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Cottage Cheese Dumplings with Ham and Fava Puree

View this post on Instagram I had a nice, big hunk of @nueskes ham (picked up for a ✨song✨ at a @nicky.usa fire sale, leftover from Easter dinner), so I diced it up and tossed it in hot bacon fat with some cottage cheese dumplings …

Naan Without a Recipe

(But I kind of wrote one anyway.) View this post on Instagram I’ve finally leveled up enough as a baker that I can throw together a naan or pita dough without a recipe, just on instinct and touch, and have warm flatbread in about a …

Game Hen Ramen with Mayu

This black garlic oil is easy and dank af — get the recipe from Kenji Lopez Alt.

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Hoo, boy was this delicious. Maybe in the top five bowls of homemade ramen? This is iekei (“homestyle”) ramen inspired by the bowls I ate in Richmond, British Columbia — chicken stock and dashi (with splashes of shoyu and sake for seasoning), roasted @maryschicken game hen (+ crispy skin, instead of chashu), bean sprouts and homegrown gai lan (instead of spinach), backyard egg, and exquisitely chewy, bouncy @umiorganic noodles. Oh! And homemade black garlic oil (thanks for the very straightforward recipe, @kenjilopezalt !). Game hens roast up in about a half hour in a hot oven, making this ramen a breeze on a weeknight — get them from your good buddies at @nicky.usa or at @newseasonsmarket.

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Plov is Georgian Jollof, Change My Mind

Is rice pilaf universal? I think so. View this post on Instagram Tonight’s dinner inspiration comes from Central Asia (one of my favorite culinary sandboxes), but with a few twists: this is plov (pilaf) of jasmine rice cooked with smoked duck stock, red onion, homegrown …

I Won A Writing Award

I am the proud recipient of the American Society of Journalists and Authors’ Outstanding Food and Drink Article award, for my story “Black Nightshade and Bierocks,” published in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Oregon Humanities Magazine. View this post on Instagram Tl;dr: I WON A …

Bison-Okara Meatballs

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How did I turn one measly pound of Nicky Farms ground bison into fourteen large meatballs? By cutting the meat by half with okara from Ota Tofu! After they extract all the soy milk, the pressed-out soy beans form a crumbly substance that’s high in protein and fiber, ready to be flavored with garlic, tons of herbs, and a little cheat (chicken bouillon powder). The rest of the typical meatball ingredients are there: an egg, panko breadcrumbs, a splash of milk and a little Worcestershire sauce. 🍝 🍝 🍝This bison is raised by @stangelbisonranch in the scenic majesty of the Wallowas, available through @nicky.usa at finer grocery stores around the Northwest. And the okara is free at Ota — just show up with a container and nice manners and they’ll give you as much as you want.

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Venison Mole Guisado

Find my recipe at the Nicky USA blog. View this post on Instagram Venison mole guisado makes a surprisingly straightforward weeknight meal. All you need is a pressure cooker, a pound of Nicky Farms venison stew meat, and a few pantry staples. Makes outstanding tacos …

Pickled Things

A couple of different easy pickles for Taco Tuesday (or any day). For the escabeche, pretty much all you do is fill a 1-gallon crock 3/4 full with sliced jalapeños, peeled/sliced carrots, quartered peeled shallots, and peeled smashed garlic cloves, then add a few bay …

Tapalaya

I did some photography for my friends at Tapalaya. Need food photos on a shoestring budget? I’m your gal. Send me a note on the contact form at the top of the page.

Heather Arndt Anderson
Heather Arndt Anderson

Crab Paste

♬ These are a few of my favorite things ♬ View this post on Instagram This stuff. Use it to add a little low-key seafood flavor (and a ton of umami) to your fried rice and stir-fries, use it in your curries and stews, and …