Tag: SAVORY
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Thai Papaya Salad
Okay, as my last Thai-inspired recipe of the month I thought I would go out with a bang with a dish I could eat every damn day. Sorry for the swearing but it’s just that good. Nick and I rarely eat out when at home but when we do, it’s Thai food. I also can’t…
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Spicy Basil Chicken Larb
This is one of Nick’s favorite meals. There are only two things we order takeout from and this is the recipe that included 50% of the time. So I was determined to learn how to make it on my own. This recipe is tried and true. I have made it too many times to count,…
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Baked Crispy Rice Salad
As an exciting third recipe in the series, let me introduce you to Crispy Rice salad. In previous iterations of this blog, I have attempted recreations of the iconic LA eatery Night+Market’s crispy rice. Which, if you are ever in LA, is a must-eat restaurant. Fantastic food, great prices, and not pretentious. But that recipe…
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Pork Jook
Jook. Juk. Congee. Rice porridge. Named differently based on the region of Asia in which it is made, the type of rice used, and the water-to-rice ratio, there are just as many ways or techniques to make jook as there are names. I was first introduced to this delightful comfort food by my mother-in-law. It’s…
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Traditional Thai Green Curry
Happy 2024 everyone!As I reflect on the past year, the highs were high and the lows… felt like bad lows in the moment but were honestly, not all that bad. So I will call it a win. If you’re 2023 was a low, I hope 2024 brings you a renewed sense of vitality, creativity, and…
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French Onion Soup
*REPOST FROM OLD BLOG* If there is one dish that I randomly crave A LOT and can almost never get at a restaurant is French Onion Soup. Who doesn’t love a big bowl of salty caramelized onions with a load of cheese and bread on top? After a trip to New Orleans where I watched…
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Prosciutto Chicken and Arugula
Staying on my prosciutto hype this month is a crowd-pleasing dish you can easily whip up for a crowd when you are tired of the usual holiday fare or strapped on time but have lots of hungry mouths to feed! Okay, I am keeping the rambling short and sweet for this quick entree that is…
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“Leftover” Chicken Congee
*UPDATED (AND SIMPLIFIED) FROM OLD BLOG! Need an idea for what to do with your leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? Here it is! Utilize every part of that holiday turkey by boiling the bones to make a salty broth for the base of this traditional Asian dish. Knowing I would be eating turkey for days later…
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Fall Harvest Maple Sage Bowl
I recently had a long and thoughtful conversation with a fellow “food blogger.” *I will start by saying I don’t even consider myself a food blogger, I am just a woman who cooks a lot and has a food blog for her family and friends to cook along with. Anywho, this conversation was around recipe…
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Hot & Sour Soup
As the weather continues to refuse to turn to summer (a mere 60 degrees F here in Southern California but still so very gray), I am reluctantly accepting that I will continue to be pale and depressed for the month. The one thing that gets me through it all — a heartwarming soup. You can…
SIP.COOK.ENJOY. 