Monthly Archives: November 2006

Tips on Cooking Fried Chicken at Home

Posted on 11/26/2006 by grubgirl

Grubgirl was recently invited to partake in eating some home-cooked fried chicken at a friend’s house. (The recipe for the fried chicken batter was taken from a Wall Street Journal article, of which I don’t have the exact link since I don’t have access to the “paid subscribers” section.)

My friend was able to make the fried chicken without the help of an official deep fryer. Rather, he used a deep stock pot with a cooking thermometer hanging on the side.

Next, he purchased warehouse-sized cooking oil from Costco.

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Recipe: Shan Lahori Fish Mix with Tilapia

Posted on 11/12/2006 by grubgirl

I bought the Shan Lahori Fish Mix for 99 cents, based on advice from my friend. I went to Trader Joe’s and bought some frozen Tilapia. The recipe below falls into the South Asian category, given the make-up of the spices. My friend is from Pakistan, which tends to share similar cuisine with that of North Indian cuisine (if this needs correction, please comment and let the author know!).

The fish mix is a bag of pre-mixed spices. Use only 2-3 Tbs. for these cooking options, not the whole bag!

Option 1:

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