Recipes by Denise Sakaki

United States Chef

	FoodTrek/UnRecipe: Going Out and Staying In by Denise Sakaki It can be tricky to balance the Going Out vs Staying In argument when it comes to dining. We all want to be mindful of our pocketbook, but not only is it nice to not have to cook or clean up after a meal, it's important to be supportive of the restaurant industry that continues to inspire us in our own home kitchens. Often times,…	2 votes 505 views
	OMG a Recipe: Chicken Puttanesca, Making Good Girls Go Bad by Denise Sakaki Why do only the naughty ladies of the night get to enjoy a puttanesca sauce? The story behind pasta puttanesca is that it was a simple-to-make sauce comprised of pantry staples, supposedly made by prostitutes between their clients' visits, because of its quick preparation time and inexpensive ingredients. If this is true, I must say…	2 votes 1 comment 781 views
	OMG a Recipe: Asian Invasion by Denise Sakaki Being a person of the Asian persuasion, aside from being able to make bad jokes like that, one's notion of comfort foods can be a little different from the usual meat n' potatoes variety. After months of buttery holiday dishes, I start to crave the familiar spicy/sweet/sour triple-header of Asian flavors. Usually I end up going on a…	2 votes 1 review 628 views
	UnRecipe: Happy Valentine's Day, Tiger by Denise Sakaki Yeah, yeah, I know -- it's not Valentine's Day, Rip Van Wasabi! True, but sometimes it takes a few days to get my shinola together after a busy week, so forgive the belated post to honor sweethearts and overpriced roses. The weekened celebrated Lunar New Year as well as heart-shaped lovey-doveyness, so the Prime prepared an…	2 votes 1 review 508 views
	FoodTrek/OMG a Recipe: Dessert and Drinks with LUPEC Seattle by Denise Sakaki To the haughty fellows who insist that ladies only drink girly-drinks with sugared rims and "tini" stuck at the end of the cocktail names, they clearly haven't met the ladies of LUPEC. And they'd better be wearing a cup if they dare say it in the…	2 votes 945 views
	UnRecipe: The Lord of the Leftovers - Thanksgiving Trilogy by Denise Sakaki Humorist Calvin Trillin had this to say about leftovers: The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. While I can say with certainty the origin of our triple-header leftover saga was the gut-busting feast of Thanksgiving, it's…	2 votes 330 views
	UnRecipe: I Can Haz Cheeseburger Meatloaf and Squash Gratin? by Denise Sakaki Oh, LOLCats, your childish humor and bad spellingz will never cease to entertain me. The only thing more appealing to people than cute animal pictures is violent gore, so this post has already gotten off to a stellar start. In the process of making a…	2 votes 526 views
	UnRecipe: Creamy Eggplant Curry and Tofu by Denise Sakaki The welcome change in weather has inspired the making of soups, stews, and in this case, curry. We're still on Vacation Countdown at Wasabi HQ, but that doesn't keep the kitchen from continuing to crank out home-cooked goodness. A recent trip to the Redmond Farmer's Market yielded some colorful items like brightly-colored peppers and…	2 votes 511 views
	UnRecipe: Won Ton Soup is Good Food by Denise Sakaki There's a bit of anticipation in the Wasabi household -- no, we're not pregs, but it would be funny if this was how I announced it. Preggo eggos aside, Brock and I will be hopping a plane very soon to see my dear cousin, Miss J, get married in Hawaii. My whole family is from there, so it's a rare blessing to have all the aunties,…	2 votes 536 views
	UnRecipe: Au Revoir, Gourmet by Denise Sakaki I had made some gougères the week before, and meant to post sooner. I was looking through several recipes including one from Gourmet. In typical UnRecipe style, I still broke from the recipe to use some ingredients I already had on-hand, but I'd like to think that Ruth Reichl could appreciate the edible spirit of adventure and…	2 votes 477 views