Kitchen Adventures

Apr 29 2012

Hey, look! I made a cameo! 

zoestagg:

Ruth Reichl, food writer whose books should be read by all, tweets her food. But it’s not the “Double Double Animal-Style NOMNOM!!1!!” that those people requiring unfollowing, post. Her food is the Garrison Keillor of vittles. Her eggs are always “softly scrambled” and her cheese is always “sharp.”

Color-drenched morning. Deer nibbling emerald grass. Ruby red sugar-tossed rhubarb. Sheep’s milk yogurt. Blood orange juice. Happy.

I wish someone would start an anti-@ruthreichl twitter. Mostly this person would have to follow me and transcribe what ends up passing for meals.

Mild skies, mix muffins lazily vegan-adapted, gummy & stuck to the paper; purple slug of grape jelly on the counter.

Her meals never contain realistic details like, “eaten out of the carton,” or “consumed quickly before it went bad,” or “stuffed into face standing in the corner so no one could see how gross it looked, plus BBQ sauce.”

This is quite a shame.

Pictured: Saturday night sushi ordered by trying to translate Japanese to Italian, aforementioned muffins from the recipe entitled “Conduit for Condiments” and one of two bunches of white asparagus, purchased from a stand beside the road last night, and waiting for Ms. Reichl to come over and show me how to fix them so they are worthy of a tweet.

(Though who needs Ruth when there’s a Toni in the house? “Toasted bread, fava or white bean spread, thin diagonal slices drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with a touch of sea salt.”) YES.

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Apr 18 2012
Hooray for Lardo! Me thinks it’s time for another trip to that cart pod.
(via The 20 Best Food Truck: Smithsonian Magazine)

Hooray for Lardo! Me thinks it’s time for another trip to that cart pod.

(via The 20 Best Food Truck: Smithsonian Magazine)

Dec 28 2011

I grew up eating this, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it made with eggplant. We always cooked it in a big saucepan and cracked an egg for every person at the table. 

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Oct 03 2011

Nong Poonsukwattana - Nong’s Khao Man Gai

behindthefoodcarts:

Quality, quality, quality. That is what Nong is all about. She is a passionate and a determined woman. She serves one dish, chicken and rice (khao man gai).  Her dish may be simple, but she does not scrimp on using the best ingredients nor does she take any shortcuts to make her dish. Nong stays true to her Thai roots and keeps her dish authentic. It’s pretty bold to open a food cart with only one dish, so you know it has to be pretty darn good.

Nong’s story is the American Dream. She is from Thailand where her family was poor. Her mom taught her how to cook from a very young age and worked in her mom’s restaurant. So when she came over to America, she worked very hard and saved up her money to open her own food cart. And now look at where she is! She runs a successful and delicious food cart! 

Her simple menu.

Look at all those magazine write-ups she’s been in!

There was already a ton of people waiting for their food before the lunch rush even began.


Nong’s to-go packaging. Fresh poached chicken with a soy, ginger, garlic, and chile sauce.

Each meal comes with a side of soup also! All this for $6. Not a bad deal at all.  

Nong’s Khao Man Gai
Located at 10th and Alder
971-255-3480 
Stay updated with her Facebook and Twitter
Check out all the great reviews on Yelp

Hours:

Mon- Fri: 10am-3pm
Sat: 11am-3pm 

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Aug 08 2011
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utnereader:

bigcrush:

helpful…..

Control yourselves, people.

utnereader:

bigcrush:

helpful…..

Control yourselves, people.

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Aug 04 2011
Jul 26 2011
Wow. I like the idea of that.
gastrogirl:

lychee saketini cocktail popsicle

Wow. I like the idea of that.

gastrogirl:

lychee saketini cocktail popsicle

(via ffoodd)

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Jul 22 2011
Follow the links to an interesting read.
92y:

jayparkinsonmd:

Mark Menjivar, a photographer, took portraits of people’s refrigerators instead of people. For each portrait, he wrote a short blurb. The one on the left:

Midwife/Middle School Science Teacher | San Antonio, TX | 3-Person Household (including dog) | First week after deciding to eat all local produce. 

The right:

Bar Tender | San Antonio, TX | 1-Person Household | Goes to sleep at 8AM and wakes up at 4PM daily.


Great project. We prefer taking video, but similar idea.

Follow the links to an interesting read.

92y:

jayparkinsonmd:

Mark Menjivar, a photographer, took portraits of people’s refrigerators instead of people. For each portrait, he wrote a short blurb. The one on the left:

Midwife/Middle School Science Teacher | San Antonio, TX | 3-Person Household (including dog) | First week after deciding to eat all local produce. 

The right:

Bar Tender | San Antonio, TX | 1-Person Household | Goes to sleep at 8AM and wakes up at 4PM daily.

Great project. We prefer taking video, but similar idea.

(via utnereader)

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Jul 20 2011
Thanks, Norad for the tip on this site.
(via Food in Jars - A Canning Blog)

Thanks, Norad for the tip on this site.

(via Food in Jars - A Canning Blog)

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