Serious Eats: Narinda's Profile

Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 6: Cheesy Ham and Banana Casserole

This. Makes. No. Sense.

None.

I love Paula, but I think the people over at Food Network have hit her with some crazy gamma rays and turned her into an Incredible Southern Fried Hulk, intent on creating gratuitously grotesque food for sheer shock value.

Narinda at 6:26PM on 08/01/08

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Thomas Keller Brings Bouchon to Beverly Hills

All I can say is this:

::cartwheels!!!::

Narinda at 3:16PM on 07/10/08

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Delicious Mangosteens: Better Than a Hot Fudge Sundae?

Mangosteens are an integral part of my memory of the month I spent in Cambodia four years ago-- I must have eaten dozens of them.

I don't know if I could recreate that experience with irradiated, imported mangosteens, and a part of me doesn't want to try.

Still, hooray for more recognition for these little treasures!

Narinda at 2:40PM on 05/20/08

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Cook the Book: Lidia's Italy

I make focaccia from scratch with roasted garlic and rosemary, with thin slices of tomato and grated parmesan baked into it as well. It's like magic.

Narinda at 7:39PM on 05/02/08

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Gold Twinkies

Why yes, I think I would like to ingest the gold that no longer backs our currency.

Narinda at 4:17PM on 04/10/08

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Food Tattoos?

A friend of mine has a half-sleeve of a sushi tsunami. Gah, I wish I had a picture of it handy. It's magnificent.

Narinda at 12:22AM on 03/29/08

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Chicken Salad.

Wookie: Lordy, that sandwich sounds amazing.

Narinda at 1:53AM on 03/27/08

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Honey Help.

I think your tart will still be good. I love using light wildflower honey because the flavor is gentler than other honeys, like orangeblossom or mesquite, and I prefer that. As long as you like the flavor of the honey you bought, you shouldn't have a problem. The recipe seems to indicate that it requires creamed honey, though, which is definitely different in texture, so I would try to find a similar recipe just in case and compare. (Creamed honey has been whipped until it's crystallized and spreadable, almost like margarine.)

That tart sounds amazing, by the way. I hope it works out!

Narinda at 8:35PM on 03/26/08

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Chicken Salad.

I also poach my chicken breasts with a little white wine, onion, garlic, and a few peppercorns. Instead of chopping the meat, I shred it with my fingers into large bite-size chunks (that's not oxymoronic, is it?), then mix it with a basic dressing of mayonnaise and dijon or whole-grain mustard, and finally toss it all with finely chopped onion, cornichons, and celery.

Chick-fil-A makes their chicken salad with de-breaded fried chicken, and it is amazing. Get it with cheese and it's (weird but kind of) magical. Disclaimer: I worked there for about 8 months a few years ago.

Narinda at 8:26PM on 03/26/08

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Almond Butter-- what to do?

An almond-butter & blueberry-preserve sandwich, with a little cinnamon sprinkled in it.

It makes the sandwich feel luxurious instead of... y'know. College-y.

Narinda at 1:31AM on 03/26/08

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Photo of the Day: Orange Dropped in Milk

Mmm, it's like a deconstructionist's interpretation of a Creamsicle.

Narinda at 8:54PM on 03/13/08

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Serious Sandwiches: The Gage's Brisket Sandwich

Why do I look at things like this when I'm starving? I think I'm going to swallow my tongue.

Narinda at 8:16PM on 03/12/08

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Peep Inside a Chocolate Egg: The Must-Have Easter Candy

That is really adorable, but I still wouldn't eat it.

Narinda at 1:10AM on 03/07/08

From A Hamburger Today

Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 4: Bacon, Doughnut, Egg Burger

I love Paula. She sure knows how to put all of my favorite things together into one wondrous mass of evil.

Narinda at 2:46PM on 03/04/08

From Talk

Is there one dish that you simply are unable to master?

I've made macaroni and cheese dozens of times with various recipes, and it never comes out quite right. Macaroni and cheese is my white whale.

Narinda at 4:36PM on 03/03/08

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Mobile Street Food in Tokyo, Japan

Some of the taco trucks in LA actually set up little tents like this on the sidewalk, very cool.

One of the things I regret about my visit to Japan is not really taking advantage of the real street food. Next time.

Narinda at 4:29PM on 03/03/08

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For Convenient Chocolate Shavings, Try Chocolate Pencils

Mmmm, why didn't they have these when I was still taking standardized tests? They're clearly superior to #2 pencils.

Narinda at 12:17PM on 02/27/08

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A Mano: In Good Hands

That flatbread looks wonderful.

Narinda at 2:34PM on 02/22/08

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Cook the Book: Win a Copy of 'Cook with Jamie'

I was taught by my family and by the hours and hours of cooking shows on public television that I watched growing up.

And by Jamie Oliver, whom I adore.

Narinda at 1:49PM on 02/20/08

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I got a mortar and pestle - what should I make?!

A beloved Khmer curry that I grew up with began with my mother making me pound fresh turmeric, garlic, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves together in a mortar and pestle.

I've seen Jamie Oliver make many Thai/Thai-inspired recipes this same way, so that might be one another place to start-- and the scent that comes from pounding all those fresh herbs and garlic together is amazing.

Narinda at 4:38PM on 02/15/08

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