Recipes: Tour Pico de Gallo

Ingredients:
1/2 lb tomatoes
2 cloves garlic minced
Juice of one lime
2 oz coarsely chopped cilantro
1/4 large onion diced
1 jalapeno diced (more or less to suit your tastes)
Salt to taste

Several years ago my sister was working in a border town in Texas and she came across this recipe for a quick and easy Pico de gallo. Lately we've been trying to get fresher foods on the road so I've been making guacamole and today I made a little portion of this Pico. Here's my recipe, I hope you enjoy!

Recipes: Mama Kwon's Kimchi Fried Rice (김치 볶음밥)

Mom was over at the house yesterday and I couldn't resist having her make me some kimchi fried rice before she left. She explained to me that kimchi fried rice is a dish that everyone loves in Korea. It is a dish probably originated, yet again, in the poorer communities of a way of using up every bit of resource. Kimchi is a fermented cabbage that has iconic state in Korea. There are hundreds of different permutations of the side dish, and every family has their own recipe.

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Recipes: Roasted Curry Fennel Shrooms and Sproutsbir

I don't remember when I started loving Brussel sprouts, but whenever they come into the the markets I tend to eye them until I finally break and buy a bag of them. They're versatile little veggies and this is just one of my favorite preparations.

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Recipe: Garlic Confit (from Bouchon by Thomas Keller)

Garlic confit is a great condiment to have around for all sorts of dishes. It's extremely simple to make and really only takes about an hour from start to storage.

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Recipe: Hainanese Chicken

Hainanese chicken is one of those comfort food cravings I often have to have quenched. The recipe is simple but the preparation can be a bit time consuming so go ahead and make a lot of it and invite a bunch of people over. This meal will please many.

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