vegetarian

As a blogger I kind of feel guilty posting recipes that I’ve only tried once; my reputation is supposedly “food expert” but how can one be an expert in a food one has only attempted once?  But, I also hate repeating recipes due to my easily bored palate.  As it…

I’m sure you were all waiting with bated breath and (eyes glazed from screen exhaustion) for what Ethiopian recipe I had prepared for you this Friday.  Because really, I couldn’t just give you a little Niter Kibbeh tease without completing the task at hand… er.. spoon..? But seriously, I am…

Are you familiar with Szechuan Dan Dan Noodles?  Because if you’re not, you really should be. Szechuan is king of spicy Chinese cooking.  But, not only is it spicy, it is incredibly flavorful, garlicky, ginger-y, oily, and tongue numbingly good. Dan Dan Noodles are one of the classic Szechuan dishes that…

The best appetizer: vegetarian samosas. Like perfecting Chicken Tikka Masala, I’ve also been on a quest to perfect the vegetarian samosa. For some reason I can never get it quite right.. the filling is not flavorful enough, or the dough is too sticky and undercooked, or they all completely fall…