Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

2 thick slices of Acme's Pain de Mie Bread
4 slices of pepper jack cheese
salted butter

1. Butter both sides of each slice of bread. Heat a frying pan.
2. Toast the slices on one side until browned. 
3. Flip bread over. Put cheese on previously toasted side and place other slice on top, toasted side facing the cheese.
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I made this the other day, and it was really good! From Orange Page 12/02/10 issue.

Bulgogi style daikon and pork

Ingredients (2 people ( Read more... )

I made this cake for my office's potluck this week, and it was a huge hit. This is hands down the best chocolate cake I've ever made. It's amazingly moist, and the frosting is fluffy and soft too. What's the secret? Mayo! I know it sounds weird, but give this a try! You won't be sorry!!

( Ingredients and Directions )

In my search for what to make for dinner tonight, I came across this lovely food blog by charmingly handsome Irish food bloog/cook, Donel Skehan.

The photos are gorgeous and the recipes look delicious. I'm really excited to try some of these.

My favs so far:

Avocado, Parmesan, and Rocket Pasta

Crispy Hasselback Potatoes

Marshmellow Mermaid Pie ( Read more... )

It's very rainy, and quite cold today. I'm very glad to be inside - especially with my London Fog Tea Latte.

I ran across this recipe for Irish Stew, which uses beef instead of lamb, and I'm seriously craving it now. How perfect for a day like today ( Read more... )

I can't believe it's November already! Fall is a bit of a confusing thing here in the East Bay - it tends to be the warmest months of the year, which means you can find yourself in shorts and a t-shirt in late October! Today, for example, I sat out for lunch in only a sundress. But the actually realities of the local climate aside, November means ( Read more... )

( Scallion Salt Grilled Chicken )

Soy Milk Nabe

Ingredients
Thinly Sliced Pork (shabu shabu)...200 g
Hiki-age yuba*...4 pieces
Enoki mushrooms...one pack
lettuce...half a head
Dashi...3 cups

A Sake...2 Tbs
Light soy sauce...1 Tbs
salt...1 tsp

soy milk...2 cups
pepper...scant
shichimi tougarashi...scant

Preparation1. Cut the yuba into 1 cm pieces ( Read more... )

Cabbage and Anchovy Pasta by Yukie (recommended for how to use up half a cabbage ( Read more... )

Oooh. This salad looks sooo good. Fresh figs, buffalo mozz, parma ham and ressing of balsamic vinegar, honey, lemon juice and black pepper. <3 WANT.

Also: Apple Tart with Lavender Cream

Oooh Fish Baked in Salt. I've made that before, but not Jamie's recipe. Infused salt sounds like a good idea.

Moving on from Jame to Serious Eats:

Korean ( Read more... )