Sriracha is the new darling ingredient these days. Sriracha in sandwiches, sriracha in soup – I wouldn’t be surprised if I begin seeing sriracha on cupcakes. (No seriously, after the bacon craze, apparently nothing is off limits anymore.) I’m guilty of sriracha overuse myself, since it’s so versatile and well, delicious. The last time I [...]
It’s dead in the middle of winter and there are no fresh okra at the market these days. Or so I thought. They’re around, albeit pricier than usual, and who knows where they came from, but I found them at the store last week and this recipe immediately came to mind. If you know me, [...]
Fall has hardly begun and I’m already missing the bright vegetables and grilled meats from the summer. I’ve been on a Vietnamese food kick lately, and despite the rain outside, I’m not craving pho. Instead, I’m craving a grilled five-spice chicken dish that I made over the summer. Simple and healthy, this noodle bowl backed [...]
Please don’t judge me, but this is a shortcut salad, meaning that it utilizes pre-made ingredients. That’s how it was taught to me though, and I’ve found that there are no whole ingredients that produce the same flavor in the final product. I first tried this kimchi salad at a Guamanian party, and I was [...]
I’ve struggled with homemade pad Thai. After trying to recreate it at home several times over the years, I sort of gave up and assumed I’d never be able to cook restaurant-style pad Thai at home. That is, until I tried this recipe, adapted from the now-defunct Gourmet magazine. I didn’t have high hopes – [...]