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NY Knishes

Posted on May 26, 2013 by juiko

When I was in New York last year, I went on a Lower East Side food tour. One of the stops on the tour was to Yonah Schimmel Knishery. I’d never heard of a knish before, but it is a … Continue reading →

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NY style pastrami

Posted on February 10, 2013 by juiko

Not the thin sliced crap from the Deli at the supermarket! http://www.inuyaki.com/archives/2051 http://amazingribs.com/recipes/beef/close_to_katzs_home_made_pastrami.html 1. Buy salt reduced corn beef from Coles or Woolies when it is on special. 2. Use the recipe here to make a wet brine. I think … Continue reading →

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Piroshky recipe

Posted on February 10, 2013 by juiko

Inspired by the Piroshky Piroshky shop at the Pike Place Markets in Seattle http://www.food.com/recipe/piroshky-piroshki-210431 I make it small (approx 5 cms each) to make it easier to deep fry in a small pan. For the recipe at the link above, … Continue reading →

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Mexican salsa dip

Posted on February 10, 2013 by juiko

1. I use several roma tomatoes and a red capsicum. 2. Roast over naked flame on the stove top (gives it a smoky grilled flavour that you can really taste in the dip). Wrap the tomatoes and capsicum in aluminum … Continue reading →

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Mexican shredded beef dip

Posted on February 10, 2013 by juiko

Adaptation of a recipe from http://realmomkitchen.com/10379/mexican-shredded-beef/ 1. Buy the cheapest beef possible (e.g. gravy beef) from the supermarket. 2. Bung it into the slow cooker with water (enough to cover), 1 cube beef stock, tomato paste (3 tablespoons or more), 4 … Continue reading →

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Ham shui kok recipe

Posted on February 10, 2013 by juiko

This is the little fried sweet and salty dumplings they serve at Yum Cha. It’s also known as a fried crescent dumpling. http://www.mykitchensnippets.com/2011/06/ham-sui-kokfried-crescent-dumplings.html Surprisingly easy to make. To the recipe above, I’d add some Chinese 5 spice to give it … Continue reading →

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Olive garden bread sticks

Posted on February 10, 2013 by juiko

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=11745412 Awesome breadsticks! Made this once as thin bread sticks to serve with nice salsa.Below recipe is copied and pasted from the original website just in case this disappears: Note: 1. I used normal flour because I couldn’t find strong … Continue reading →

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Home made bacon

Posted on February 10, 2013 by juiko

How to Make Bacon from Scratch 1 A good cut of pork belly is hard to find at Coles or Woolies. It’s expensive and often too much fat and too thin to make decent bacon. I use a boneless leg … Continue reading →

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