Tag: fish
Daring Cooks: Skate, Traditional Flavors Powdered
This month's Daring Cooks Challenge is being hosted by Sketchy's Kitchen, and features a recipe from the Alinea cookbook — Skate, Traditional Flavors Powdered. This project marks my first foray into molecular gastronomy, and it was an excellent entry...
One Local Summer #1: New Summer, New Local(e)
It's time again for One Local Summer! This will be my second year of participation, but to me it feels like I'm starting from scratch, because not only have we been out of the shopping/cooking groove for months (and...
Even More Beijing!
While Beijing seems to operate on a larger scale than the rest of the world, ultimately its giant spaces tie together small moments in the lives of hundreds of people. Take, for example, Beijing's lake district. Lined with bars,...
Tsumago
Tsumago began as a post town, developing around a core of facilities for travelers between Tokyo and Kyoto. After it was bypassed by the railway, it turned to tourism to restore some of its former prosperity, and now you...
Tokyo: Tsukiji
One thing that everyone agrees is a foodie must-see in Tokyo is the Tsukiji fish market. We were so excited about it we went twice. Well, ok, the first time we forgot to check the online schedule and showed...
Siem Reap and Angkor Wat
The temple complexes outside Siem Reap, including legendary Angkor Wat itself, are peppered with souvinir stands and persistent children selling bracelets, cold drinks, t-shirts, scarves, and books. If your explorations of the breathtaking temples, with their intricate bas-reliefs, and...
Guilin and Yangshuo
Greg and I have spent the last few days in Guilin and Yangshuo, in Guangxi Province, areas popular with Chinese tourists and backpackers alike for their impressive limestone karst peaks and views of the Li River. Both towns are...
One Local Summer #11: Summer Fish Soup
It's another seafood week at The Brave Potato: fresh local halibut and Connecticut Blue Point Oysters! I threw together a quick soup with the halibut and all the vegetables hiding in the corners of the fridge: cabbage, green beans and...
One Local Summer #6: Halibut, polenta and wilted radicchio
This week we decided to take a break from the red meat and sample some local seafood. My favorite fish market is the New Deal in Cambridge: I am not a fish expert, but everything I have bought there has...
Island Feast
We're back from ten days of hiking, boating, snorkeling and sunning on glorious Kauai, and luckily, my skin isn't the only thing that was seared. While we ate out a fair amount, our group was staying in a house with...
