The Moonlit Kitchen

Mother’s Day 2013–12 Course Dinner

thayn — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:56:08 +0000

It’s that time again! Time for another multi-course Mother’s day dinner. Every year I host a large multi-course dinner for Mother’s day where I invite a fun group of friends over to enjoy some fine food and company. You can see posts from the past few years here and here. Let’s dive into the [...]

Wonton Soup

thayn — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:21:39 +0000

One of the simple soups that I’ve come to love when traveling in Asia is wonton soup. It is a simple, clear broth soup with delicate flavors and savory goodness that makes for a great appetizer or even a light meal (until you eat three bowls of it, that is. I dare you to [...]

Korean Tofu Stew – Jjigae

thayn — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:55:37 +0000

Lately I’ve been cutting carbs (unless you are counting the blueberry donuts) and looking for simple low carb, low glycemic meals that I can quickly make and still enjoy. This classic Korean stew/soup has become one of my go-to recipes. It literally takes 15 minutes or less to make (once you have some of the base [...]

Blueberry Donuts

thayn — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:01:53 +0000

Back in November, I was in Anaheim, California on vacation (I’ll bet you can guess where). One night I got the itch to get out of the house that we were renting, so I went on a little drive down the block at about 12:00 am. I drove past a little donut shop called [...]

Roasted Poblano Soup

thayn — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:39:26 +0000

I made up this fun, delicious soup that is essentially a version of Mexican tortilla soup. It can be a little spicy the first day but mellows quickly in the refrigerator if you can wait that long to eat it (I couldn’t). For the chicken and broth in this recipe, I roasted a [...]

Red Kubbeh Soup

thayn — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:39:58 +0000

I was recently attending a Hanukkah celebration at the home of some friends of mine and tried the most wonderful soup, red kubbeh soup. It is a Kurdish/Iraqi soup with beets and meat filled dumplings that mixes sweet and sour and felt new and different (at least to me). I wanted to try making [...]

Reindeer Shortbread Cupcakes

thayn — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:44:06 +0000

I made these fun little cupcakes to take as gifts to friends this Christmas season. They are a fun, simple recipe that combines a good gingerbread cupcake recipe with a good shortbread recipe. They are even better together. Feel free to use either recipe as a good standalone (I love shortbread!).

Shortbread

3/4 lb. [...]

Massaman Chicken Curry Soup

thayn — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:18:58 +0000

I love Thai curries! I eat them all of the time. I think that Southeast Asian food in general has an amazing command of the balance of the different taste types: salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. I needed to make a soup for a social function recently and the idea of turning a [...]

Potato Rosemary Pizza

thayn — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:03:38 +0000

Recently I posted about making traditional wood-fired pizza in a 4 part series. Today I’d like to share a new type of pizza that I’ve been making, potato pizza. This pizza is not based on a tomato sauce, rather uses a Buerre Blanc sauce (white butter). This sauce is also tasty tossed with pasta [...]

Napolitano Pizza Series–Part 4, The Pizza

thayn — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:59:45 +0000

A while back I started a series of posts on how to make an authentic Napolitano style pizza in your own home. I started with steps on how to build your own wood fired pizza oven for less than $500. From there I’ve had discussion on homemade ricotta and mozzarella cheese. Today we are [...]