My son recently gave me a fantastic Indonesian cookbook called Fire Islands: Recipes from Indonesia, by Elenor Ford. This is not to be confused with a book about Fire Island, New York. I’m always super-skeptical when I see a clearly Anglo name attached to a narrowly-focused ethnic cookbook, but Ms. Ford both grew up in…
Archives for October 2021
Thai Fried Chicken
Let’s start by agreeing that this is going to taste great. This recipe is from the True Thai cookbook by Hong Thaimee. It’s called midnight fried chicken, in the book, being perfect for eating well after dinner if you get hungry again before bed. That name is obviously a cultural thing in Thailand. Note that…
Rye Berry Salad
I have rye berries! A lot of them. “What’s the big deal,” you may ask. Well they’re really cool to cook with. The short version of the acquisition story is that my friend’s brother has a hobby farm, and they grow rye, which they just harvested. My friend and his wife came back from a…