Posted in Parties, Festivals, and Holidays, Recipes on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our Golden Week plans (and by “plans” I mean “half-assed, too-late attempt to book a trip to Pusan”) fell through, which left Laura and I with lots and lots of precious, precious free time to enjoy ourselves and the gorgeous late-spring weather. On Monday I spent the whole day cooking, and the whole night eating [...]
Posted in Recipes on Monday, December 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Apple and Spice Marinade for Pork Tenderloin
3 pork tenderloins (about 1300 grams)
about 2 cups apple juice
about 3/4 cup amber lager
about 1/2 cup apple vinegar
juice of one lemon
Tabasco sauce, to taste
about 8 whole cloves
2 whole bay leaves or about 3/4 teaspoon ground bay leaves
1/2 tablespoon whole cardamom seeds
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
4 cloves garlic, crushed and [...]
Posted in Parties, Festivals, and Holidays, Recipes on Thursday, August 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
第一 Japanese Peach-Sake Jam
First, a word about Japanese peaches 白桃 (hakutō): amazing. They are typically about the size of my fist, with pure wine-white flesh and bright pink skin. They are sweeter and juicier than any other peach you may ever taste; eating one usually results in pure ecstasy, accompanied by a vast pool of [...]
