This post starts with a warning: I have no Korean food experience. I didn’t inherit this recipe or get it from a friend who knows what they’re doing. I don’t even know how to spell it right. So if you want an authentic dduk bok gi recipe, this isn’t it. But what it is, is…
Cod, Zucchini and Basil Soup
I. Love. Chunky. Soup. Don’t give me that creamy, brothy nonsense. I want to be able to chew my soup. Now that I think about it, maybe I don’t like soup. Maybe I just like really moist entrees. Anyway, I love this recipe because it is full of all kinds of chunky magic, like pieces…
Salt and Vinegar Smashed Potatoes with Pistachio Butter
You know when you want to look like you made a huge effort when really you want to curl up in bed with greasy hair and sweat pants that double as pajamas? So you put on skinny jeans, a t-shirt, and heels because they look fancy but take minimum effort? That’s what these smashed potatoes…
Peanut Butter Cookies That Will Take You Back to Your Childhood
I have a few go-to recipes when I’m wanting to get cozy on the couch and watch a movie. Peanut butter cookies top the list (my crab dip is up there, too). My husband and I whip these up from time-to-time and we eat half of the dough before it even makes it into the…
Cookbook Review: Sous Vide by Hugh Acheson
Ok, listen. I bought this book because I’ve loved Hugh Acheson ever since he made a Black Flag joke with a trio of tofu on his Instagram account. I also bought it because I was gifted a sous vide machine and had no idea what in the hell to do with it. It was like…
Creamy Tomato Soup with Ricotta Spinach Cheese Balls
I’m biased, but I love this recipe. I love any creamy tomato soup, really. I love it so much that when my husband and I threw ourselves two engagement parties (one for the mormon half of the family, and one for the non-mormon half that got so out of hand that we started our house…
What We Ate: Kauai Musubi, Rainbows, and Opakapaka
Hawaii isn’t one of those places where I go for the food. In fact, it’s maybe one of the only places in the world that I’m not fantasizing about the first place I plan to stuff my face once the plane lands. It’s not that there isn’t any good food to be had on Kauai…
Hay-Grilled Scallops with Currants and Mint
It’s popular these days to rag on Scandinavian cuisine. When Noma came roaring onto the scene, it inspired so many people that there were inevitably copycats that brought the concept of local, unconventional cooking down. But here’s my philosophy: I was cooking out of my great-grandma’s Danish recipe box before hay-grilling everything came along, and…
Grilled Lobster with Marionberries and Bourbon
Two things I learned about grilling when I moved to Oregon from Utah. First is that if the ambient temperature doesn’t feel like you are standing in a grill, you are much more charitable to the ideal of grilling. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood outside over a hot barbecue wondering where…
Slow-Roasted Pork Belly with Pickled Rhubarb and Hazelnuts
I want to come out of the closet and say that I am not crazy about pork belly. I mean, it’s great in small doses, but I can’t do a ton. It’s too rich for me. Which is why I really love this recipe. The pickled rhubarb works with the pork belly because it adds…
With Bold Knife and Fork 