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  • Delve Deeper

    via gamersgate.com

    I have been sink for 48 hours+. I wandered out of my sickie cave this afternoon to visit Rachael's show at the Granville Island Hotel, and to make a trip to Oyama for fortifying victuals. I am rounding the evening off with some mindless gaming. Fun, so far.

    → 9:53 PM, Oct 3   •  Personal, gaming, Oyama, Delve Deeper, Blog
  • Guanciale - magical pork jowls

    Now that the Olympics are over, Oyama again has guanciale. I picked some up to cook while on Bowen.

    The "traditional" recipes for guanciale are all pasta dishes (Bucatini alla Amatriciana, Spaghetti alla Gricia, Spaghetti alla Carbonara - here are recipes for all three plus instructions on how to cure your own guanciale).

    Here are some non-traditional recipes I found online:

    • Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Ponzu Fried Garlic, Guanciale, and Bonito Flakes - I have my own bacon + mustard recipe for brussels sprouts, so I know this would be yummy
    • Whole-wheat pasta with cabbage, mushrooms, and caraway seeds - I'm not a fan of caraway seeds, but I can see how the whole wheat pasta would mesh with the smokiness of the pork
    • Tiny potato dumplings with Tomato Onion Guanciale sauce - pretty similar to the pasta sauces, but done with potato dumplings aka gnochetti instead. Mashed potatoes with caramelized onions and guanciale would also be stellar, I think …
    • Seattle Shellfish Stew with Kale and Guanciale - there are a variety of recipes that mix mussels with guanciale. Lots of bacon + mussel recipes out there, so this makes sense. The kale has a bitterness to it that goes with the smokiness, which is what I'm hoping for with my recipe.
    • Sautéed Ramps in Guanciale - I've never had ramps, which are a sort of scallion/leek/onion/garlic - but are apparently wild leeks

    My recipe? I'm doing pasta with a bunch of Red Boar Kale.

    Spaghetti With Guanciale and Kale

    → 6:40 PM, Mar 6   •  Personal, recipes, Foodista, pork, guanciale, kale, Oyama, Blog
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