DAY Recipe

Bente Birkedal-Hansen of Bethesda, Maryland, says that Azalea Restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, does a great job with catfish, serving the whole fish with an Asian-style black bean sauce. It would make an impressive main course at a dinner party.
If whole catfish are difficult to get at your local supermarket, order them from the fishmonger and [...]

INGREDIENTS
Dressing and Garnish
1/3 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup warm water
2 tablespoons limes, juice of
2 tablespoons sugar
2fresh Thai chiles, serranoor jalapenos, seeds and ribs removed, chiles minced
1 medium garlic clove , minced (about 1 teaspoon)
2 heads red leaf lettuce orgreen green lettuce , washed and dried, leaves separated and left whole
1 cup loosely packed fresh Thai basil (or regular basil)
1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
Crepes
2 cups water
1 3/4 cups rice flour
1/2 cup coconut milk
4 medium scallions , sliced thin
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 lb ground pork
1 small onion , halved and sliced thin
1/2 lb medium shrimp , peeled, deveined, and sliced in [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 cups instant rice
4 cups vegetable oil
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 cup steamed vegetables (like bok choy or 1 cup celery)
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
1/2 (8ounce)can water chestnuts
1/2 (14 1/2ounce)can baby corn
3 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water

DIRECTIONS

Sizzling rice: heat the 4 cups of oil to 375-400F (any lower than 370F and this does not work). In small batches, pour the instant rice into the oil, let it sizzle and [...]