Hands-down Asian food is one of my favorite cuisines...to eat. When it comes to cooking Asian food, I tend to be fairly tentative. There are so many magical ingredients in the realm of Asian cuisine, but I don't have much experience utilizing many of them.However, I recently purchased the Defined Dish cookbook (which is fabulous!) [...]
So, I finally caved and bought a cast-iron skillet. I had convinced myself that the hard-anodized aluminum grill pan we splurged on two years ago had all the same capabilities and I didn't need to add yet another piece to my ever-growing collection of cooking tools. However, I am quickly learning the wonders of a [...]
There is never a time of year that I don't crave seafood, but summer is undeniably the best season to pick up fish at the market and heat up the grill. Roasted and pan-seared fish is great, but there is something about crispy, charred swordfish that beckons my inner grillmaster to break out the tongs. [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that I could eat veggies for the rest of my life and be perfectly content. Although I have never entertained the idea of going vegetarian, I often will go up to 5 days a week eating plant-based without ever realizing it! I think what it comes down to is that [...]
You know how there are some words you can never seem to spell correctly? Although I have no trouble spelling words like fiduciary or onomatopoeia, the word responsible gets me every time. Most recently, shawarma earned a spot on the list of words I can't seem to spell. I've somehow convinced myself that the first "a" just doesn't exist. [...]
