H-mart opened this past weekend in Burlington and like a good consumer, I was there opening weekend. H-mart is a Korean specialized supermarket but also stocks most of the other Asian groceries. They’ve also got a small food court and a small set of other stores (for one stop shopping I guess!) Spent about 2 [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
Vietnamese Pork (Thit Heo Nuong)
I haven’t been cooking anything new lately (cooked a couple staple dishes I’ve already posted about) and I was away for a weekend in the Midwest but with Fall starting, I’m excited to try some new “colder weather” recipes. I’ve made a decent dent in the list of 100 recipes, coming up with about 15 [...]
Vietnamese Ginger Chicken with Caramel Sauce
Caramel sauce (Nuoc Mau) is a staple in a lot of Vietnamese recipes, especially many of the quick (sub 1 hour) dishes. There are many techniques ranging from an ice bath for the pot to pouring boiling water into the half melted sugar, but my favorite is just mixing the sugar and water right away [...]
Braised Beef with Garlic
I usually reserve braising for the winter/colder months and/or during football season (Easy to cook things that take 3-4 hours while I’m watching football =P) but last week I was feeling a little inspired. I originally cooked this back in college, senior year as part of a Chinese New Year dinner (I wish I still [...]
Linguine with Clams
Last week, the roommate picked up 200 clams from a wholesaler on the waterfront for a BBQ. We ended up eating a little over half of them, leaving clams as this week’s special cooking ingredient! This time, decided to go with something more Western, Italian in fact (Been cooking a ton of Asian food lately). [...]