A little food coloring can make anything look cool! … [Read more...]
Korean Bibimbap Recipe
January 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
How to make Bibimbap (Korean Mixed Rice and Vegetables) Bibimbap is one of my favorites so I recently decided to try to make it myself. I first tried it at a little Korean restaurant about 20 years ago in South Oakland, Pittsburgh when I went to the University of Pittsburgh for my undergrad degree. The restaurant was called "Winners". There was an entrance that was sort of obscure where you had to walk down a stairwell that went into the basement restaurant. My friend Dave and I would go there and always order bibimbap and cover it in hot sauce while we drank roasted barley hot tea. I have such fond memories of that place that it made me a little sad to see Winners got only 2 & 1/2 stars on Yelp but on the other hand, I have to admit, the comments are sort of true from my memory. It was a crazy little dungeon-like place, that sold a lot of malt liquor "40's" but still, I thought the food was great. Please let me know if you have ever been to Winners. (Dave are you out … [Read more...]
Rainbow Blueberry Muffins
January 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
My daughter, Crescentia, and I made these muffins this morning just by adding food coloring to blueberry muffin batter. (She thinks the pink ones taste the best. : )) We just put a couple of spoonfuls of batter in a bowl (for about 2-3 muffins), mixed a drop of food coloring in, and then put it in the muffin pan after each different color was made. … [Read more...]
Ginger Green Tea with Basil
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is a great cold remedy. Ingredients: 7 large basil leaves 1 cup of sliced fresh ginger 10 tea bags of green tea 14 cups water sugar and milk for serving Directions: 1. Boil 14 cups of water in a large pan. 2. Peel ginger with a peeler and slice. Whole Ginger: Peeled and Sliced Ginger: 3. Add Ginger, basil, and tea bags to boiling water. Boil 15 minutes. Basil: 4. Strain tea into a large pitcher. I put a small strainer right on top of the pitcher. Discard tea bags, ginger, and basil. 5. Serve tea hot or cold. Add Sugar and milk if you like. … [Read more...]
