Radish Green Lime Jalapeno Pesto

 

Ready for crostini or pasta.

Greens, garlic and pistachios in food processor.

Radish greens just picked from the garden.

Freshly grated Parmesan Reggiano. This is very aged cheese and was a workout to grate even with Microplane.

Ingredients:

- Radish greens

- Garlic, crushed

- Parmesan or Pecorino, grated

- Good extra virgin olive oil

- Lime zest 

- Lime juice

- Jalapeno, roughly chopped

- Salt

Chicken and Crispy Prawns Hong Kong Style Chow Mein with Mushroom Oyster Sauce

Served!

Crispy fried prawns

Velveted chicken, baby bok choy and king oyster mushroom on bed of crispy fried chow mein.

Pan charring chicken thigh meat.

Mise en place.

Daily Baguette

The daily baguette

This is made from a recipe found on the King Arthur Flour site  (found here) with the exception that I substitute a small portion of the all purpose flour with some whole wheat flour to give it a nuttier flavor and chewier crust. The batch I make is half of what the recipe calls for and for a two person household, that is enough for four baguettes which I just scoop out the necessary dough in the morning from container in fridge, shape and let rise while I'm working. It's my low maintenance way of having fresh bread.

Tip:

Wait until about 15 minutes before you put bread into oven to slash it. Use a VERY sharp knife or it will just catch the dough and drag.

When preheating oven, place an oven proof container of water in oven to bump up humidity and steam for a better crust. Use at least two cups of water.

Quick cucumber salad with shishito peppers

A very quick and tasty salad. 

Dry roasting shishito peppers

Ingredients:

Korean cucumber

Shishito peppers

Soy bean sprouts, blanched

Korean chili powder

Salt

Rice wine vinegar

Sesame oil

Lemon juice