Pizza Hut Thin-Crust Pizza Recipe
You’ve Found What You’re Looking For. This is, by far, the most popular article that I have written for my blog—a wine blog no less. And for good reason. Most Pizza Huts no longer offer the...
View ArticleMiso Marinaded Sea Bass with Brussel Sprouts Braised in Cream
My brother-in-law caught his limit on Sea Bass on a recent fishing trip so I happily agreed to take some off his hands. This also meant that I needed to eat the fish almost immediately so we had a...
View ArticleIndian Themed Dinner – Saag Paneer
For some strange reason, I picked Indian food for the theme of tonight’s Boys Night In. It has made selecting wines to pair with the food very difficult. It also made a lot of extra work for me since...
View ArticleIndian Themed Dinner – Eric’s Lamb Curry
Except for the wine I add to this recipe, it’s a fairly traditional curry. I was trying to duplicate the lamb curry of a little restaurant in Bellevue that I used to frequent. After a bit of...
View ArticleCooking Lesson: Vegetable Tian
I bought a new video camera and needed to experiment with it. Yesterday, I made Vegetable Tian for lunch and in the process I thought it would be fun to record the process and post the video on my...
View ArticleCooking Lesson: Lattice Top Peach Pie
The other day I made a couple of pies for a little get together at my brother-in-law’s house. Since I always seem to get compliments and questions regarding the lattice top crust on my peach pie, I...
View ArticlePulled Pork Sandwiches
Here’s a recipe for Pulled Pork that I just tried and it was quite delicious. It was given to me by Ruby Lang at work. She based her recipe from Nancy Walker’s recipe on the Stephen & Walker Trust...
View ArticleTuscan White Bean Stew
by Eric Hwang I must have perused several cookbooks before I decided that I just had to come up with my own version of a ham and bean soup that had everything in it that I felt was needed. After I...
View ArticleSpicy Albacore Tuna Poke
My brother-in-law went fishing last weekend and brought home nearly 30 lbs. of Albacore tuna. He gave me two large 2 lb. filets and we cut the ends off one of the filets to make tuna poke. Here’s my...
View ArticleBœuf Bourguignon
I’m not a fan of recipes that are overly complicated, especially when it comes to rustic French cooking. Bœuf Bourguignon or beef burgundy was originally a peasant dish first described by Auguste...
View ArticleBraised Short Ribs with Black Bean Sauce in the Instant Pot
黑豆炖牛肋骨 (Gluten-free) You’ll won’t see this dish at most Chinese restaurants. This is a recipe similar to a dish I remember my mother making. Since beef ribs were expensive and her recipe took hours...
View ArticleNearly Instant Dal Bhat
लगभग तत्काल दाल भट Dal Bhat was a staple meal in Nepal. While trekking in the Himalayas, it was often the meal we had twice a day. Every teahouse in the mountains had their own version which was served...
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