Kitchen Improv

Tag: appetizer

  • Cucina! Cucina! Italian Chopped Salad

    Cucina! Cucina! Italian Chopped Salad

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    I spent a summer in Seattle in the early 1990s. Living on a student budget, I didn’t dine out much, but I do recall visiting Cucina! Cucina! before they went under, and having their Italian Chopped Salad. When Volume VII of the Bite of Seattle Cook Book came out that summer, including Cucina! Cucina!’s salad…

  • Thai-Style Coconut Peanut Sauce

    Thai-Style Coconut Peanut Sauce

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    Thai-style peanut sauce that’s better than our local restaurants, and so easy that you should never be tempted to get the store-bought kind in a jar. Adapted from Dhanit Choladda’s recipe in the New York Cookbook.

  • Thai-Inspired Chicken Satay

    Thai-Inspired Chicken Satay

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    This tasty satay gets inhaled in our house — and it’s so easy to multiply, it’s a great option for summer entertaining. But make sure to make an extra batch or two or it may disappear before you get to eat any! Adapted from the New York Cookbook.