boiled salad.

hello, yes, admittedly this post is up because instagram is down, let blogspot benefit from north virginia's woes.

you guys, do you know KirkK? he is the founder of one of the few blogs i read regularly, mmm-yoso, which chronicles the culinary adventures of Kirk and his lovely wife and dogs, along with Ed from Yuma and Cathy. it's based in the san diego area, but you'll never know when nor where he and the blog might head out. recently, i read a great series of posts about their holiday in Crete; one post in particular stood out because of the very simple but intriguing dish that Kirk cooked for dinner one night: boiled new potatoes and zucchini, dressed with olive oil and sea salt.   

really, you are saying. and i mean like this:   o, rly?  o_O

yeah, i know. but i'm the kind of person who will gnaw on a cold boiled potato dipped in salt for dinner,  or lately, half a head of iceberg lettuce dipped in lemon and soy sauce. i think it's partially a bodily rebellion against all the other food i eat, which is relatively complicated compared to a boiled root vegetable. the key, i think, to Kirk's dish's success is that he got his produce straight from the farm (via a farmers' market), and had most likely been picked less than 24 hours from the time he cooked and ate it. there is v. little chance of that happening here. my boiled potato and zucchini was okay. 

 

luckily, internetz and a basically-stocked larder led to a lidia bastianich recipe for a salad of said ingredients, plus hard-boiled eggs and a vinaigrette. not far off from the original intrigue, but somewhat more satisfying with my run-of-the-mill produce. it is the simplest thing, just a matter of boiling and chopping. it is a boiled salad of beauty: light yet substantial, lots of flavour without a lot of ingredients, ideal for hot summer days or really lazy nights.

the recipe is here.

btw

i'm chilling out in mexico. i'll be with you here and on my la blog shortly!

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latest update:8 august 2010

i posed the question, i set out to answer it: just how many asian women have food blogs? i still don't know, but i found the first 50 first 406. you have to help me find the next 406.

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the list, geographically:

angola
the kitchen journal-grace in luanda

argentina
la otra dimensión-cocina asiática-australiana moderna-miss cupcake in buenos aires

australia
a banana in australia-carpal fish in sydney
a few of my favourite things!-cin in melbourne
aficionado-cathy in sydney
bee's kitchen-beebee in sydney
chocolate suze-susan in sydney
chronicles of a culinary princess-culinary princess in adelaide
cook and eat-pseudo chef in perth
cooking baking eating enjoying-kai in melbourne
feed me! i'm hungry!-ilingc in melbourne
filling good?-rachel in cowra, nsw
food for life-tamtims in sydney
foodie.tv-susan
food lover's journey-anh in melbourne
the food palate-saffron in sydney!
for the fork and the spoon-nupur in melbourne
from chopstix to steak knives..."-saryn in sydney
gluten-free food-tracey in sydney
grab your fork-augustus gloop in sydney
hohoemi's food journal-hohoemi in melbourne
husky9-jolene in melbourne
jan's kitchen-jan, somewhere in australia
jenius-jen in sydney
the journal of a girl who loves to cook-suyin in sydney
kiki's midnight bakery-kiki in brisbane
kitchen wench-in melbourne
miruki-madoka in sydney* (okay it's not really a blog,but it's too amazing to not list)
manila mayhem-alley cat in melbourne
milk and cookies-jenjen in sydney
my little corner store-in sydney
noodlebowl-sue-lin in sydney
pinkcocoa tabetai-pinkcocoa in sydney
raging yoghurt-bowb's in sydney, too
sarah cooks and sarah discovers how to eat-sarah in melbourne
sugar's sweet blog-sugarpuffi in sydney
the secret foodie-mel in melbourne
tangerine eats-lily in sydney
taott-gwenda in sydneytian & mark-tian in sydney
waffle-bex in sydney


bangladesh
rasbhara recipes-ujwala in dhaka

belgium
a ma sauce-jennifer in brussels

canada
aquatique-athena
baby bok choi-somewhere in canada!
black.salt-blackcealt, in vancouver bc
chopstick beaten eggs-lindsay in montreal
food for thought-catherine in toronto
food recipes-rashmi
hooked on heat-from meenakshi, somewhere in canada
indonesia eats-pepy in winnipeg
no more teriyaki-mona in vancouver

salute to sanity-silverrock, somewhere cold in canada
tongue & cheek-vanessa in toronto
towards a better tomorrow-kay in toronto
yohana recipes-yohana in vancouver
普通の、コト-裕美です in montreal


china

appetite for china-diana in beijing
edible experiments-iska in beijing
love at first bite-cherry

finland
Sarin Japanilainen keittiö/Sari's Japanese Kitchen-sari

france
a room with a view-adelynn in paris
dhanggit's kitchen-dhanggit in aix-en-provence
franco-pinay food adventure-relly


greece
wanderlust sha-sha in athens

hong kong
do what i like-florence
fooding, living, cinema-ing, and whatnot-jinisu
hk foodie
little gingko nut-ling
mochachocolata rita-rita

india

ambrosia-shaheen (coco) in bombay
coffee tea or me-shoumya in chennai
the cooks cottage-deccanheffalump in pune
indian food-shpriya in chennai
indian food-tara in mumbai
let's cook something-preeti in hyderabad
(lima) beans and delhi cha(a)t-sury in new delhi
life & food-rums in new delhi
luv bites-perspective in bangalore
meating point-s.a.
myriad tastes-lera in bangalore
sailu's food-sailu in AP

indonesia
cerita dari dapur amatir-shinta
for the love of baking-riana in jakarta
gifts from the kitchen-rita
our family favorite recipes-vania in balikpapan
yohana's culinary journey-yohana in surabaya
yummy!-dita in jakarta

italy
barca a vela-ippopotamoo in...milano?
gia-gina in italy-gia-gina in torino
kishko-kishko in florence
non solo italiano-t-fortunati
rubber slippers in italy-rowena in lombardia

japan
a perth foodie's adventures in japan-jeannie
aiai cafe
asahiruban-matoyutoko
azumi diary-azumihazumi
bento moblog
bon appetit-soleil
brown bread ice cream-rachel in tokyo
celicci-celicci
cherry monkey-chiyo-gyokusen
cubic life-cubic-r
dejeuner-chocolate-chaud
en-gawa-miki and mei in tokyo
greedy-greedy_32 in kyoto
happy days 2006-himawari_August8
harucooking blog-harucooking
k's deli-kitchen
kiwish-ryoko in tokyo
kuishinbo meow-fishfish in kyoto
ku・ra・shi・2005-yuuri_2005
kurumi's cafe cooking-kurumi
le mago petite-lemago_petite in japan
minmin's obento-minmin in tokorozawa
obachan's kitchen-obachan in kochi
our adventures in japan-kat in osaka
she who eats and moichizen-chika somewhere up there in japan
smorgasbord-bilbo in japan
stew stew stew !-gudigudi
sunday brunch-sunday-brunch
to short term memories-lynn in tokyo
watashi to tokyo-mari's in tokyo
yasuko-san's home cooking-yasuko in toyama
yuki-yuki_briar_rose
yukkuri countdown japan-foodpocket in tokyo/saitama

korea
annabanana-in seoul
chocopie-in seoul
french asian at seoul kitchen-ice cat seoul in seoul
grilled aubergine-in seoul
little simple kitchen-hayley
miss koco does korea
rachel lynn seoul-in seoul

malaysia
a daily obsession-terri in saba
a self-proclaimed foodaholic-swee san
babe in the city-kl-babe in kuala lumpur
choos and chews-dee
da wheel of life and happiness-meiyen in kuala lumpur
eating asia-in kuala lumpur
food, travel, recipe and sights-??
funky cookies-sue and eternity in kuala lumpur
greg&nee on the go-nee (and greg) in kuching, borneo
julie the biscuit-julie in kuala lumpur
just heavenly-melisa, yee mei, and swee san

lingzie's tummy treats-lingzie in penang
masak-masak-boo_licious in kuala lumpur
mLebu paWoN-deetha in kuala lumpur
mum-mum-wena in kuching, sarawak
my baking diary-sukkimi
pearl of the orient-glutton rabbit in penang
sweets for my sweet-viviene in klang valley, selangor
taste-buds-raihana
tham jiak-rokh
you get what you give (food arts travel)-wmw

netherlands
eet smakelijk-thess in dordrecht
indian kitchen-krishna and ranjeeta in amsterdam

new zealand
homemades-arfi in tuakau

norway
for the love of travel and food-schatzli, currently in oslo

philippines
80 breakfasts-joey in manila
a little taste of....-garandee in manila
the artist chef-joan
bucaio-karen in pangasinan
chibog chicka lakwacha atbp-lani in quezon city
chocobay-anya
davao's food huntress-in davao city
dessert comes first-lori in manila
the edible garden-macky in manila
i'm hungry-aloi
kitchen conjugations-anneski in manila
kitchen cow-kaoko, manila-ish
kitchen duty-my
kubiertos-applesH
lafang list-minnette
lonely kitchen-lonely kitchen in visayas
margauxlicious-margeaux
mirsbin's kitchen-mirsbin
munchin' in manila-annalyn in manila
pilgrim's pots and pans-karen in the QC
the pinoy cook-sassy in antipolo, who also has
pinoy food talk
ramblings of a gypsy soul-christine in manila
sa kusina ko-chef kc
simpleng kusinera-ogie in parañaque
super sarap-lorraine, in the 'burbs of manila
tennis and conversation-socky in manila
twisted twinset-midge from mutinlupa
undiscussable realms-selina in manila
vanillarama-vanillarama in manilarama
watergirl-mila
wifely steps-toni in manila
yedilicious-yedy in manila


singapore
a curious mix.-mumu
aromacookery-julia
baby hippo bakes
bossalicious-evangeline
camemberu
cheat eat-st
chef cass loves to cook-cass
cooking baking eating and enjoying-kai
daylillies
dimsum dolly
dhonatneth's apa kabar-angelina
eatzybitzy-eatzycath
evan's kitchen ramblings-evan
greedy goose-eggy
happy grub-happy grub
her pink apron-princess sha
hinata diaries-hinata
if she can do it, so can you-the lazy chef/rachel
i have fat fingers and i love to cook!-fat fingers
kuidaore-j
lychee chronicles-big lil mel
mana makan-the feast crusade-stephanie
monomania-olduvai
my foodprints-my foodpprints
my indulgence-skrat
my little cyberspot-ruth
nibble & scribble-june
nook bistro-shazz
piggy's cooking journal-piggy
pinay in singapore, a foodie paradise-kayli
precious moments-edith
she bakes and she cooks-cheryl
shiokadelicious-renee
simply anne's-anne
skinny epicurean-galinusa
storm in a teacup-deborah
the sugar bar-diva
sweet indulgences-jacelyn
tazz in the kitchen-tazz
treats by trisharatna-trisha ratna
umami-umami (currently in paris)
wokking mum-wokkingmum
yochana's cake delight-aunty yochana

spain
green olive tree-kel in barcelona
movable feast-louisa chu, last based in roses, spain (currently travelling)

sweden
how to eat a green mango-joy

switzerland
downtown gypsy-peggy in montreux
i was just really very hungry.-makiko
pusiva's culinary studio-pushpa in bern
sooishi-sooishi

taiwan
hits 'n' misses-two hearts in changhua

UK
a consuming passion-caroline in london
a life in food-vivilicious in london, england
akatsuki ra ra ra-bramble in edinburgh, scotland and los angeles, ca
a vagrant appetite-in leeds and london, england
chai pani-from ammani
food, in the main...-shyamala in shrewbury, england
food in the uk-robs
english patis-celia in england
gastronomy domine-squeezeweasel in cambridge, england
kitchen crazy-daffy in coventry, england
kitchen notes-prerona in edinburgh, scotland
little food boutique-yuzuki in london
lulu loves london, formerly at lulu loves manhattan-lulu in london
my food life-jennie in london
nordljus-keiko in england
rabbit sim's paradise-rabbit in leeds, england
rice and noodles-mae in jersey, channel islands
route 79-rachel in england
tamarind and thyme-su-lin in london
stellou-stellou in england
sweet temptations-valentina
what's cooking?-charlie in england
yummy-naoko, also in england

US
a life of spice-monica in washington dc
a passion for food-kathy in claremont, ca
aayi's recipes-shilpa in kcmo
adventures in bahn mi-spicy combo in san francisco
adventures in bahn mi: san diego-pickled papaya in san diego, cali
af's recipes-af in lake forest california
ahaar-mandira in buffalo, ny
alohama's kitchen-aloha mama in kona, hawaii
alpineberry-mary in san francisco
asian vegan-phan in oregon
atabela-atabela in phoenix, az
baby rambutan-stel in boston, massachusetts
bennto-rachel in baltimore, md
best of l.a.-kristy in los angeles
bon appegeek-annie in central illinois
the budding cook-tbc
camberville cuisine-lynne in camberville, ma
c'est tres bon!-joyce in los angeles
chez karine-karen, somewhere in northern california
chez pim-pim in san francisco
chopping board-tina in new jersey
cj's food and discovery-cj, somewhere in the us
consumer machine-janet in southern california
cooking cute-ngoc in washington dc
cooking medley-luv2cook, somewhere in smalltown usa
culinary adventures-rajeshwari in california
da*xiang-stephanie yau in seattle, washington
delectation-claudine in san francisco
delicious biting-j in los angeles
the delicious life-sarah in los angeles
dessert first-anita in san francisco
diy chef-ces in astoria, new york
east meets west kitchen-in colorado
eat 2 love-jo jo, nyc
eileen是愛吃鬼-eileen, somewhere in the los angeles area
epicurean debauchery-alice in the bay area, california
essenCes-ces in nyc
feeding dexygus seconds-renee in san francisco
the food and music club-khanh in los angeles california
foodesign-foodesign, somewhere in the us
food for thought-ashwini in scottsdale, az
foodgoat-lady goat in cleveland, ohio
foodies bar-parna, somewhere in the us
food, in that number-phisch. somewhere in the us
food mayhem-jessica (and lon) in new york
food porn la-ahra in los angeles ca
foodzings-in philadelphia pa
four foodies-carla in guam
from the pantry-tanvi in los angeles ca
gastronomy-cathy in philadelphia pa
the girl can eat-ria in boston
the girl who ate everything-robyn in nyc
green green chutney-reshma
green jackfruit 2-mika in pittsburgh pa
holy shitake-yi in austin, texas
hula girl cooks-hulagirl, somewhere in the desert
ideas in food-aki in colorado
i heart bacon-megan woo in seattle, washington
ilocana chef-dexie in san diego, california
immaeatchu-susan in los angeles, cali
indian food rocks!-manisha
indian spice trail-sheela in denver colorado
jaden's steamy kitchen-jaden in florida
joelen's culinary adventures-joelen in chicago, il
kadchhi ke kamaal-aspiring annapoorna in tucson, az
kainan na!-tin tin in dallas, texas
kiki rice-kiki in san jose, ca
kitchen diary-maia in middleofnowhere, ny
kodali's kitchen-tanuja in atlanta ga
korean cooking-somewhere in new york??
krishna and arjuna's world-in portsmouth new hampshire
kusinera wannabe-from san mateo ca
life of spice-monica in washington dc
lily's wai sek hong-lily in denver, colorado
little corner of mine-ching in colorado springs, colorado
lola's kitchen-purplegirl in the atlanta, georgia
love in the time of coriander-summi in berkeley, ca
lunch with front studio-m+y in nyc
magical peppercorn-peloquin in illinois
mahanandi-indira in ohio
the maltese bacon-michelle in nyc
manang kusinera-manang's somewhere in the northeast
maomau-maomau in chicago, il
me and my kitchen-santhi in los angeles ca
melting wok-in covina, california
memoirs of an asian foodie-leiann in boston
the menu-s in los angeles
meenal's kitchen-meenal in washington
min's food journal-min in phoenix, arizona
momo's corner-momo in boston, ma
my felicity corner-green apple in denver, colorado
my kadhai-tina in sayreville, nj
my treasure..my pleasure-deepa in kentucky
my workshop-rp
notes from my food diary-eliza in oregon
ny all-around food life-yucanyc in nyc
oishii eats-jeni in los angeles
oishii ringo-sayaka in chicago
oman, i am so hungary-so hungary in honolulu, hawaii
one fork, one spoon-applesister in brooklyn ny
one hot stove-nupur in nyc
on my plate-creen in daly city, califonia
our kitchen-jmom in north carolina
pabulum-cia in new york city
penny in a nutshell-penny in new york
pengrin foodie-penny in san francisco
priya's kitchen-priya in california
rants and raves-wysgal in philadelphia
rate-a-restaurant-maria in glendale, california
rasa malaysia-in irvine, ca
saffron hut-saffron, somewhere in the us
salt & pepper-ginni in connecticut
the scent of green bananas-me! in guam
this is gonna be good-fougoo in new jersey
stefoodie-stef in pennsylvania
some like it hot-milgwimper in california
something is burning!!-ollie in los angeles ca
su good eats-jessica in nyc
super eggplant-mariko in portland, oregon
skwrking-embla in honolulu
table d'hôte-blue plate in los angelesv
this is gonna be good-fougoo in new jersey
tiptup-in boston
truly thankful-jo in north carolina
tuna toast-anne in los angeles ca
unos claveles-katie, somewhere in the u.s.
wandering chopsticks-in southern california
what are you packing?-aloha, somewhere in the u.s.
what's for lunch?-foodhoe in san francisco, ca
without garnish-faith in pasadena, california
would you like chocolate or vanilla-kristi in seattle
world class cuiscene-ting-aling
yummy in my tummy-ari in seattle, washington


collectives
chowcrave
cookerific
the drool team-k (play play cook), jo, heather, don, kesh, bryan and leanne in kota kinabalu, sabah, malaysia
hodge podge kitchen
kusina ng mga fil-west
makansakan
the makati brunch club
orange county food blogs
our cooking escapades-ioyces and others in adelaide, australia
food and dine-by PenangTuaPui
table for three, please
the wandering gourmet-headed by angie in perth, australia
the westernized kusina


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