I love Rick Bayless. He is someone who has embraced Mexican culture and the food. He make many authentic recipes and posts them on his YouTube channel and on his website. Every time I fly through Chicago O'hare airport, I make sure I stop by Fontera Grill. It's a wonderful change of pace from the [...]
It seems as though Southeast Asian dishes are popping up a lot in my rotation. We had the Mushroom and Tofu Larb and Tom Kha Gai. Now I am doing a version of Rendang which is a dry Indonesian curry dish. A dry curry simply means the sauce is cooked down until it is almost [...]
I was looking through my YouTube account, gathering recipes to try, and ran across a recipe from Bon Appetit for Spicy Mushroom Larb. I clicked on it because I was curious. I had never heard of Larb. Come to find out it is the unofficial national dish of Laos. It's also eaten all over Thailand. [...]
I love a good pasta dish. I also love the great Italian sauces. I made a bolognese recipe with lentils. Now I want to do a ragu. Now I'm not talking about the spaghetti sauce in a jar under the same name. I am talking about the Italian meat sauce that it really flavorful. I [...]
As we get closer to New Years Day 2019, it's time to look at recipes that bring good luck in the new year. I did Hoppin' John last year. This year, I am again using black-eyed peas in a dish. Black-eyed peas are a symbol of luck in the new year. I wanted to combine [...]
Now that I am done with the Thanksgiving turkey, it's time to turn back to lighter dishes. I think it is a good thing to have lighter dishes intertwined with the indulgences. This doesn't mean you have to eat something that isn't satisfying. I find this time of year a good time to do some [...]
I decided to go simple this week with a vegetarian dish. Nothing fancy and still working in some non-meat dishes into our rotation. It's rare I run across a recipe that is only for one serving, but the recipe for Red Lentil Tagine with Pistachios from MyFitnessPal is one such recipe. What I like about [...]
After posting the recipe for Ash-e-reshteh, I was inspired to take another crack at using pasta. I'm glad I don't crave it enough to use it all the time, but no food should be off limits (unless it has to be for your health). One of the things I plan to do with this dish [...]
Ok, so I must be up for a challenge this week. I picked a really carby recipe and figured I'd give it a shot to make. It sounded really good. The Italian recipe called Sartù Di Riso gets most of its calories from the arborio rice and mozzarella cheese. It's not a healthy dish by any [...]
Bolognese sauce is one of the standard sauces in Italian cuisine. It's a meat sauce which is totally delicious. Because it is a meat sauce, it's also a lot of saturated fat and calories. Then pair it with pasta and you have a nutritional nightmare. Fear not, the humble lentil saves the day! Sorchapud posted [...]
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