Our culinary diary
We decided to make a Native American dinner to celebrate Winter Solstice this year. This day was and is celebrated in a variety of ways across different Native American tribes, and while we didn't try to specifically recreate any of those traditions, we did keep the meal to only ingredients native to the United States.... Continue Reading →
For several years now, we've been making some variation of Smitten Kitchen's zucchini butter spaghetti all summer long. But when we get to fall, we take the same idea and pivot to cabbage. Both of these versions are delicious, get a big serving of vegetables in, and easy enough for a weeknight dinner. Essentially, all... Continue Reading →
As part of our Summer Solstice celebration, we made a Swedish Midsommar inspired picnic dinner. We made quick pickles (simple pickle with lots of dill, potatoes with dill (the Swedish version is essentially the same as the Ukrainian version we've shared before), and our Hot Smoked Salmon Dip!
Today is the first day of Lunar New Year, and we're making our (now) annual Lunar New Year dinner. The past few years, we've cooked Chinese dishes (Chinese Turnip Cake, Lion's Head meatballs, several noodle dishes), so this year I wanted to make sure we branched out from just Chinese celebratory dishes. While I was... Continue Reading →
This recipe from my most recent issue of Bon Appetit caught my eye for several reasons. It came together in about 5 minutes. I used Trader Joe's staples we had on hand, for an even easier quick creation. The original uses canned, oil-packed salmon and sambal oelek. We used Trader Joe's Hot Smoked Salmon (an... Continue Reading →
When we first started this blog, we found and gathered many prospective recipes on Pinterest. Now, we save so many delicious prospects, like this one, on Instagram. Who knows where we'll be finding inspiration in the next five years!? This recipe for mazesoba caught our eye there, and we're glad it did! Thanks Genius Eatss!... Continue Reading →
It's hard to find words to describe the devastation of last week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria. It's a strange feeling... just going about your normal day, knowing so many cannot, but as just an average person, being unable to really do anything about it. Pretty much every time I feel this feeling, I channel... Continue Reading →
We've now made this twice in two weeks. It's a pretty easy addition to the weeknight rotation, despite seeming to me to be a little fancier at first glace. It gives off nice Thai-ish flavors and other than the lemongrass, uses ingredients we generally have on hand. Ginger-Garlic Meatballs in Coconut Broth (Adapted from Smitten... Continue Reading →
Last year our attempt at a Chinese feast for Lunar New Year was a little bit of a flop. I made Lion's Head Meatballs and just didn't get it quite right. The meatballs were good, but the broth was very bland and the cabbage was a little unwieldy. We'll try again one day, but this... Continue Reading →
Cabbage rolls can be found in traditional cuisines all across Europe and the Middle East, though in my head, I most associate them with eastern Europe. In keeping with our Ukrainian dinner theme, we made these cabbage rolls in more of a Ukrainian style. As with every "traditional dish" I've ever researched or made, there... Continue Reading →
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