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POMELO AND THAI HERBS SALAD
[ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] THE EXPERIENCE IS BETWEEN EATING A SALAD AND DRINKING A COLD GLASS OF GATORADE I don’t eat salads. I think that’s quite self-evident on this blog. But even a non-salader like me feels a tinge of excitements as pomelo season approaches, the citrus giant with enormous and voluptuous pulps that burst with…
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SIMPLE YET SURPRISING AMSTERDAM PANCAKE
[ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] I KNOW IT DOESN’T LOOK MUCH. I PROBABLY WOULD’VE BYPASSED IT IF I WASN’T STUCK IN AMSTERDAM. BUT I’M GLAD I WAS. AND I KNOW YOU WILL, TOO I’ve been to Amsterdam. For a total of 18 hours. I don’t know what people do during an overnight layover in a city they…
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WORLD PEACE CURRY, AND HAPPENS TO BE GLORIOUSLY DELICIOUS
SOUTHEAST ASIAN AROMATICS, KOREAN CHILI PASTE, INDIAN SPICES, GREEK YOGURT, ITALIAN SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, CHINESE ANISES, AND IN THE END, A LITTLE PUSH OF ALL AMERICAN CHEESE. AN OTHER-WORLDLY CURRY THAT TASTES LIKE THE PINNACLE OF HUMANITY [ezcol_1third] I’d like to introduce you to world peace curry. Why? Because curries are better than humans. Curries…
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PORK CHOP W/ TUNA-SANDO SAUCE
MAKE THIS RECIPE RESPONSIBLY, OR NOT AT ALL [ezcol_1third] I haven’t eaten tuna for almost 10 years. Except one time in Hawaii when/where it was responsible. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or conveniently turning a blind eye, you should know exactly what I’m talking about. It is estimated that by 2050, a…
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PAPPA AL KIMCHI POMODORO, KIMCHI TOMATO BREAD SOUP
[ezcol_1half] A HYBRID BETWEEN THE CLASSIC TUSCANY BREAD SOUP AND KIMCHI JJIGAE, SERVED HOT OR COLD If you follow my Instagram, you’d know that I have a barking barfing fur-child to attend to (yes, still). So I’m quickly leaving you this recipe, which is a fantastic way to use up any day-old breads, or any over-proofed-thus-deflated…
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CHI SPACCA’S FOCACCIA DI RECCO, OR THE CLOSEST YOU’LL GET TO IT AT HOME
DOLLOPS OF FRESH COW’S MILK CHEESE COCOONING IN BETWEEN TWO PAPER-THIN FILMS OF UNYEASTED DOUGH, AND BAKED INTO A BALLOONED AND BLISTERED PIE WITH CHEESE-FILLED UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS. [ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end][/ezcol_1third_end] [ezcol_1half] What is obsession? When is it helpful and when does it get silly? Ever since that episode of Chef’s Table on Nancy Silverton, I’ve…
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SALMON RED CURRY CEVICHE
[ezcol_1half] CEVICHE… IS A MONICA AND CHANDLER. [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] My relationship with foods can be summarized into two types of romance: Ross and Rachel, or Monica and Chandler. Either it has been a life-long marathon of unshakable attractions, torments, break-ups and make-ups, which I’ll admit including a vast array of things going from pearl bubble…
