Sambal Peanut Tofu Noodles with Yu Choy

Sambal Peanut Tofu Noodles with Yu Choy
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Noodles are always the answer. Or at least they’re the answer when you’re facing the extensional dread that comes with living through a pandemic. Noodles are a carb you can trust. Chewy, slurpable, and an easy vehicle for any sauce you can dream up. Shelf-stable and available in a variety of widths, noodles might just be the winning quarantine carb. But to be honest, if you forced me to choose between noodles and rice, there would be more than a pregnant pause. I’m not entirely sure which I would choose and I don’t want to choose so don’t ask me. Today is all about the noodles, though. Specifically these Sambal Peanut Tofu Noodles with Yu Choy.

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Banana Bread French Toast with Stewed Rhubarb

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The world is decidedly scary right now. Our household, like most around the globe, is prepping for weeks of social distancing and potential quarantine. My freezer is set to bursting but I can assure we only have a rational amount of toilet paper in reserve. But that’s not what this post is about. This post is about giving your nerves a break and nothing silences strung-out nerves like Banana Bread French Toast with Stewed Rhubarb.

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Cacio e Pepe Pierogies with Radicchio & Crispy Shallots

Cacio e Pepe Pierogies
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For the past couple of years, Cacio e Pepe has been having a moment and it’s not hard to see why. A tangle of pasta dressed in pecorino and a cascade of black pepper – who can be mad at that? But I often wonder what life-long lovers of Cacio e Pepe think about this phenomenon. At first, I’m sure it was a “Duh, where have you been?” feeling. But with the onslaught of Cacio e Pepe-ized foodstuffs, I’m sure they’re feeling a little attacked. Cacio e Pepe chips, fries, pizza, even beignets – it’s probably a little too much. I can sympathize, but I have to be true to who I am and I am incapable of reading a room. So, here I am, adding fuel to the blasphemous fire, with my Cacio e Pepe Pierogies. 

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Za’atar Potato Chips with Whipped Feta Dip

Za'atar Potato Chips with Whipped Feta Dip
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If you think the recipes on this blog are a window into what I eat in my daily life, you’re sorely mistaken. Sure, there are dishes that work their way into my weekly rotation. But no I’m certainly not hand pleating dumplings on a Tuesday night. I want the food that appears on this blog to be special. ‘Company’s coming’ kind of food. Or ‘I feel like puttering around and being cozy in the kitchen’ kind of meals. So, when I call for deep frying, please believe this is not an everyday occurrence in our house. I don’t do it effortlessly on a daily basis. So yeah, I don’t ask you to deep fry something lightly. But when I do call for it in a recipe, you best believe it’s for a good reason and these Za’atar Potato Chips are a VERY good reason.

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