The Daring Cooks’ journey to Spain for Rice with Mushrooms, Cuttlefish & Artichokes – these squid star in my version

My take on a Jose Andres inspired recipe for rice with squid. Authentic Catalan cuisine made at home.

The Daring Cooks do it right with Spanish rice, mushrooms, artichokes, and cuttlefish. Mmmm!

Daring Cooks challenge for August. Rice with mushrooms, squid and artichokes served with traditional allioli–no yolk.

Vegetarian Spanish rice for the August Daring Cooks challenge!

Daring Cook’s Challenge – a Catalan take on Spanish paella – rice with mushrooms, cuttlefish, and artichokes with allioli.

Crazy powdered foods with sole and green bean topped bananas for July’s Daring Cooks challenge.

Daring Cooks July 09 Challenge: Lemon Sole (I subbed for the skate) and I did two patterns with the powders. This is one.

The Daring Cooks do Molecular Cuisine: butter-poached cod with powdered everything.

A strange foray into molecular gastronomy, poached fish with powdered food, all for the Daring Cooks

Fried Mexican Ice Cream from the San Diego County Fair.

Daring Cooks, June 2009 – Chinese Dumplings

Daring Cooks make Chinese Dumplings.

Shrimp Gyoza with Spicy Dipping Sauce for June Daring Cooks’ Challenge

Pork Potstickers for the Daring Cooks, complete with handmade wrappers!

Here are frozen egg yolks about to be wrapped in homemade gyoza wrappers. Everything was served with bacon and hot sauce. Gotta love Sundays

A sweet take on Asian dumplings using homemade gyoza dough..deep fried and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Melt in your mouth!

A variety of potstickers for the June Daring Cooks challenge!

Pork-filled potstickers for the Daring Cooks challenge.

Daring Cooks challenge. Recipe for Prawn Dumplings inspired by a woodcut print by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Bulgogi dumplings made with homemade dumpling skins for the 2nd Daring Cooks Challenge

I am hosting the June Daring Cooks challenge and it is Chinese dumplings and potstickers! I made mine gluten-free, chive, and shrimp.