At times, summoning the motivation to cook can be a challenge, especially in the winter when the vast majority of my favorite fruits and vegetables are not in season. Oh the irony, as the goal of this blog is to connect with others, to get people excited about new flavors and ingredients and to inspire … Continue Reading
Salad shouldn’t be boring. Inspired by a Burmese ginger salad referred to as gyin (or gin) thoke, this recipe for a punchy-crunchy salad — with an assortment of seeds, legumes, fried garlic chips, shallots, chiles, and pickled ginger — is the antithesis of boring. The toppings add layer upon layer of texture and excitement to … Continue Reading
I love a good Massaman goat curry. You? Don’t let goat scare you off. Given that goat is in fact the most consumed meat in the world — it accounts for 70% of the world’s red meat consumption — are we as Americans being too closed-minded? With fewer calories and less fat than chicken, beef, lamb … Continue Reading
My plan was to post these multicolored dumplings around Christmas time. The red and green dough seemed festive and fitting. However, I wanted to give them another test run and ran out of time. Such is life. The inspiration (and technique) for these multicolored dumpling wrappers originated with Red House Spice. Her dumplings are beautiful. … Continue Reading
I’ve been traveling for the past week and it sure feels good to be back home. Back in my own kitchen and bed. While it’s always a treat to eat out (especially when visiting Chicago, one of my favorite cities), it’s actually not something I do very often. Although, it is nice every once in … Continue Reading
