Month: August 2016

I first encountered Vietnamese food when I moved here to Houston 11 years go. I really loved the Vietnamese vermicelli noodle salad dishes with their grilled meat. I realized this was something I could fairly easily make at home. We’ll mostly. I wasn’t able to get the fish sauce component of the dish right. Because […]

Some nights I just want something relatively easy to make for dinner because I’m tired or because I have to take el nino (aka my son) to swimming lesson. Last night was one of those nights. The previous evening I’d planned on grilling steak but the weather didn’t cooperate. As a result I had a […]

I’ve made Pork Chile Verde before when I have the time to make the green sauce from scratch. However, sometimes I’m too busy or lazy to make the sauce and I really really want this dish. That prompted me to see if I could make a simple easy version of this. The answer is yes, […]

My family really likes it when I make braised meat for them. My pork verde is always a huge hit when we visit one another. This time while I was home, I agreed to make a curried short rib dish for them. I used as the basis a recipe from Evil Shenanigans but made some […]

One of my favorite things to get when we go our for Thai food is satay. I don’t know if its the spices the chicken or beef are marinated in or the peanut dipping sauce which just tickle my taste buds. Typically I’m not a big fan of chicken but it is something I have […]

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned several times before that I’m a super big fan of lamb. One thing that often seems to be in the marked down meat bin at the grocery store is ground lamb. I guess most people don’t know what to do with it. For me there are so many delicious options […]

Summertime always means lots of fresh vegetables and at my parents place especially lots of cucumbers. I also get lots of cucumbers in my CSA box so I’m always trying to think of ways to use them. Pair this with the fact I really really like bulgur and the flavors or tabbouleh but don’t really […]