Category: Recipes

  • Braised New Potatoes

    Braised New Potatoes

    This is a favorite spring recipe when I get the first new potatoes from my garden. The result is a mouthful as creamy as a mashed potato, but with the…

  • French Onion Soup

    French Onion Soup

    Ingredients: 8-10 Large Onions: I like 3 varieties, at least 2 of which are Sweet.3 cloves of garlic1 Quart Beef Stock1 Quart Vegetable or Chicken Stock1-2 cups Unfiltered Apple Cider1/2…

  • Mr Mike’s Sashimi Appetizer

    Mr Mike’s Sashimi Appetizer

    This is another of Mr Mike’s recipes, late of Noida Radisson fame. Ingredients: 1/2 lb of sashimi grade Hamachi.1 lb of salt1 lb of sugarOlive OilLime or lemon1 Tablespoon of…

  • Singapore Black Pepper Crab

    Singapore Black Pepper Crab

    I learned the basics of this recipe at a cooking school at Raffles Hotel in Singapore. 2-3 Dungeness or similar sized crab (raw).1/6-1/4 cup Oil1 Tbsp per Crab of Black…

  • Soft Pretzels

    Soft Pretzels

    This recipe is a mainstay of Super Bowl Sunday. 1 1/2 cups of warm water 2 packet of dry yeast (2 1/3 teaspoons) 1 Tablespoon of Brown Sugar (you can…

  • Duck Two Ways

    Duck Two Ways

    Prep Time:  As long as you want it too, but typically less than 7 days. Feeds 3-4 people/ 4-5 lb Duck Ingredients:  2 Ducklings, ~ 5 lbsSaltPepperDried ThymeOther Herbs1 Bottle…

  • ChiDucky

    ChiDucky

    This dish is an inverted TurDucken. It is inspired by a great meal in Balmain, NSW at the then home of Mr Mike – of Noida Radisson fame. It is…

  • Cioppino

    Cioppino

    This recipe is a modification of the one from Fara. 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil4 cloves of garlic1 large onion chopped10 leaves of fresh basil2 cans (14 oz)…