Paste

piece(55g) Sliced mochi • anko • hot water

or 3 lbs. Roma tomatoes

water spinach (washed and chopped 1/3) • baking soda • garlic (smashed) • shallot (sliced) • Thai chili (chopped) • Sugar • Fermented shrimp paste (mắm tôm) • neutral oil

dates • water

black sesame paste • crispy rice cereal • mini marshmallows (reserve 2 cups for mixing) • butter • condensed milk • salt • black sesame seeds (optional)

black sesame seeds • coconut oil

dried New Mexico or Guajillo chiles (or a mix with spicier chiles like de Arbol or Chipotle) • jarred roasted red peppers (about 2 large peppers, drained, rinsed, and patted dry) • tomato paste • large garlic cloves, peeled • caraway or fennel seeds (optional) • ground coriander • ground cumin • smoked paprika • cayenne pepper (optional for a milder taste) • sea salt, or to taste • white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) • extra virgin olive oil (plus more for storing; skip for a low-fat version)

raw deveined whole shrimp, makes 8 ounces of dried shrimp • black himalayan coarse flaked seasalt • Dried thai chilies, destemmed • Garlic • fresh ginger • palm sugar • fish sauce • whey from cheese • cooking liquid

flour of choice if you use all purpose or whole wheat you may only need 2 cups, base off of stickiness • cold butter • egg • small pack instant yeast • warm water • cinnamon • almond extract • sugar • Almond paste • nutmeg • cinnamon • allspice •

cored organic roma tomatoes, unpeeled, quartered lengthwise, cored • flaked seaSalt • extra virgin organic olive oil

black dry turtle beans • boiling water with 1/2 Tsp of salt and 1/2 Tsp of baking soda • canola, grapeseed, or other neutral oil • hardneck garlic cloves, peeled • dried red thai peppers, whole • white onion, chopped • fresh ginger, chopped • corn starch in 3 Tbs cold water • five spice condiment: 10 grams (1 Tbs) each anise pods, whole cloves, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, whole black peppercorns • rice cooking wine • shoyu soy sauce • palm sugar •

large skinned chicken breast, organic, one pound, sliced • flaked seasalt, like Maldon or kosher salt • natto • coconut oil, or 4 Tbs shredded unsweetened coconut flesh • brewers yeast • onion powder • garlic powder • dried oregano • dried thyme • dried parsley or cilantro • dried celery seeds • dried chives •

To make pepper paste from fresh Anaheim peppers: • fresh Anaheim wax peppers grown here in Northern California, ripened from yellow to red, to use instead of hungarian wax peppers • % seasalt by weight of the fresh peppers • To make test batch from dried Anaheim red wax peppers: • dried red peppers, 15 grams, soaked weight 75 grams after soaking • % seasalt by weight of the soaked peppers, 15 grams, 2 teaspoons • To make pepper paste from fresh Fresno peppers: • fresh Fresno peppers, pureed, 200 grams • % of their weight in seasalt, 40 grams • Also see my dried paprika powder recipe

large fresh yellow Meyer Lemons, about one pound, quartered • small fresh green Mozambi limes, about 1/4 pound, quartered • large fresh green poblano peppers, about one pound, roasted • each coriander, cumin, caraway seeds, black mustard seeds, fennel seeds • turmeric • flaked seasalt

Hardneck garlic bulbs, 1 pound, two trays • olive oil • sprinkles of flaked sea salt

tomato paste • paprika • chili powder • brown sugar (use only 1 if you don’t want it so sweet) • cumin • oregano • minced garlic • garlic powder • salt • pepper

For pure 100% wasabi: • real wasabi in dried powder form, 1 gram • rice vinegar • For wasabi cream sauce: • wasabi powder, 2 grams • rice vinegar • horse radish cream sauce • To make fresh horse radish cream: • fresh fall harvest horse radish root, half a pound, grated coarsely, makes 1/2 cup • fresh heavy dairy cream or coconut cream • honey, warmed • fresh lemon juice

castor sugar • salt • medium eggs • coconut milk • Pandan paste

Fresh chilli (I use 5 red chillis) • Prawn paste (Belacan/ Terasi), I use about 30 grams • Ginger, I use about 100 grams

chicken thighs - cut • chicken bouillon • onion powder • garlic powder • black pepper powder • ginger powder • cooking oil (See Note #1) • habanero peppers 🌶 or any hot red chilies (See Note #2) • large tomatoes • garlic • large red bell pepper or capsicum 🫑 (See Note #3) • brown onion •

Whole wheat flour • Instant yeast • salt: very small • sugar or stevia: a quarter teaspoon to encourage yeast (optional) • Warm water (added gradually until a soft, not runny, paste is formed) • Fat (optional) of olive oil or butter to increase dough tenderness

pasta (any shape will do, but I recommend shells) • tomato paste • tomato sauce (condensed) • pizza sauce • ground beef

chicken, bone-in pieces • onions, chunks • cinnamon • black cardamoms • cumin seeds • coriander seed • black cumin seed (shahi zeera) • fresh ginger • fresh garlic bulbs • black peppercorns • cloves • water •

chicken thighs, bone-in, skinless • olive oil • tomato paste • garlic, minced • lemon, zest and juice • salt • pepper powder • dried oregano • cayenne pepper powder

Ground beef • Smoked sausage, sliced into rounds • red bell pepper, chopped • green bell pepper, chopped • scallions, diced • small white onion, diced • garlic, minced • tomato paste • Cajun seasoning • small cabbage, chopped • chicken broth • cider vinegar •

boneless skinless chicken thighs • limes • red wine vinegar • … Lots of Cayenne Pepper • garlic diced • ginger diced • white onion diced • green onion diced (white part) • Calabrian pepper diced • soy sauce • rice vinegar • honey •

warm, 110 degree water • light or dark brown sugar • active dry yeast • all purpose flour • pumpkin purée • cinnamon • nutmeg • salt • salted butter, melted • salted butter • light or dark brown sugar • cinnamon •

Roma tomatoes cut in pieces + salt • large chili peppers • scotch bonnet • oil • medium onions • whole garlic 🧄 bulb • beef of choice • salt • black pepper • paprika • cumin • oil •

Reginette pasta • olive oil • medium onion • garlic, minced • tomato paste (or 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes) • vodka • heavy cream • red pepper flakes (optional) • grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving • Fresh basil and salt and pepper to taste