Tag: food
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Spicy Sausage Pasta
I’ve always had the same type of tomato pasta where you just add vegetables and meat to a jar of pasta sauce and serve. But one fateful day, I had Italian sausage for the first time at a restaurant. The spiciness and the herby-ness was so addicting, and I started using it to replace regular…
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White Ragu Pappardelle
I appreciate a classic bolognese sauce. It’s meat, vegetables, tomato, broth, wine, and milk cooked together and simmered for about 8 hours until it forms a homogenous, deep-flavored sauce. But to be frank, I don’t think it’s worth the work. Though I appreciate and time put into it, I don’t like the taste of tomato…
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
I don’t think I’ve ever gone to a PF Chang’s in America before. It’s a restaurant you always see when driving in LA, but not a place you would seek out. It was so surprising to me in Korea when I found out that PF Chang’s is a gourmet, fancy restaurant there. When I met…
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Za’atar Chicken and Rice
I think za’atar is my favorite spice blend. It’s so aromatic, flavorful, tart, earthy, herby, etc. It just goes so well with bread, potatoes, meat, everything. I posted a za’atar potato recipe recently, and I have been addicted to it. I decided that I need to use my za’atar on something else, or else I…
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Paella
I visited my older sister at her college during Christmas many many years ago. She was too busy with her thesis to pay any attention to me. I was left to my own devices to explore the city and her school. But the one time she did take some time for me was when she…
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Pesto Lasagna
When I think of lasagna, it is always the same bolognese sauce that comes to mind. Whether it’s in a restaurant or in the frozen section of the grocery store, lasagna is exactly what you expect it to be. But if you give it more than one second of thought, lasagna is just pasta! And…
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Shrimp Taco
I usually only make carne asada tacos at home because they’re simple – meat, onion, and cilantro in a tortilla. But I was feeling fancy today and decided to go all out on making these shrimp tacos. When I buy shrimp tacos in a restaurant, I find that the coleslaw is usually super saucy, but…
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Chicken Kalguksu
Chicken kalguksu is like the Korean version of chicken noodle soup – it’s got similar hearty components and heals your soul after a long day. But if I had to point out a difference, it would be that American chicken noodle soup has celery and other herbs that make it very fragrant. The Korean one…
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Born to be Intrepid; Made to be Timid
I’ve been wanting to start my own bakery for a long time, but my own fears get in the way. I make excuses for myself saying that I don’t have enough capital to start something or that I want to finish college first. I have excuse after excuse, but the honest-to-God truth is that I’m…
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Za’atar Roasted Potatoes
I was introduced to za’atar wayyyy too late in life. If you also haven’t heard of za’atar, it is a Lebanese spice blend made of oregano, thyme, sumac, and sesame seeds. It smells acidic because of sumac, which was a little off-putting at first for an Asian like me who isn’t used to such aromas.…