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My sister and I were supposed to be in New Oleans this evening, a first trip for both of us. Obviously that had to be cancelled, so as a panacea I decided to try my hand at gumbo, creole rice and a salad with a play on Muffuletta olive salad. Unfortunately I did not have the makings for any of New Orleans famous cocktails, so it was a Cajun Bloody Maria while cooking and wine with. I don’t think I have had or made gumbo before but I think it turned out good, nice and spicy. The rice was excellent. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has had a trip or plans cancelled. It nice to see everyone in their kitchens turning out great meals. Stay safe.
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oooh, yes. forgot about the Vindaloo as it has been less available to me of late. but it is also fabulous.
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Maya Kaimal sauces are good, among the better supermarket versions.
The SE recipe looked pretty good to me, but the sauce looks light, which could just be cream content.
Butter chicken / makhanwala / makhani / tikka masala all benefit from a bit of char on the chicken, but I do love the sauce itself so!
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Did take-out/delivery last 2 nights. Made SE NY Style pizza dough Fri. night, so tonight was pizza - my first homemade! BF’s made them before, and he helped me with the rolling/stretching of the dough. i wanted them to be much thinner, but they were still great. First: shimeji shrooms sauteed with garlic, thyme, red pepper flakes, fresh mozz, then topped with arugula and parm tossed in evoo after it came out of the oven. Second: Rao’s marinara sauce, spicy pepperoni, shredded mozz, thinly sliced shallots, dollops of Calabrian chile paste, finished with parm, oregano and RPF. I really couldn’t say which I liked more, although the crust on the second was better. Have another ball of dough in the freezer.
And my sourdough starter has finally started rising again! SHE’S ALIVE!! sourdough bread, here we come.
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I’ve been craving Indian chinese / desi chinese for weeks now, so that was this evening’s project.
I bit off a bit much because in addition to what I actually wanted to eat (hakka noodles and chilli chicken), I had to make something the kids would eat plus something interesting for the vegetarian adult. In retrospect, I could have made a single vegetable and tofu dish. Anyway.
We had hakka-ish noodles (ish because I used GF capellini instead of the usual wheat noodles, and it tastes different), dry soya chilli chicken (best dish of the night), mushroom stir-fry, “battered” tofu stir-fry (located in tapioca starch and seared in the frypan first), and broccoli and snap peas with garlic. Phew.
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Puffy pizza is good .
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that looks terrific! do you have a good source for Desi Chinese recipes or just wing it? i think i could come close by altering the flavor profiles as intuitively i think they should be tweaked, but if you’ve got some good guidepost recipes, I’d love to put them in my stash.
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oh no! I’m so sorry to hear this. Sending all healing thoughts and good juju your family’s way. and strength to the NYC medical community.
speaking of Indian inspired simmer sauces, in looking to replace the Maya Kaimal jarred sauces, i found that Roland makes a few that were available on Amazon – i got a 70oz plastic container of their Tikka Masala sauce. I’ve never tried their version before. Has anyone tried it? i’m prepared to doctor it up if it’s a little bland.
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My secret pizza sauce recipe. Don’t tell anybody.
I absolutely love it .
1 garlic clove pureed with the back of your knife in salt
Place into a bowl .
Add olive oil .
Around a tablespoon . I dont measure .
Let sit at room temp . I have a glass of wine here.
Half hour .
Add Cento all purpose 15 oz can of crushed tomatoes.
. You will have to salt a little more here brings out the sweetness. And I let this sit again at room temp.
This is finished . Enjoy.
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Tbh there’s a lot of winging it on flavor because I know what it’s supposed to taste like, but I do look up recipes for an ingredient reference. For example, tonight I made the hakka noodles and then had to tinker with sugar, vinegar, and soy to get it right.
Indian recipe sources - tarla dalal, sanjeev kapoor. You can also set your browser region to India while searching, for local recipe sources.
For things that need western modification there are some reliable authors and bloggers - Madhur jaffrey, manjula’s kitchen, a few others.
I do have trouble with what I consider too much modification / westernization for recipes where I’m intimately familiar with the flavor profile.
Your pizzas are gorgeous!
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Sending the best thoughts, Rooster.
I’ve got a distant family member in NYC that was sick with covid and has now recovered. Unfortunately now it’s his whole family (wife and children) getting sick. Hope the best for them as well.
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Love your leg rescue.
I don’t dare to look inside the freezer now, it’s so full and impossible to look inside without things falling… But well, I should… soon.
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Thanks all, you redefine community in important ways!
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Very similar to what I do. Simple is best!
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My professional philosophy is that reading is reading!
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