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Good Combo

September 4, 2007 in wtf | by Thu Tran | 1 comment

This was revealed to me by Sandra Chi: Cheesballs and Sparks. Think about it.

Porkchops and Beets, Secrets Revealed

September 4, 2007 in dining experiences, meat, vegetable | by Thu Tran | Leave a comment

I was realizing yesterday that I had not eaten a real home-cooked meal in a long time and I think it was really affecting my emotional biorhythm so I made all the food you see above you and ate it and shared it with my roommates! It felt great!! I barbecued porkchops and beets. Here are my SECRET MARINADES:

For Porkchops:

soy sauce
chopped fresh garlic
maple syrup
black pepper

For Beets (and most vegetables):

olive oil
lime juice
course sea salt
black pepper
a fresh herb of some kind, chopped (optional)

Toss the foods in the marinades, let it soak for as long as you can stand, grill it till it almost burns and eat it! Oh yeah, and steamed rice and sliced cucumbers always go well with most foods. I made a SECRET SAUCE to go with the rice and cucumbers:

soy sauce
lime juice
olive oil
maple syrup
chili paste

This sauce pretty much makes everything taste good. I normally make this sauce to eat with fried dumplings.

Okay, I have revealed enough of my secrets for today.

Corncob Salad

September 4, 2007 in vegetable | by Thu Tran | Leave a comment

So, as it is corn season, here is another thing I ate involving CORN. I called this corncob salad because I used CORNCOBS in place of LETTUCE.

Basically, I roasted some corn and then made a dressing for it and then tossed the corncobs in the dressing and then called it a day. Here is what was in the dressing: