Monthly Archives: March 2012

Food Matchmaking: Mustard Loves Guinness

Food Matchmaking: Mustard Loves Guinness

Do you ever come across foods that you didn’t think to put together but seem so natural after you try it? In the spirit of our blog name, we thought we’d start a new weekly “Food Matchmaking” series. Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, we’re kicking things off with Mustard Loves Guinness. We actually first had Guinness mustard at the Salt tasting room in Vancouver this past Christmas and immediately went home to try making …

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nasi goreng (javanese fried rice)

nasi goreng (javanese fried rice)

Nasi goreng, which means “fried rice” in Indonesian or Malay, is one of the dishes I was excited about when I visited Malaysia last year. I know — how exciting could fried rice be, right? But when I looked at James Oseland’s recipe in Cradle of Flavor and saw that it involved belacan (shrimp paste), I immediately knew I needed to try it. Unfortunately, when I got to Malaysia, the versions I got turned out …

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