Wow, it's been a while since anyone has posted! Here are a couple of sauce recipes I've been using for a while. They fit my definition of modular food since they can be used in so many different ways. Also, they are concepts rather than strict recipes, and thus many variations are possible. Part of why I'm listing them is to make sure I still have the recipes should the original sites disappear. The first one is a wine cream sauce, more or less based on the recipe I found here . The basic proportions are 1 part wine to 2 parts cream. I usually use leftover wine since it's no longer as nice for drinking. For cream, I use whatever is available, whether half-and-half, light table cream, heavy or whipping cream, etc. The proportions are not exact, of course, but it's a pretty good guideline. The leftover wine can be pretty much any kind of decent tasting white or rose wine or even leftover champagne. The quantity I make is dependent on how m...
I usually make a large batch of this on Sunday so I can bring it for lunches for most of the week. It keeps well and is good either fresh and hot or cold and several days old. This makes enough for 3 lunches for me. Personally I don't usually add chicken to this but you definitely could! You could definitely add more or different veggies, substitute some of the liquid with tomato sauce, push the flavors in different directions (many different cultures have some version of rice+chicken), etc. I've put more suggestions for changes below the recipe itself. This recipe is adapted from Smitten Kitchen's version here . 1 package (10 oz) grape tomatoes 1 bell pepper 1 onion 3 slices bacon 1 Tbsp rice vinegar olive oil 2 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp cumin minced garlic and/or granulated garlic some paprika salt and pepper 2 Turkish bay leaves 1 cup rice 2 cups liquid (bullion (beef, chicken, vegetable, etc) or water or stock, etc) (I have beef bullion so that's what...
Another blog! Another food blog! What is the purpose of this blog? RX and JP were talking about food. Variations on a Theme of Filled Things. How to eat for a week without having to cook something new every day. How to have semi-prepared meals ready for those days when you don't have a lot of time to cook. Quantum Food refers to dumplings, meatballs, and other similar discrete food items. They are the kinds of food where you can make a bunch at a time and freeze them in small batches. Then, when one is hungry, a few are taken out of the freezer and cooked, with the rest left for some future busy time. Modular Meals refers to the ways that one can dress up a base food with other items to create a variety of meals. For example, if one makes a big batch of rice, then it can be turned into all kinds of different meals by adding different sauces, seasonings, garnishes, and add-ons. Add some pickled daikon, soy sauce, and a baozi (Chines...
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