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]
Well, it’s official – I’m never happy. I, Julie, am a seasonal malcontent. In the summer, I fester in a disgusting pool of my own sweat and long for the dark, frigid, short days of winter. When those days arrive, I shiver under my four layers of clothing and think about how nice it would… [click for recipe and more]
The onslaught of polar vortexes has me a little under the weather. Not sick, exactly, but sort of sniffly and lethargic and generally just kind of blah. I’ve also been in major pantry-scrounging mode, and am on a strict “nothing else gets bought until we use everything up” policy. Malaise + eating down the fridge/pantry =… [click for recipe and more]
Until my dying day, I will fight for the Brussels sprout. Oh tiniest of cabbages, who whilst cooking stinks as though you were the largest of cabbages, why dost the public forsake you? Oh. It’s probably because of the whole stinky cabbage smell thing. I don’t know what’s different about deeply roasted Brussels sprouts that… [click for recipe and more]
I’ve been on an organizing kick recently. Being kind of homebound for the holidays will do that. If you’re new around here, I live in a 400 square foot apartment, and I share it with another human. This is not the kind of airy yet charming 400 square feet you see on Apartment Therapy or… [click for recipe and more]