Make It Your Own or Vatchs Thai Street Food

Make It Your Own: Recipes and Inspiration for the Creative Cook

Author: Jamie Miller

Make It Your Own: Recipes and Inspiration for the Creative Cook is a new kind of cookbook. Written for those who love to create unique, exciting meals for family and friends, it is filled with wildly flavorful recipes that boldly combine tastes from the world over. It accomplishes this in exciting new ways that inspire a sense of adventure in cooking.

Make It Your Own consists of two sections. The first contains nearly 100 recipes for marinades, sauces, salsas, spice rubs, and other building blocks of flavor that are used throughout the book. The second section consists of a wide range of tempting new recipes: hors d'oeuvres, fish, poultry, pork, beef, lamb, and side dishes.

Each recipe is followed by a minimum of two variations-Classic Combos and Daring Pairings-that show the reader how a few minor changes to a recipe can result in a completely new dish. For instance, the author's prize-winning Spice Dusted Salmon with Curried Orange-Apricot Sauce is paired as a classic combo with Mustard Seed Salmon with Lemon-Dill Aioli. Under daring pairings, it provides three suggestions: Ancho-Spiced Salmon with Cherry Port Sauce, Seed Crusted Salmon with Orange Romesco Sauce, and Seed Crusted Salmon with Sauteed Mushroom Vinaigrette.

Hoisin Braised Pork with Mushrooms is paired with the classic combo suggestion of Orange and Fennel Braised Pork. Daring pairing improvisations include Pork Braised with Port and Figs and Curried Orange-Apricot Braised Pork.

Make It Your Own is designed to inspire maximum creativity and innovation. It is ideal for experienced cooks who want to add delicious, reliable dishes to their repertoires of exquisite, serious recipes.

Table of Contents:

How to Use This Book     3
A Few Favorite Ingredients & Techniques     6
Part 1
Marinades, Pastes, and Rubs     12
Flavored Mayonnaise and Compound Butter     40
Salsas, Chutneys, Relishes, and Other Toppings     58
Sauces, Vinaigrettes, and Glazes     90
Part 2
Appetizers and Hors d'Oeuvres     128
Fish     148
Poultry     168
Pork     184
Beef and Lamb     198
Side Dishes     222
Creative Couplings     242
Acknowledgments     247
Recipe Index     249
Category Index     255

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Vatch's Thai Street Food

Author: Vatcharin Bhumichitr

Food stalls are an essential part of Thai life and can be found on nearly every city street, bustling market or railway platform across the country. Most Thai's eat at open air specialist food stalls at least once a day, simply because they provide the freshest, most authentic and tasty Thai cooking there is. This book introduces key street dishes from across Thailand that are simple and easy to prepare at home. Recipes originate from every area of this beautiful country, providing a balanced mix of meat, seafood, vegetarian and sweet dishes. In addition the 'before you begin' section, introducing ingredients and cooking techniques, provides all you need to take up your wok with confidence.