Steak & Potatoes Peruvian Style

I haven't been to Peru (yet) but I'm sure we'd get along fine.

I've had this dish at a Peruvian restaurant, and of course enjoyed it, so when the recipe showed up in Food & Wine I figured I should try it. I omitted a few things since I didn't feel like going to the store, and substituted other things for the same reason. It was still edible.


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Ginger Chicken

Well it's been a million years since I posted here hasn't it? I wish I could give a good excuse, but I can't really, so let's move on.

Speaking of moving, I've moved across town--new apartment, new roommate, aiming for a new outlook on life. Same appetite as before, so really need to be cooking more. And the new (to me) kitchen finally gives me the opportunity to use my "kitchen stuff" (a lot of it was in boxes in storage before).

So let's cook! But before we cook, we (read: me) have to find recipes, because I'm unfortunately not one of those people who can just throw a bunch of stuff in a pot and have it come out great. I need ingredients and measurements because I don't really know what to do otherwise. Oh well. Can't win them all.

I recently subscribed to Food & Wine magazine on my Kindle, and read the September issue on a recent plane ride. Several things jumped out at me, one being this ginger chicken recipe by pop up restaurant Rice Paper Scissors in San Francisco. I wanted to christen my new purple Le Creuset and I happened to have leftover white rice from a Chinese take-out order, so it sounded like the perfect thing to make.


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