Anytime I travel somewhere, I tend to latch onto one particular food and eat it far more than anything else, so that inevitably, when I go home, eating that food immediately transports me back. When I visited Norway, it was mussels and smoked salmon (I made sure to eat [...]
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A few years ago I bought a jar of kimchi and was seriously underwhelmed. I could not see how millions of people could possibly be so in love with spicy fermented cabbage. Was I missing something? I couldn’t even tell if it had gone bad or not, which [...] I was always under the impression that I hated rice pudding until I spent a month in Spain after I graduated from high school. My host mother was an incredibly sweet woman who was thrilled that I was interested in cooking. Even though she worked crazy hours as a [...] Try not to let the fact that this soup has two of the world’s most-hated vegetables in it deter you. Some vegetables are just crying out to be stuffed. That little groove in celery was clearly designed by some higher power with peanut butter in mind. I can’t look at mushrooms without thinking how much better they would be flipped upside down, stems removed, and filled with a [...] I admit, the title of this recipe could be more enticing, but this is actually a nice, simple one-dish meal and it makes a lot of food. I’m still really excited about the fact that I can make edible rice without a rice cooker! I know white rice is pretty [...] After eating gimbap at least once a day for the first four days we were here, I knew I had to try and make it myself. I didn’t have too many interesting ingredients for the filling, so I wanted to make a simple roll as a trial run. This is a perfect simple and hearty meal. The combination of rice and beans offers a complete protein, and who doesn’t love chipotle peppers? (adapted from Veganomicon) I think I have found my new favorite risotto recipe! The flavors are so bright and fresh and it is deliciously creamy, like any good risotto should be. When the days are short and the weather is cold I’m definitely coming back to this recipe. I think it would be [...] Paella is a great one-dish meal that can be altered in myriad ways depending on what you have on hand and what is in season. Beginning with the components of broth, saffron, and short-grain rice, from there the possibilities are endless. For this variety, I included green beans, two colors [...] |
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