I first encountered Madhur Jaffrey’s “A Taste of the Far East” at my local library in the early 2000s. The book is divided into eight sections, each covering a country or locale. This was my first exposure to Vietnamese and Malaysian cuisine, and a treasure chest filled with strange ingredients and exotic flavors. The library’s…
Month: November 2020
Chicken and Asparagus in Portuguese Sauce (adapted from A Taste of the Far East by Madhur Jaffrey, 1993)
Chicken and Asparagus in Portuguese Sauce is, far and away, our family’s favorite recipe from A Taste of the Far East. It has been one of our go-to “fancy company” dinners for the last twenty years. It’s a little bit too involved for a weeknight meal, but it still finds its way onto our table……
Lentil Soup (adapted from Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Mom, 1996)
Lentil Soup is far and away our family’s favorite recipe from Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Mom. The recipe comes to us by way of David Letterman’s sister Jan, without any backstory. Like any good cold weather soup it’s warm and rich and sticks to your ribs, but what makes it special is a healthy dose……
Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Mom (1996)
Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Mom was a gift from my own mom, by way of the clearance shelf at the discount bookstore where she worked. And my mom may have had a passing thought that a cookbook might be practical for a young, newly married man setting up housekeeping, but she also knew that I…