Gilding the Lily since 2006
View this post on Instagram I love traditional New Year foods so much: noodles for longevity, Hoppin’ John and greens for abundance and prosperity. And smoked duck broth for…well, because it’s delicious and I need to clear freezer space to make room for more creativity …
I made saag paneer completely from scratch and it is so much better than anything I’ve had in restaurants (a testament to the overall lack of great Indian food in Portland more than my cooking prowess, but freshness goes a long way). The boar korma …
Split mung bean and pea soup with bacon, caramelized parsnip and leeks; topped with crème fraîche, shaved salt-cured duck egg yolk, and a pistou of Thai basil, cilantro, mint, dill, garlic chives, and Meyer lemon. The peas are split and fresh (English). Eat the season! …
Another delicious bowl in my Year of Ramen™️: a Middle Eastern spin on tantanmen. Instead of a regular sesame-chile broth, I made a garlicky beef broth with toasted sesame purée and preserved lemon, topped with a ragu of ground Anderson Ranches lamb seasoned with lots …
It’s so delightfully crummy out so I made budae jigae for myself using *nice* ingredients like @umiorganic noodles, @olympiaprovisions hot dogs, Ota tofu, homemade kimchi and heirloom beans. The dashi is instant, but it’s still some fancy high-end stuff from Japan. The SPAM… is just …
A warm, nutritious autumn salad of whole red bulgur and French green lentils with roasted homegrown bitterroot buttercup squash, purple carrots, king oyster mushroom, chioggia beet, red onion, garlic, and a sweet-hot cayenne from last night’s @culinarybreedingnetwork party, plus a little kale and hummus. I …
I wrote about the history of Ota Tofu for Roads & Kingdoms. They’ve been in Portland for more than a century. I wrote about the history of America’s oldest tofu-ten and Portland’s Nikkei for @roadsandkingdoms (link in bio) #tofu #portlandoregon #culinaryhistory #japanese A …
Teeny doro wat with @maryschicken Cornish game hen and quail eggs; yekik alicha (yellow split pea stew); yabesha gomen using my @imperfectproduce Swiss chard; and itty bitty injeras. The injera is hella from scratch: ground @bobsredmill teff grains and fermented the batter for four days. …
You can make this quickly by using store-bought Sichuan chile oil, but it’s also nice to mace yourself toasting Sichuan peppercorns and facing heaven chiles in your wok to make mala oil from scratch. Nicky Farms ground wild boar mapo tofu, because sometimes you need …