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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 9, 2009 6:31:14 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 9, 2009 14:24:22 GMT
Spice Blends and moreThis is a nice collection of basic spice blends that are often mentioned in recipes. Do check out the rest of the site for interesting recipes and kitchen information and tips. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ More Seasoning and Spice Blend recipesThis is a very large collection. In many cases, it's attempting to duplicate commercial products. Thus, the Hunan Spice Blend contains dried cilantro -- something that is almost tasteless. The discerning cook will know to use the rest of that recipe as a guide, and to add fresh cilantro when making a Hunanese dish. Check out the sidebar here for other useful collections of the basics, including sauces, seasoned butters, jams, and even guides to making your own pet food and cleaning products.
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 10, 2009 5:52:26 GMT
Wow, wow, wow, wee, wow, wow! Chicken, mutton, lamb, fish, vegetables! Dry curries, wet curries, yogurt based, coconut based! I'm recovering, looks good.
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Post by gringalais on Apr 23, 2009 20:14:35 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 23, 2009 23:04:45 GMT
Wow ~~ thanks, Gringalais! I find these recipes most interesting. They seem much more Spanish than Mexican food. Also, much of the food seems appropriate for cold weather. Is that correct, or am I totally off base?
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Post by gringalais on Apr 24, 2009 11:38:41 GMT
Bixa - yeah, there are quite a few soup/stew type recipes. Not much to do with Mexican food, except for pebre, which is kind of like a Mexican salsa and spicy. That is my main complaint with the typical cuisine here, they need to use more of a variety of spices, but we have pretty decent access to ingredients for making other, spicier cuisines, and at least in Santiago there is quite a variety of restaurants. Still, there are some recipes I like here and a lot of those soups, like cazuela, are good on a cold winter night.
Santiago really only has 3 months or so of cold weather a year and some winters, like last, are pretty mild with highs in the 20s Celsius a lot. It hardly ever got close to or below 0 C last year. But the south is cold and rainy for a good part of the year. Maybe that is why so many recipes are like that, they originated more in the south.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2009 12:02:01 GMT
I was noticing how many of the Chilean recipes call for using corn. That would have a hard time catching on in France, where people will now eat corn in salads and even corn on the cobs as an exotic treat, but never mixed with "real vegetables"!
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Post by gringalais on Apr 24, 2009 13:17:20 GMT
Yeah, they like their corn. there is only one type, the more yellow type. The Peruvians here complain about the lack of corn variety. Also squash is a big ingredient. Again, you don't see much variety. The squash called for in these recipes is similar to pumpkin, but green/beige on the outside. The inside is orange.
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Post by lagatta on Apr 24, 2009 18:29:27 GMT
I suppose corn (maize) didn't catch on in France as it is seen as animal feed? It certainly isn't because it is American, as many of the staple foods throughout Europe are; other than our famous beans (except the broad bean and lentil families, and peas), tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, potatoes and squash are just some of the essential foodstuffs that spring to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2009 18:32:03 GMT
Absolutely -- like in most of Europe, corn was just animal feed for 100 years or more.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 7, 2009 14:37:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 30, 2009 16:31:11 GMT
Pizza! <-- no (baking) stone left unturned in this site dedicated to all things pizza. Breakaway from the heavy pizzas we associate with franchise food and make these beauties at home. Go directly to the bottom of this link to be introduced to lively pizza topics and recipes. And here are some ways to enjoy pizza without turning on the oven. And don't forget the portable pizzas -- calzone. This group of recipes can be used as they're intended or as a springboard to more ways with pizza. Imec highly recommends this very complete site for everything pizza.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2009 20:00:29 GMT
Hmmm... pizza. That is something that I eat about every 6 months to verify whether or not I still do not find it satisfactory. It has not passed my test yet.
I know it's odd, because France is the #2 pizza eating country in the world after #1 United States, and I have intimate ties to both of those countries.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 30, 2009 22:01:30 GMT
The reason it's not satisfactory is because it's not real food. It's a big giant snack, but it never feels like a meal to me, the way even a franchise hamburger does.
There are some really interesting ideas in those links, though. Also many that would be nice even if they weren't piping hot. Really, the concept of pizza is such that there is no reason for it to stay stuck in the tomato sauce/gooey cheese mode.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 9, 2009 3:04:39 GMT
Here is a fun, friendly site about Asian Cooking, with tons of info about techniques, folklore, and all kinds of things.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 23, 2009 16:52:31 GMT
Here is an absolutely huge resource for Indian food. It includes many items that are popular in India, so some of the recipes are not Indian at all. I was extremely surprised by the sauces section, for instance. Other sections reflect the importance of certain food items in India -- there are 22 recipes for rice.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 10, 2009 21:55:01 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 12, 2010 18:05:12 GMT
Oooo ~~ look at this wonderful site for Thai food recipes! It has close-up photos of each dish, photos designed to show you how it should look. If you click below the picture, you get the recipe. If you click on the picture, you get a list of related links. There is an excellent clickable table of contents in the side bar. Appon's Thai Food
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Post by hwinpp on Feb 13, 2010 4:19:12 GMT
Yes, nice indeed. Some of my favourites there, e.g. goong chea nam pla, the raw shrimp dish. Her spelling is off though.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 13, 2010 5:25:36 GMT
Thanks, HW. I was waiting for you to see this, and was going to remove it if you said it wasn't a good site.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 13, 2010 17:28:01 GMT
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Post by existentialcrisis on Feb 16, 2010 9:11:44 GMT
I just realized this thread existed, and Bixa, I am so happy to see that you linked to Wandering Chopsticks - truly as great blog! I had been thinking recently about whether we had a thread devoted to food blogs ... but I feel here is an okay place to link to two of my favorite blogs (aside from wandering chopsticks): www.homesicktexan.blogspot.com (Tex-Mex, Southern, etc.) www.burntlumpia.typepad.com (Filipino)
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 16, 2010 9:29:02 GMT
Oh ~~ those are wonderful, Existentia! I have got to tear myself away from the homesick Texan and save the Filipino one for tomorrow. But first, I have to put these two super-readable and useful references in the linked contents at the beginning of the thread. Thanks so much!
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Post by existentialcrisis on Feb 16, 2010 13:25:06 GMT
Thanks Bixa... may I suggest you read the blogs on Chili - parts 1 & 2. They are written very well, and convey the experience of true chili making... something I knew nothing about prior to reading this blog.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 16, 2010 18:47:49 GMT
Existentia, I liked the homesick Texan last night after looking at her blog. But now, after reading the chili section, I am in love with her! I thought I'd posted my recipe here, but apparently not. I'm going over to Requested Recipes right now to post it.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 6, 2010 3:54:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 9, 2010 18:23:43 GMT
Browsing for something else, I stumbled across this wonderful site on Czech food. Yes, it's a tourism site, but the recipes and pictures do their cuisine proud.
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Post by hwinpp on Mar 10, 2010 4:39:27 GMT
You forgot the '.com'.
No you didn't, could be a different ending...
It's '.cz'.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 10, 2010 5:36:33 GMT
Thanks for catching that, HW. It's fixed now. What happened was that I didn't include a url for the linked text. Luckily, it was linked correctly in the OP sticky.
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Post by gertie on Mar 11, 2010 12:20:06 GMT
Ok had to drop in this Japanese cooking show called "Cooking With Dog" . Sorry no the dog cooks with you, it isn't cooked. www.youtube.com/user/cookingwithdogI've tried several of these recipes and everything turned out great. I came across it when looking for ramen recipes after watching that move where the American girl goes to Japan and ends up with her own ramen restaurant. A fun movie to watch even if you know Japanese immigration law and immigrant business laws make the story impossible.
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