What to cook + how to cook
The Indian Dal Narrative The making of an Indian dal is no more difficult than a hot bowl of oatmeal except a million times tastier. If you have a pregnant person in the family, then this is also a great source of non-heme iron, folate and other vital prenatal nutrients. This is my go-to for a … Continue reading My Baby “Dal” Recipe
You Can’t Beet This for Nutrients I’d have to say that a good portion of my life I ate beets from a jar/can. I know, I know. Crude but compared to what other kids were eating at the time (a cornucopia of fried foods) in the South, it was quite healthy. Thanks Mom. Now you … Continue reading Turkish Style Beets
This is Not Your College Chicken Ramen. You need this in your culinary wheelhouse. Once you cook a fantastic ramen you become intimately familiar with the stock making process and you want this sexiness. It works. Ramen stock making is such an easy task yet it yields such a complex, delicious result. A really good ramen will make a … Continue reading Rockin’ Ramen Recipe
In Vietnamese it’s “phở bò” or sometimes known as Vietnamese beef noodle soup for people that don’t make it out much. And guess what’s for breakfast or brunch? Yeah, that’s right…phở! This not usually a dinner time meal. I saw a ton of stalls in Vietnam in the wee early morning dishing out this little … Continue reading Phở Bò Recipe
Half my office is vegan or vegetarian so lately I have been cranking those cerebral gears in order to come up with some delicious meals they can eat. One of the late-night, self-assigned responsibilities (that nobody knows of) is to come up with recipes that I can cook for them in Utah. The happier and healthier they … Continue reading Indian Roasted Chickpeas
I have had plenty of Tandoori chicken from a wide array of Indian restaurants but it wasn’t until I landed in the Maldives by way of India that I truly fell in love with it’s complexity. I was on a project (that ultimately fizzled) in Bangkok when I was invited to a friend’s honeymoon party. … Continue reading Homemade Tandoori Chicken
Pâté has always been a hit or miss for me until I got down and with it’s origins. Most cultures outside of the USA do a great job at using all parts of the animal which you just have to respect. Waste not, want not. Right after Thanksgiving this year, I had this rather big … Continue reading Turkey Liver Pâté
I was oblivious to Moroccan, Tunisian and more broadly North African recipes until late in life. I spent a ton of time really getting into Asian and French cuisines / methodologies. It also didn’t help much that what some restaurants (in my early years) touted as their North African menus were in fact a combination of Middle … Continue reading North African Stew
Also known as Asian five-spice or just 5-spice since other countries use it as well…but please…please don’t buy it from the store. Sure, there are a lot of decent Chinese Five Spice manufacturers nowadays but there is nothing like a freshly ground heap of these wonderful spices. Growing up I used to always wonder what that sad, … Continue reading Homemade Chinese Five Spice
Homemade Chicken Shawarma (shāwarmā) I will guide you into heaven with this recipe. And with heaven I mean flavor euphoria. I wrangled this recipe out of a woman while hunting for rugs in Istanbul, Turkey. Our first night there a gentleman named Bulit (who apparently knew everyone) met us at the lobby and took us … Continue reading Turkish Shawarma Recipe
