For the love of good food
Two things happened that lead to the creation of this dish. First, I saw the Netflix special called “Street Food”, the episode based in Dehli, India. They told the story of a street vendor while he made this dish on film and it was beautiful. …
Every culture from all over the world has their own version of chicken and rice dishes, from Chicken Congee served all over Asia, Arroz Con Pollo in Spain and Puerto Rico to one of my favorites, Pho Ga from Vietnam. But what I love most …
If you’re like me, you always opt for rice as a side dish when eating out at a Mexican restaurant because the refried beans, more often than not, taste like cardboard. As do most black bean sides. I’ve never been a big fan of beans …
Retro? Well, yes. But, there is a reason these have been around for a long time, and this version is way better than the one stuffed with way too much sour cream and not enough cheese, in my opinion. And these are the perfect side …
This recipe is a love letter to Oyster Sauce. I’ve avoided you my whole life Oyster Sauce. I thought you were going to be gross and kinda stinky, but you’re not! You smell and taste amazing and you make everything taste better. I’m sorry I’ve …
There is a very good reason I have yet to post an Asian recipe so far, even though I claim in my bio to love Asian food. Which I do. A lot. However, executing a Chinese stir fry or Mongolian Beef dish for example is …
No, that’s not a typo. You read it correctly. A NO-MAYO Tomato Pie! Yes, it’s possible to make a good Southern tomato pie without mayonnaise and yes, mayonnaise is one of the top condiments used in the south, but I just cannot. stand. it. There, …
Many, many years ago my aunt gave me a copy of a cookbook called The Pasquotank Plate. It contains a lot of the usual suspects you would expect to find in a southern cookbook. Casseroles, Tomato Aspic, desserts of course, more casseroles. And I’ve made …
Recently I came across a post on Instagram for a slow smoked ribeye with a reverse sear https://www.instagram.com/p/CBVLK4OB6US/. The reverse sear is a cooking method I’ve just become familiar with and I’ve wanted to give it a try but have been afraid to, worried I …
Homemade chicken stock has always been a bit of a pain to make, if you ask me. It has to be cooked for hours and babied a little bit with skimming the surface, controlling the temperature of the water, etc and I just don’t have …