I never realized how important potatoes were to me until I moved to the other side of the world and realized potatoes just weren’t the same here as they are in Ireland. I am not sure why – I guess the soil is different, the climate is different, there are different varieties etc. The point is, potatoes over here just don’t taste as good to me as our famous Irish spuds. Continue Reading…
Home-made butter is one of life’s little luxuries. Good butter can make anything taste better. So far, I haven’t been that impressed with American butter. It’s kind of anemic and greasy and not salty at all. We have great shellfish here, but it’s so disappointing when you get some delicious crab and it comes served with a dish of mediocre melted butter. It’s such a simple ingredient, but it can really make or break a dish. Continue Reading…
I used to think that all spring rolls were just crispy deep fried parcels. However, when I went to Vietnam I discovered a whole array of healthier and tastier fresh spring rolls filled with beautiful green herbs and delicious morsels of crispy fish or meat. Spring rolls are like a mini wrap sandwich and what you put in them is entirely up to you. I adapted this recipe from a restuarant in Hanoi called Highway 4 who are famous for their catfish spring rolls. I think this is a pretty great combination – Crispy Cod and Dill Spingrolls with Wasabi and Lime dipping sauce. Continue Reading…
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I'm Vicky and Stasty is my simple and tasty food recipe blog. I love to cook and I love to talk about food, so this blog is really my ramblings and thoughts about cooking and eating. Some of the recipes are my own and some are ones that I found on the net or picked up from my favorite cookbooks. I cook everything in our little kitchen in beautiful Washington. I am aided and abetted by my I.T guru/tantrum-trouble-shooter/editor and chief-taster otherwise known as the OH or Nelius.