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Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodles

By mlb, on May 19th, 2013

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Sen Yai Noodles
3384 SE Division Street
Portland, OR 97214

Noodles for breakfast? That’s crazy-talk! Of course, it isn’t really and technically, most of the breakfast menu items at Yen Sai are soups, porridges, eggs and breakfast-y what-nots. We went to a preview breakfast Tuesday and left plenty full and fairly ready to start the day.

This is, of course, the newest restaurant within the Pok Pok empire, and it just opened at the end of last week. They have hours for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and while the first meal of the day was delicious, I really want to go back later in the day and try a lot of other things — like the stewed duck leg over wide rice noodles, all of the stir fried noodles and of course, the phat thais.

That said, if you go in the morning, you should get the Salapai (steamed buns with sweet, shredded pork and fried shallots), the Kafae Boraan (Thai coffee with condensed milk and sugar), Jok with a poached egg, and the Khao Tom rice soup (also with a poached egg).

We just walked by the other evening and they were already packed. Also, apropos of nothing, I am glad I got through this post without typing “Yen Sai, because I kept doing that earlier when I was posting my photos. And then I would have to go check their website because I knew it wasn’t right, but my fingers just kept doing it. Stupid fingers. Sen Yai, ya’ll.

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodle House

Leave a comment   Breakfast, Restaurants, SE Portland, Thai

Baked Fish, Potatoes and Spanish Chorizo

By mlb, on May 13th, 2013

Baked Fish, Potatoes and Chorizo

This is a great spring or summer meal. First of all, it has an easy one pot type set up (always a plus) and it’s Spanish in influence, which always makes me think of sunny weather. You could easily skip the chorizo if you can’t find any (this requires the real, cured Spanish variety) but if you can track some down it’s highly recommended.

In the oven, the broth, spices, and chorizo kind of work this magic and transform into a thick, flavorful broth. The potatoes are well, potatoey and get all infused with that awesome broth and the fish makes it healthy for you. If you added some bread and a hunk of manchego cheese on the side, you would be even happier. Trust me on that.

As a side note: I often wonder how I got along in the world before I discovered smoked paprika.

Baked Fish, Potatoes and Chorizo

Baked Fish, Potatoes and Chorizo

Baked Fish, Potatoes and Chorizo

Baked Fish, Potatoes and Chorizo

Baked Fish, Potatoes and Spanish Chorizo
Adapted from Real Simple magazine; serves two, easily doubled.
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5 comments   Comfort Food, Seafood, Spanish, Spring, Summer

Raspberry Olive Oil Spelt Scones

By mlb, on May 6th, 2013

Raspberry Spelt Scones

These are oddly delicious little scones that are great as a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. Odd mainly because the dough is very wet and sticky so that you can’t really pat it down and either cut the scones into wedges or circles like normal. You sort of have to scoop the dough out like cookies. I’ve also really been digging the spelt flour lately. These are just the first in a long line of biscuits and breads I’ve been experimenting with lately. Hopefully more on that soon.

The original recipe for these scones used agave nectar, but I prefer using honey or maple syrup. Both substitutions seem to work very well. I’ve also successfully made these scones with different berries — blackberries and blueberries.

Raspberry Spelt Scones

Raspberry Spelt Scones

Raspberry Spelt Scones

Raspberry Spelt Scones

Raspberry Spelt Scones

Raspberry Olive Oil Spelt Scones
Adapted from a recipe in Food & Wine magazine
2 cups spelt flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup honey (or maple syrup or agave nectar)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup hot water
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2 comments   Baking, Breakfast, Fruit, Interesting Flours, Scones

FFwD: Creamy Mushrooms and Eggs

By mlb, on May 2nd, 2013

French Fridays with Dorie

Well, I think this French Fridays with Dorie is one of my favorites! But, I did change a lot of things. This was mainly due to what I had on hand and what I didn’t want to go buy specifically for this recipe (cream, brioche).

I used some roasted garlic ciabatta that I had in the freezer and instead of cream, I added a little marsala wine to the mushrooms. It just seemed that with butter and egg yolks, the cream really wasn’t necessary. What is it with the French and cream?

I would love to make this sometime for brunch, with two slices of toast and two eggs per person and potatoes on the side. And mimosas.

Oh and as an endorsement that will mean nothing to anyone that doesn’t live in the Portland area, these eggs from Champoeg Farm are the best eggs I have ever used. I can usually find them at the New Seasons on Division (but not other New Seasons for some reason). And I just found out they do farm tours on Sunday. I am so doing that this summer.

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9 comments   Breakfast, Comfort Food, Cookbooks, Eggs, French, Vegetables

White Polenta with Sausage, Chard and Fresh Mozzarella

By mlb, on April 30th, 2013

White Polenta with Sausage, Chard and Fresh Mozzarella

This was a recent meal at our house and even though I accidentally made two “errors” with it, the meal was still delicious. So, I think we’ll call this one both forgiving and versatile.

Error number one was not realizing this recipe made two cake pans worth of polenta (not a big deal as the other polenta is safely in the freezer awaiting a dinner soon) and error number two was baking the polentas in the cake pans. Also not a big deal since, as far as I can tell, it worked out fine. Lessons learned: if you’re just trying to feed two, just make a half recipe of the below and for possibly crispier polenta, turn them out onto a baking sheet. But you know, no big deal.

That all said, the versatility comes in by really being able to top these pizzas with anything you might normally put on a pizza. Mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, lamb sausage, feta — it’s completely adjustable to the season and whatever you’re in the mood for eating!

White Polenta with Sausage, Chard and Fresh Mozzarella

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Leave a comment   Cheese, Comfort Food, Italian, Kale & Chard, Meats, Mediterranean, Pizza
 
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