My cookbook collection is a working library, not just for show. The other day I was browsing through one of my go-to Asian cookbooks and found a recipe for pork wrapped in greens. This is a common Thai-Laotian dish, often seen on restaurant menus as larb. Since we had a partial head of butter lettuce …
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Dec 22
One Hit, One Miss
I’d thawed some boneless pork loin chops for dinner earlier in the week. We also had leftover sauerkraut and fresh cabbage. These ingredients whispered in my ear: Eastern Europe. Off I went to the cookbooks. I found a recipe for pork chops with mustard and cornichon pan sauce from Pierre Franey’s More 60-Minute Gourmet. I …
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May 19
Feijoada!
[My vegetarian and observant Jewish and Muslim readers might like to read a less incendiary post, like Lizard on a Stick.] Feijoada is the national dish of Brazil. It consists of assorted pork products in a black bean base. Most recipes are heavier on the pork than the beans. The full experience, known as feijoada …
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