Katsudon Donburi bowl

Chicken Katsudon

I have fond memories of a great little Japanese restaurant that I frequented during my high school days. I would often pick up one of their Donburi bowls. For years I thought all Donburi bowls were made with the same ingredients, but since have learned that Donburi is a general term and that there are different types.…

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New Orleans style chicken gumbo.

Chicken Gumbo

This is a traditional New Orleans gumbo so the recipe takes a while to cook. If you don’t have enough time, you can use a rotisserie chicken (for shredding) and store bought chicken stock.

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CafeRouge Swimming Rama

Pra Ram (Swimming Rama)

This is one of my Mom’s favorite Thai dishes and many Thai restaurants do not serve so,of course, I had to give it a try. My son even likes spinach now, thanks to the Thai peanutsauce!

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CafeRouge chicken satay with peanut sauce

Chicken Satay

I love Thai food and this dish is served with Thai peanut sauce (or satay sauce), another of my favorites. Rich likes to grill, so this becomes an easy and yummy appetizer or even small meal that the entire family enjoys.

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Red Thai Curry with chicken

Thai Red Curry

This is one of my favorite Thai dishes, so of course, I had to learn to cook it at home. When I found that most recipes used Kaffir Lime Leaves, I bought reluctantly at the grocery store, since they were expensive! After that first attempt preparing this recipe, I knew I wanted to cook with Kaffir leaves…

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Paella

Paella

A paella pan is needed for this recipe. We purchased an outdoor propane system with pan from the Spanish Table in Seattle.

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