Morimoto Hayashi Stew, “Fast Version”

So my wife and I were spending the winter holidays at my folks place.  So during the course of our stay, I had made Ron Siegel’s Red Wine Braised shortribs and I had a reasonable amount of the braising liquid left. On top of that we also had a 1 last pound of kobe beef […]

Ingredient Alert: Traditional Saikyo Miso

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/nobu-style-saikyo-miso/ So as I had written up in my article on Nobu Style Saikyo miso, Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ carries the ‘traditional’ saikyo miso that contains millet jelly as the sweetener. Here’s what the product looked like at Mitsuwa, Edgewater, NJ –

Nobu Style Appetizers

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/matsuhisa-la/ I’ve been inspired by the tasting/tapas plate that’s been served to me during my omakase meals at Matsuhisa in LA.  So this past Thanksgiving, I thought I’d try my hand at something similar.  What I came up with was an appetizer trio of marinated salmon roe in a shot […]

Lobster And Nobu Watercress Dressing

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/seared-salmon-belly-nobu-toro-hagashi-style/ * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/steamed-lobster-with-nobu-sauces/ * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/ron-siegels-salmon-on-shrimp-ravioli-watercress-puree-and-espelette-oil/ So one of the courses for this past Thanksgiving was fresh steamed lobster.  Originally, I wanted to repeat the lobster with Nobu dipping sauces dish that I did for this past 4th of July.  Unfortunately, my father was unable to consume anything spicy or sour […]

A Simple Chicken Stew

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – “…When the fall and winter months arrive here in New England, I tend to adjust my cooking towards soups and stews….”             – https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/red-wine-braised-short-ribs-with-root-vegetables/ It’s been steadily getting colder this past weekend in the Boston area.  I thought a chicken stew might be just the thing to beat back the […]

Nobu Creme Brulee, Azuki (Red-bean) flavor

I thought I’d try my hand at making a creme brulee dessert, never having made one before. I turned to Nobu West’s coffee creme brulee recipe that formed part of the whiskey cappucino dessert as guidance for making my own creme brulee. I pureed 1 cup of long boiled (azuki) red beans and then mixed […]

Iron Chef Chen’s Stir-fried Bell Peppers

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/honey-broiled-chicken-wings-iron-chef-chen-style/ As part of the thanksgiving recuperation process, I thought I’d do a simple chinese dinner.  In order to make it interesting, I thought I’d try another recipe from Iron Chef Chen’s cookbook.  So dinner tonight was his soy honey broiled chicken wings and Chen-san’s stir fry of bell peppers.  […]