One of my favorite Thai dishes ever is “Swimming Rama.” It’s very simple – just a protein with spinach or other veggies, served with a rich, sweet peanut sauce. Lately that dish has been a little too cloying for my taste, but this homemade version covers everything that’s so good about it – only it’s… [click for recipe and more]
The last office building I worked in before we moved further out into the wilds of suburban DC had a lot of fun stuff in it. It had a nice gym, a fancy bar with amazing happy hour specials, and a decent cafe for lunch. I did not list those three things in order of… [click for recipe and more]
I was never a wing person. When I started dating Nor and he still ate meat, we would joke about how there was really no polite way to eat chicken wings. Regardless of how appropriate you’re trying to be, at the end of the day you’re still sucking meat off a bone with sauce all… [click for recipe and more]
Soup – is it or is it not a meal? This is a debate as old as time, more perplexing than “to be or not to be,” more polarizing than pumpkin beer and candy corn combined. Can hot liquid, regardless of what it contains, stand up as a main dish? This hot-button issue was even… [click for recipe and more]
I did not like vegetables as a kid. I wasn’t crazy picky (wasn’t allowed to be) but I definitely was not one of those children that was gung-ho over a plate of broccoli. But for some reason, I loved hearts of palm – and my mom quickly figured out that if she threw some in… [click for recipe and more]