Part of the challenge for me about eating in Taipei is finding food that both reflects the city and is appealing to me. Another challenge is simply finding the restaurants. There is certainly food to be found every few feet, but I can’t always tell what it is. The stands where the locals eat, and […]
Helpless Female Cooks Unexpected Sweet Saki Sesame Seed Pork with Bacon
Things collected along the way: 10 x 15 inch glass baking dish oven heated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit olive oil kosher salt ground black pepper 6 of 3/4 inch thick, bone-in pork chops 1 pound of Falls Brand thick sliced, hardwood smoked bacon The Finest Gekkeikan sake Yamasa Soy Sauce raw sesame seeds old fashioned, […]
Ham and Bean Pumpkin Soup
With a harvest of 20-some pumpkins from our garden, I became acutely aware that I can only eat so much pumpkin pie. After being coaxed into hitherto unappealing sounding pumpkin soup by Chef Betharoni, I realized I had had a limited view of pumpkin, particularly freshly cooked and pureed pumpkin. I began to consider it […]
Hot Egg Nog Batter
Sometimes known as Holiday Batter or Tom and Jerry Batter, this hot drink hits the spot for me on cold winter evenings. It is a recipe given to me by my mother-in-law. I like it mixed with half water and half milk, sprinkled with some nutmeg, which makes it lighter than traditional egg nog. My […]
Homemade Italian Sandwich Rolls
I needed hoagie buns, or deli sandwich rolls, for French dip sandwiches for dinner on Friday last week. I didn’t want to buy them. That just sounded bland. I didn’t want to use a regular bread recipe. That bread would already be fairly moist, and thus get soggy quickly when dipped in au jus. So […]