This year concluded my decade-plus run of not touching Asian pears. It’s not like there is anything particularly wrong with them, but on my exceedingly scientific hierarchy of fruits I wish to consume, they don’t rank terribly highly.
When my grandparents moved into their new house (well, [...]
I fell in love with poke in Hawaii. It came with some plate lunches, and I could not get enough! There are many variations – I love the really spicy stuff with little flecks of nori in it. However, I made this for a family dinner that included people [...]
I have a glaring shortcoming as a home cook, and that is that I am salad-challenged. It’s not that I don’t enjoy a good salad. I LOVE them. The problem is, they never turn out quite how I want them to. My dressings end up too oily or too acidic, [...]
This is a perfect summer salad. Green and vibrant with specks of sumac and slivers of onion, it has a bright citrus dressing and the satisfying crunch of toasted pita.
I like to use Persian cucumbers because they are less watery and more sweet than English cucumbers. I find them at [...]