Recipes
By Anonymous Paul on 27 October, 2010
I like mongo soup. But one can only have too much of it. And so here’s a nice variation to prepping the beans. Moros y cristianos is actually just red beans and rice with a more controversial name; the dark beans representing the Moors and the white rice representing the Christians. The etymology’s a bit …read »
Restaurants
By sanju on 18 October, 2010
The year was 1981. A friend of my mom tells her about a new Japanese restaurant that serves delicious rice cooked in metal kettles topped with meat. My mom keeps the tip in mind and suggests it for our regular Sunday dinner. Thus began my family’s love affair with Kamameshi House and more specifically, Kamameshi …read »
Try This
By Anonymous Paul on 13 October, 2010
Over a lunch party at a friend’s place I overheard someone say they ordered a huge crab cake about a foot across. I incredulously blurted out: “A 12 inch crab cake?! Where can I get this?!”. To which I got blank stares. Apparently they were talking about a crepe cake…not crab. Curses. But by some …read »