As evidenced previously, I’m a total sucker for putting Asian spices in traditionally Western foods. Like, I actually find myself incapable of making “plain” banana / zucchini bread like a normal human and insist on garam-masala-ing or allspicing everything. I know, it’s probably insufferable, but I literally can’t stop. My predilection made Seven Spoons, by Tara O’Brady an easy […]
Author Archives: Jade
Low-Key Fish Tacos
“The taco is the most versatile fruit.” – Hannah Hart, My Drunk Kitchen First order of business, (re)watch that entire video and maybe entire first season. Second, nothing quite smacks me in the face like a taco craving. I think I may say this about all foods (and in fact I briefly looked through my […]
Summer salads: Raw Zucchini with Pine Nuts and Tabbouleh
It’s the last few days that really feel summery! Time to get it all in — wear your white pants*, listen to upbeat pop about ambiguous summertime things, and read on the beach somehow. But actually, who am I kidding, we all know that I mark seasons the way I mark the rest of […]
Asian Stir Fried Calamari and Green Beans
Life accomplishment update — I learned how to clean squid! And it wasn’t nearly as bad as I feared it would be, especially after perusing these instructions that, while helpfully clear and photographed, unhelpfully described the process as “ugly as sin and ten times as slimy.” I will agree that removing the beak was slightly “creepy,” as […]
Indian-inspired Bowl
Another grain bowl? Yeah, I know. It’s just… what I eat. I might start a series so it seems more intentional than coincidental. That’d work, right? It’s hot here. Like, shut all the blinds and lie on the ground hot. Today, I couldn’t even brave turning on the stove, so I went out for dumplings, […]