A paw full of spice makes everything nice
Have you ever eaten something that made you question why you don’teat that exact same thing everyday? A food that is so tasty, so layered in flavor, succulent, juicy, salty and just a little sweet that you want to eat it again and again? Something in which there are no more leftovers. You might even…
China is a great place for food. Cumin dusted lamb and noodles in the West, spicy cuisine from Szechuan province, fried delicacies in Yunnan, dumplings in the North…I could go on but I get too hungry to finish the list. However, if your taste runs more to the sweet than savory, you might want…
Things I remember about my Ukranian grandmother: Her Brooklyn accent whenever I talked to her on the phone. She was a big believer of soaking her poultry in brine before cooking. AND 3. Her stuffed cabbage recipe. Sad to say, I never actually met my grandmother in real life since we…
Before I had my beautiful daughter, life was carefree! Sure, I’ll have another beer. Why not stay out late on a Saturday night? Hey, let’s go away for the weekend! I had so many opportunities to spend my extra money and extra time. Especially when I became sick. If I felt ill,…
My happy place is under a beach umbrella on Ang Bang Beach near Hoi An, Vietnam. The sand is soft and white and the water is warm. Locals rent out lounge chairs complete with umbrella and deliver cold drinks and homemade food straight to you from their own fridges…
Maybe it’s my American nature or just the gluttonous aspects of my character that lead me to take things a bit too far. I can’t help it but to love folded cheese in pizza crusts, bacon encrusted foods and chocolate covered delicacies. I’m the type of person to ask for more…
According to a recent study, millennials suck at cooking. They have difficulty identifying butter knives and are dumbfounded when it comes to roasting a chicken. In a way, I understand where they are coming from. Cooking an omelette that hasn’t been torn to pieces, braising…
Did you know that a rib bone is a great teething toy for a toddler? We discovered this primitive tusk sharpening tool one day whilst having Sunday lunch with my in-laws. My baby who was around 10 months at the time and was sitting on my lap when she…
When it comes to pickled vegetables, nobody does it better than Asian grandmothers. They’ve spent years and years stuffing crates of it for their family whilst simultaneously slapping hands away and telling people, ‘You’re doing it wrong. Go sit down.’ If you ever have the opportunity to avail yourself of an older Asian woman who…
What is the secret to a Brit’s heart? Wrap something meaty in pastry and that Brit will love you forever. I should know because I have been buying people’s love with meaty pastries for a while now. For instance, when I first met my husband, I…
One of my favorite cooking shows of all time is and shall forever be, Two Fat Ladies. For those unfamiliar with this British gem of a cooking show it involves two women of a certain age, Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson, as they travel around the UK making…
For over a decade, I taught preschool all around the world. Which means that I have seen kids’ lunches from Seoul to Seattle. Not only that but I’ve experienced the universal struggle of getting children to sit at a table and eat food. Whether each meal is delightful or dreadful really depends on what’s…
Without dumplings, is it really Chinese New Year? Could it be celebrated without an onslaught of fireworks, red envelopes filled with cash and a big steaming plate of dumplings? No…它不能!!!! So, after 5 years or so of living in China, I finally asked a friend’s mother to come and teach me how…