Month: July 2007

• Ad Hoc Restaurant – Yountville

  Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc is my absolute favorite restaurant in the Bay Area. I can’t think of any other restaurant that captures the spirit of Sunday Nite Dinner better than Ad Hoc. The food is rustic yet refined and served family style. The atmosphere is friendly, super casual and lacks any pretentiousness.

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  Chuck

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  July 20, 2007

• Stir Fried Cabbage, Beef and Mushrooms

  Several years ago, I was enjoying some Thai larb and it suddenly occurred to me that I wanted to create a dish with similar flavors. But, I wanted to add a vegetable to balance it out and also make it healthier. Naturally, I immediately thought of using cabbage.

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  Chuck

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  July 18, 2007

• Vietnamese at Chez Deb

  Our friend, Deb, recently took a “Venture to Vietnam” cooking class that was offered by First Class Cooking in San Francisco. Deb loved the class and was looking for volunteers to test out her new cooking skills and recipes, so she invited Hungry Bear and me over for dinner this past Saturday.

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  Chuck

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  July 16, 2007

• Egg, Pepper Jack & Avocado Breakfast Sandwich

  I’m a big fan of breakfast sandwiches. My favorite breakfast sammy only takes five minutes to make. The sandwich consists of whole wheat bread, scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese and avocado.

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  Chuck

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  July 13, 2007

• Muguboka Korean BBQ – Inner Richmond

  Overall, Muguboka is not as good as our favorite Korean place in the Bay Area, Koryo in Oakland. It’s also a step down from Brother’s, another Korean BBQ restaurant in the Inner Richmond. However, given the close proximity, friendly service (which I found to be rare), reasonable prices and the smoke-free environment, we will definitely…

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  Chuck

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  July 12, 2007

• Peruvian Roast Chicken with Aji Verde Sauce

  The recipe for Peruvian chicken with aji verde can be found in the Food Network Kitchens Cookbook. The chicken is stuffed with garlic and seasoned with salt and pepper. A paste consisting of garlic, cumin, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and vegetable oil is applied to the chicken before it goes into the rotisserie…

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  Chuck

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  July 9, 2007

• Serramonte Farmers’ Market

  The Serramonte Farmers’ Market in Daly City is one our favorite markets in the Bay Area. We like the Serramonte market because it’s relatively small but has a good selection of vendors and plenty of parking. The market can get busy, but it’s never a mob scene like other markets in the area.

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  Chuck

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  July 7, 2007

• Braised Pork, Tofu and Mushrooms

  Braised pork, tofu and mushrooms is my favorite dish prepared by Hungry Bear. I love this dish because of the ground pork and shiitake mushrooms. We usually eat it with stir fried water spinach/hollow greens and jasmine rice.

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  Chuck

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  July 4, 2007

• Pot Roast

  The pot roast recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks, The New Best Recipes cookbook by Cook’s Illustrated. I liked the results of recipe but I would use all beef stock instead of a combination of stock and water in the future. I think the pot roast would have been a little bit more…

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  Chuck

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  July 1, 2007