While I was cooking, the smell of this curry brought back fond memories of the week and a half we spent in Bang Saphan Yai, Thailand. The family owned the collection of beach bungalows where we stayed made a different dinner each night we were there, and this curry [...]
I happened to stumble across this recipe at the perfect time. I had a partially-used can of coconut milk in the fridge, and a forlorn butternut squash that had been sitting on the counter for over a week waiting for inspiration to strike. That, on top of the [...]
When we lived in California, my husband and I were OBSESSED with Indian food. Seriously, I have to type it in all caps because it was not just some fleeting fondness. Our pantry was stocked with all the essentials: multiple kinds of dal, asafoetida, amchur, curry leaves, fenugreek [...]
This is my kind of comfort food! It combines some traditional Thai flavors with somen noodles and tofu for protein. I cook the tofu in a frying pan to crisp it up a little, and it contrasts really nicely with the soft wheat noodles. Udon noodles, which are a [...]
These are incredibly simple appetizers that look fancy, but don’t take much effort. I used Thai Kitchen brand curry paste, and it made them really spicy, so if you don’t have a high tolerance for hot food, cut back on that a little bit! (My husband and I didn’t think [...]
My mother instilled an envioronmental conscience in me when I was very young and it really effects the way I buy groceries. For a few weeks, my grocery store only carried oranges from Australia, which is ridiculous because I know for a fact there are oranges growing all over [...]
Squash is such a perfect Fall food. I LOVE butternut and acorn squash, and figured if I like those, I should branch out and explore other squash varieties. I’ve been seeing some recipes with kabocha squash floating around various blogs for awhile, but decided to turn to a great cookbook [...]