When it comes to things I am passionate about, I like being forced to thoroughly investigate just one of those things. Maybe it is because I have trouble making up my mind. For this reason I enjoy book clubs, and for this reason I really enjoy food blog events that “force” me to cook from…
Greens, Greens, Greens!
Well my salad fixation is continuing, in part because of the previous week and in part because we finally got the AC turned on but until we get a fan blowing into the kitchen it is pretty much a hellhole. So I am not feeling much like cooking. But I am feeling inspired by greens….
Sweet and Spicy Pork Stir Fried With Mango
Sweet and Spicy Pork Stir Fried With Mango is fast, easy and delicious–and just unexpected enough to be a great meal for entertaining. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I updated these photos in December 2016–although unfortunately with no natural light. Still, I think they are a vast improvement!…
A Garden In A Bowl: West African Peanut Stew with Chicken, Spinach & Sweet Potatoes
Oh wow this stew is good. Everyone in my family ate their serving down to the last morsel. It’s day 2 on the pot of soup and no one has suggested freezing it or ordering in for a night—everyone just wants more stew. My kids didn’t remove the spinach—and yes even my kids like to…
A Variation on Hot, Sour Soups for Sick People: Laura’s Kitchen Sink Sopa de Lima
I am sick again. I am sure it sounds like I have some incurable disease, but actually I think it has just been a bad winter/spring for viruses, I have 2 toddlers, and I catch EVERYTHING. So once again my blogging has slowed down and my pictures have gotten lazy. *sigh* But I do have…
Thai Sweet Hot Garlic Sauce (Nahm Jeem Gratien) in Stir Fry
Thai Sweet Hot Garlic Sauce is very easy and lasts forever in the fridge. It is a necessity for spring rolls, and delicious on grilled chicken, pad Thai, fried rice, and a host of other dishes as well. My house is never without it! This recipe was first posted in April 2008–before I had even…
At Long Last: Kandahari Chicken Curry
I think we are all feeling better—although the kids’ noses are still running and I am still occasionally beset by awful sinus pain. I think that may be why I got so sick in the first time—I think a regular old cold probably coincided with the first bad tree pollen. We are new to the…
Baked Chicken Curry with Carrot Raisin Chutney with Baby Potatoes with Panch Phoron on the Side
As I mentioned in my last post, we were just out of town and are about to go out of town again. These can be very frustrating days, cooking-wise, because I am not home long enough to want to go to the grocery store, and because we eat leftovers I am frequently off a day….
Capers Are An Olive-Phobe’s Friend: Veracruzan Picadillo de Pollo… and a Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
Well as my readers may have noticed the last week or so has consisted of 2 huge meals and tons of leftovers. It is time to get back to simpler meals! With that in mind—and the fact that we have had Indian and Thai most recently so I was ready to leave Asia for a…