Chinese dishes from my childhood
2025 is the Year of the Wooden Snake and celebrations begin in a week. I’m not Chinese but I love Chinese food. And I cannot talk about this …
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Are you a fan of kimchi?
We are. My daughters became kimchi afficionados long before I learned to appreciate it. In fact, it was through them that I learned to acquire a taste …
Capelin (shishamo) and its eggs
My introduction to shishamo was via Izakaya Bottakuri, a manga series that had been adapted for television. Each episode features Japanese dishes that …
Tips for buying salmon head
And a recipe for a citrusy fish soup.
Salmon is my favorite fish. And my favorite parts of the salmon are the head and belly. I had been craving …
Thai dishes we call salad
Strictly speaking, salad does not exist in traditional Asian cuisines. It’s a Western thing. The word salad itself is derived from the French …
Eggs en cocotte
Eggs en cocotte is a French dish of baked egg. You smear the inside of ramekins with oil (or softened butter which I prefer), crack an egg or eggs …
Is it too early to write about leftovers?
For those of you who live in the United States, I’m pretty sure that there were leftovers from your Thanksgiving dinner. And, wherever you are …
The potato connection
Potato was the very first vegetable I ate. If I had been fed any other vegetable before I was old enough to remember anything, well, it’s …