By Request Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium RSS Feed for By Request Premium en-us Wed, 23 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT Papaya salads brighten meals http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120523__Papaya_salads_brighten_meals.html Two things came into my life in 2011: a papaya tree and a food processor. Combined, they made a recipe. Give tofu pie a try with chocolate http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120516_Give_tofu_pie_a_try_with_chocolate.html If you have a tofu aversion — for example, if I were to tell you the pie you just ate was made with tofu and you said “ack!” — grow up already. Punahou stew starts with 'beautiful broth' http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120509__Punahou_stew_starts_with_beautiful_broth.html Reney Ching credits her Chinese grandmother for inspiring the beef stew she makes as head cook at Punahou School, a fitting thought as Mother's Day approaches on Sunday. Pickling rakkyo easy; finding onion isn’t http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120502_Pickling_rakkyo_easy_finding_onion_isnt.html The hardest thing about making your own pickled rakkyo is finding the key ingredient. Oxtail stew takes 2 days to arrive http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120425__Oxtail_stew_takes_2_days_to_arrive.html More than a year ago, Les M. wrote in search of an oxtail stew recipe he could make in his Crock-Pot. It's taken a long time, but think of this recipe as slow-cooking in my brain. Beans timed right for end of workday http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120418__Beans_timed_right_for_end_of_workday.html When it comes to Crock-Pot cooking, the holy grail is a dish that is at its prime after 10 hours of cooking, one that can be scooped directly onto dinner plates at the end of an eight-hour workday, plus commute. Cook up Chinese curry in Crock-Pot http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120411_Cook_up_Chinese_curry_in_CrockPot.html Last week I had a burst of slow-cooker energy, if that is not a contradiction in terms. Came up with three recipes that I'll be presenting over the rest of April as a continuation of last year's "Slow Ono" Crock-Pot crusade. Da Kitchen's garlic chicken doesn't skimp on the bulb http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120404_Da_Kitchens_garlic_chicken_doesnt_skimp_on_the_bulb.html When is the last time you heard an endorsement this unequivocal: "My whole family loved it sooo much. Not too garlicky, not too sweet, not too salty, but perfect and extremely delicious." Soup lightens slow cooker's heavy image http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120328_Soup_lightens_slow_cookers_heavy_image.html If you, like me, have been trying hard to make friends with your Crock-Pot, you've probably noticed that all the easy recipes are for big hunks of meat. . Warm, wholesome and satisfying they may be, but few are good partners in the quest to eat light. L&L katsu applauds Knicks' Lin http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/byrequestpremium/20120321__LL_katsu_applauds_Knicks_Lin.html I love Jeremy Lin. I would like to shake his hand, cook him dinner, introduce him to my daughter. None of these things being likely, I'll just think about them, specifically what I might make him for dinner.