Eel in Lemongrass sauce
This dish is so quick you’ll be amazed. When I was little my mom thought I may not want to eat eel so she told me it was baby fishies cut up. It’s almost as good as her story about babies coming from armpits as the topic of sex was never brought up in my upbringing. I remember looking at her armpits and wondering how the neck I could have come out of there! Here’s a quick recipe that you can use with chicken or fish or even shrimps requested by one of our facebook fans. Ingre
Chicken Ragu – gà ragu- for dinner
I felt like having a comforting dinner tonight. There’s nothing as great as home cooking. I remember when I was 12 and had to babysit my little brothers. I was told to feed them some left over ragu for lunch as my parents were at work. It was left on the stove top. So I did as I was told. Who knew a nightmare would be the outcome of this simple lunch for them. My little brothers got food poisoning as the ragu became spoiled sitting on the stove top due to the Texas heat. I go
Farci Cà Chua – Stuffed Tomato Farci
After work I had a sudden intense craving for our family’s favorite dish. Grandma used to make this and I remember we each got half a tomato stuffed with delicious pork, served with rice and some spicy chili in fish sauce. Farci was probably brought to us by the French. Merci! I haven’t had this dish in almost a decade so I made it for my husband who had 3 tomato halves! We served it with some arugula salad in a light vinaigrette and steamed rice. Hope you like it. Ingredient
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