What to cook + how to cook
Kor Moo Yang (Thai grilled pork) is one of my favorite Thai dishes. I know, I know there are many and I always say that but this is a dish that is so simple to make how can it not be a favorite. Simple = favorite. Easy relationship. It’s a hit with friends, easy enough to … Continue reading Kor Moo Yang (คอหมูย่าง)
Now, there are variations of this beautiful Jaew but I make mine based on what I tasted at least a hundred times and what I learned from my “mae baan” (แม่บ้าน) during those years in BKK. I generally put a lot more rice powder in than most. I like it a little nuttier and, well, I’m a … Continue reading Jaew Recipe (แจ่ว)
This quasi-Irish stew is piping full of flavor from the beef broth and Irish beer reduction; the ultimate comfort food! Continue reading Irish Beef Stew
‘Hallo’ Kimchi, Meet My Brussels. It will pump you up! I take the Brussel sprout cores, some green daikon slices and turn them into the most delicious kimchi you have ever known. It’s fermented, it’s probiotic, it’s bipartisan, it makes people happy and hell it’s even good for pregnant women. It might even win elections. Who … Continue reading Kimchi Brussel Sprouts
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
