I grew up in your typical American household, with your typical American diet (a child of the 70s/80s). Frozen dinners? Yep. Processed food (including processed cheese)? Yep. Fluffy white bread? Yep, plenty of that as well, not to mention marshmallow fluff, Swanson TV dinners, and various Entenmann’s products. Instead of the grilled cheese of my … Continue Reading
If I left it up to Patrick, we’d be eating salmon most nights of the week. A typical conversation often goes something like this, me: “What do you want to have for dinner?” Him: “Salmon.” Me: “Salmon again?!” Patrick likes what he likes and salmon it is. He’s perfectly content with salmon (sockeye, preferably), be it … Continue Reading
Sabih = A fully loaded [vegetarian] sandwich of Middle Eastern origin. First post back in my D.C. kitchen after three and a half months abroad… I missed you Vitamix. I missed you Kitchenaid. I missed all my little gadgets. I missed the familiarity of cooking in my own kitchen (even if I’m constantly complaining … Continue Reading
If you couldn’t tell from previous posts, I have a strong affinity for Asian flavors. Love that deeply satisfying balance of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy. Love fish sauce, lemongrass, bird’s eye chiles, sriracha, tamari — to name just a few. Always crave a subtle kick of heat and enjoy making my own hot … Continue Reading
I’m probably not winning over many friends with this post. Maybe I should just stick with cookies. Who doesn’t like cookies? In particular, gooey, warm out of the oven, chocolate chip cookies. In fact, I could use a cookie right now. Will trade you a homemade cookie for one of my tongue sliders 🙂 Then … Continue Reading
