2012 Food Resolutions
In 2012, I will learn how to create the following in my humble apartment kitchen:
A working list
- Homemade pho
- Spicy vegetable korma
- Many varieties of yeast breads, including sour dough.
- Pork bulgogi
- Flaky Chinese scallion pancakes
- Beef laab & sticky rice
- Russian kvass and kombucha
- Salted caramels
- Halal Cart-style Chicken and Rice with White Sauce (Serious Eats)
- Chicken Dora Wat & injera
- Steamed crab legs & lobster
- Broder Cucina Italiana’s Eggplant Special-like pizza
- Lefse
- Gnocchi
- Tamales
- Kibbe, flatbread, and garlic sauce
In 2012, I will work towards cultivating the following competencies:
- Canning and preserving
- Gardening on my apartment balcony
- Baking yeast bread
- Cooking large pieces of protein (such as curing a side of salmon, preparing whole birds, shanks, etc.)
- Preparing local game meats
Memorable in 2011
- Heartland
- Meritage
- Cosmos
Spicy grilled mackerel, Sole Cafe |
Most memorable Service (and by memorable, I mean “good” with no shortage of character)
- Sole Cafe
- Cosmos
- Ted Cook’s 19 Hole Barbecue
- Surabhi Thali meals
- Bangkok Thai Deli
- Pizza Nico (Fargo)
Tacos Arabes with Al Pastor meat from the spit |
Memorable Bites From Afar By Plane or Road Trip
- Tacos Arabes, Puebla, Mexico
- Fist-sized prawns, Rough Riders Hotel, Medora, ND
- Nigiri from Ray’s Sushi in Oto’s Marketplace, Sacramento, CA
Ceviche, La Sirena Gorda |
Will Be Dearly Missed
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