turn of the page my appetite for hot pot grew.  Browsing through the book one can’t help but notice the stunning food photography -the photos are beyond beautiful. The first recipe I tried was Kinoko Nabe a.k.a. Mushroom Hot Pot.  And fyi, I’ve made this 4 times since reading the book! [click to continue…]

     
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Pumpkin Black Bean Soup Recipe with Ham Hocks

by alice on October 4, 2009 · 16 comments

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Before Gourmet magazine ever reprinted one of my favorite recipes, I just want you to know I discovered it first and had the privilege of eating it at its source. Before there was Whole Foods, there use to be my favorite grocery store called Larry’s Market. This store was the first of its kind in the Seattle area. Everything was gourmet and expensive. I usually only shopped there to find specialty ingredients and to eat in their deli. But sadly Larry’s Market is gone but their Black Bean Pumpkin soup lives on forever in our home. I was happy when I saw Gourmet magazine re-printed their recipe years ago so everyone could now enjoy one of my favorite Fall soups. I’ve been making this for years and have changed it so much I call it my own. [click to continue…]

     
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