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Archive for Howling Hot Food
Scorch-Your-Tastebuds-Off Shrimp and Tomatoes
Once upon a time, there was a group of Zoroastrians who got crosswise with the emerging Muslim culture in ancient Persia. These good folks moved (some say fled) to the coast near Hormuz, and eventually on to India in the region of Mumbai. They became known as Parsi.
These folks like their food hot! No, make [...] Read more »
A Thai Dinner Party at Home, Part I
I found a stash of recipes I’ve worked on before and then somehow forgotten. Someday I gotta get organized! In the meantime, I’d like to share this collection of Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian dishes. I’ll be adding them to Dad’s Chile Cookbook, and of course I’ll upload the majority of them to the Recipes du [...] Read more »
Friday Follies X: The Food X-Files
So the weekend’s upon us, and you want to get out of the house. After all, the honey-do list is overwhelming, the kids are hanging around now that school’s out, and there’s a whole wonderful world waiting for you out there. Of course, with gas prices like they are, you can’t go far, but maybe [...] Read more »
Peranakan Feast in Singapore
Today was Feast Day.
No, not any special Saint of the Catholic persuasion. Instead, I decided to try out the Sunday buffet at Xin Cuisine, the hotel’s main eatery. There were two weddings on Saturday night, so the place was a zoo. And more scheduled for Sunday. Seems everybody in Singapore is getting married this weekend. [...] Read more »
