Recipes for 1 or 100
Birria is a traditional Mexican stew that originates from Jalisco. It has gained in popularity over the last few years due to some inventive street taco vendors making the delicious quesabirria. Traditionally birria is make with goat, but as that’s harder to find than beef, …
One of my favorite lunches when I lived in Beijing was a dish called Liang Pi, or with the farmer Beijing accent, Liang P’yarr. It is a dish of cold noodles tossed in MaJiang, or the Chinese style sesame sauce. The noodles are paired with …
This Asian sesame sauce is one of my go-to recipes when I want to give an Asian kick to salads, marinades, noodles, and more. When I used to live in China one of the few dishes I craved was Liang Pi, which are cold noodles …
So it only took three trips to Bali, but I’ve finally caved and started enjoying bowls. From smoothie bowls to buddha bowls, there’s so many options that I’m surprised I held off for so long. Maybe it’s because I didn’t much care for the vegan …
Tahini, in my opinon, is wildly underused. It seems most people in the west just use it when they make hummus, but it can be so much more than that. It works great in Asian fusion cooking, as well as integrated in sauces and dips …
One of the earliest recipes on this blog is for Massaman Curry. This is actually my favorite Thai curry, and something I get multiple times every time I’m in Thailand. However also popular around the rest of Thailand is their yellow curry. This recipe for …
Spring Rolls are a great way to make something healthy and delicious. These shrimp avocado spring rolls have tons of tasty, colorful ingredients that are perfect for serving as appetizers to your friends. If you’ve never made spring rolls before, don’t worry. You don’t even …
A Crème Anglaise is a type of pouring dessert cream, or thin custard. It is prevalent in many different desserts in France, even though it directly translates to Dessert Cream. Normally it is flavored with vanilla bean, but I decided to switch it up a …
One of the most classic French seafood dishes is Moules Mariniere. It is cheap, delicious, and extremely easy to make. Moules au Roquefort is essentially the same thing, with the addition of some creamy blue cheese for a kick. In English it’s just Mussels in …
Cooking fish in a foil pack is a great way to perfectly cook something every time, and not worry about messing up. This strategy is perfect for large groups, or just simple weeknight dinners. The reason being is that you can just put all the …