Author: Chuck
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Thanksgiving Feast
Another Thanksgiving another feast in San Francisco. All of us SNDsters are transplants from the East coast or Midwest and we avoid traveling during Thanksgiving. Instead, we celebrate turkey day by hanging out and cooking at Jane and Mark’s place. It’s typically an eclectic pot luck with friends who also don’t have family in the…
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South Indian Dosas
In case you are new to dosas, they are South Indian crêpes and are considered a breakfast dish, but can be eaten at any meal. The batter is made from rice and dal, blended with water and fermented overnight. To make a dosa, the batter is ladled over a greased griddle and spread into a…
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Deep Fried Turkey – Fast and Fantastic
Over the years, we’ve had roasted turkeys the conventional way, brined and even a Peking turkey, which is a turkey prepared Peking duck style. Several years ago, we deep-fried a turkey and it was spectacular. Now it’s our preferred turkey cooking method.
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Curry Cauliflower Soup with Honey
It’s a simple puree of roasted cauliflower and onions with a touch of curry powder and cayenne pepper. Our version of the soup is a golden brown color due to the slightly caramelized onions. We’d rather have the extra flavor from the browned onions than to try to keep it a creamy cauliflower color.
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Orecchiette with Hot Italian Sausage
One of my favorite ingredients is hot Italian sausage. Hungry Bear loves sweet petite peas. Add some mushrooms, garlic, orecchiette, a sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano and you’ll have a simple, tasty pasta dish that can be prepared in 30 minutes.
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Oysters and Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
The frankfurters were stuffed with mustard, ketchup, cheese, onions and sauerkraut, then wrapped with bacon! I usually don’t like sauerkraut on my dogs, but I didn’t mind it this time. Who’s not going to like a bacon-wrapped hot dog on a toasted bun?!?
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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Hungry Bear and I love good old-fashioned chocolate cake. Nothing beats a moist, tender and airy piece of chocolate cake for dessert. The hard part is finding a recipe that has the right cake texture, chocolate flavor and sweetness level.
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Pork, Pasta and Strawberry Cream Cake
After a weekend filled with Korean BBQ, Hawaiian, Chinese and Burmese food, I was wondering what to make for Sunday night dinner. Thankfully, Jane texted me Sunday morning stating that dinner was at her place. Her brother, Garry, was planning on making a slow-roasted pork shoulder and his wife, Karen, was making a strawberry cream…
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Sunday Nite Dinner 