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Category Archives: Chef Kelly
Stage Lesson #2 – Cooking tips, factoids, fancy french terms
You could say I took a hiatus from the last post, perhaps from the disappointment of not being able to stage much much longer, short lived and due to some HR, “don’t want no liability for someone who doesn’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged amuse bouche, beets, blanch, brunois, chlorophyll, cooking vegetable, garde manger, quenelle, stage lesson
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catering gig at bulthaup – tofu lollipops anyone?
For this last catering gig at bulthaup for a LA-based renown architect firm, Maltzan, I had a blast putting together a cocktail/appetizer menu that was first and foremost good, but one that was also different and played up the Asian/Korean … Continue reading
Meatless Wednesday – Stuffed Tomato with Rice. Did I Say it’s Super Easy?
Super easy recipe adopted from Saveur magazine (one of my favorite magazine that I hope to get a job with one day…) Satisfying and beautiful – looks like you slaved over a stove for HOURS! but NOT. Take advantage of … Continue reading
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Tagged arborio rice, easy italian, meatless monday, meatless wednesday, risotto, spanish rice, stuffed tomato
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oh pork belly – how i love thee, braised pork belly with star anise and coffee rub
Having a rep as a conscious, healthy eater – I wanted to show that I too can cook mean, fatty porky dishes at times \ / (that’s me with an angry face;))… Actually – I think that we all deserve … Continue reading
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Tagged asian meat, braised pork belly, caramel sauce, chinese, coffee rub, kohlrabi, star anise rub
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Jerusalem Artichoke isn’t an artichoke at all…but tastes like one
Always up for discovering new ingredients, I found little critters of jerusalem artichoke or also called sunchoke at the market the other day and was curious what it would taste like. Think alien-like edible tuber (like potato, yam, radish), a … Continue reading
happy spring! yay for spring veggies – asparagus anyone?
I think there are two teams when it comes to asparagus – those who are a fan! and those who just think it’s an odd vegetable with weird after-effects;) – uh-hmmm – the strange odor in your pee caused by … Continue reading
Mixed paella recipe – first time for everything…
When you start to think about it, it’s pretty crazy how different cuisines across countries find commonalities, whether it’s Italian ravioli compared to Chinese dumplings or French bouillabaisse to Spanish paella. It’s just different variations of the same kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged mixed paella, one pot recipe, paella recipe, seafod paella, spanish recipe
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Okinawa purple sweet potatoes – the perfect asian dessert
Growing up in Korea, my childhood memories include eating vegetables/fruits considered to be savory or side dishes here in the US of A to savory dishes being eaten like desserts. In winter – sweet potatoes (Japanese, Korean, me thinks same … Continue reading
Meatless Wednesday – a quick, easy, tasty and healthy kale pasta
Kale – why does it get such a bad rep as being this granola hippie and not-very-tasty vegetable? Maybe it’s because people don’t cook it the right way? Or maybe it’s one of those “so-good-for-you-veggie” that you just assume it … Continue reading
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Tagged healthy meal idea, kale, kale pasta, kale penne pasta, leeks, meatless, meatless wednesday, quick and easy dinner, truffle oil
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The sun will rise soon again in Japan – Green Day to share with the ones you love
I can only imagine all the sadness and turmoil experienced by the Japan earthquake, tsunami and now the scares of the nuclear plant catastrophe. I’m also in awe by the calm and collectedness of the Japanese people uniting in a … Continue reading
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Tagged aleppo peppers, brit pub food, bubble and squeak, edamame, gobo, green day, japanese burdock, korean cucumber salad recipe, meatless monday, meatless wednesday, purple broccoli, st patrick's day, sugar snap peas, sweet potato recipe, swiss chard recipe, theredbicycledesigns, vegetable dishes, veggie recipes
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