This is a tricky question, because cloves of garlic come in all sizes. So how much minced garlic is in a clove? On average, one clove of garlic is equal to about one heaping teaspoon of minced garlic. If you only have a jar of minced garlic or a tube […]
This cowboy chili recipe is a riff on a basic chili recipe that won my husband first place in a few chili cook-offs. When I adapted Don’s recipe, I made a few tweaks, and he is convinced that my version is wayyyy better than his – and Don does not […]
Whether you haven’t been to the grocery store in ages, or you can’t leave the house because you are quarantined during coronavirus, sometimes you find yourself wondering what to cook for dinner when you have no food in the house. Being without food can be a scary thought, unless you […]
Whelp. We are all stuck at home while the coronavirus makes headlines and makes history. For a lot of us, being quarantined, locked-down, or social-distancing means we are left to our own devices to cook nutritious and delicious meals… three times a day… while also restricting grocery shopping to once […]
Normally I stay away from fish stocks unless I’m going all-in with a chowder or asian soup. Fish stock is sometimes [expectedly] fishy and thin, not adding too much oomph to the final dish. It needs to really get dressed up to stand up to the bold flavors that tend to find their […]
Spices are my favorite – especially when it comes to learning about the spices and their origins. Food cultures all over the world are defined by the ingredients and spices available in each area. Overtime, availability changes due to trade, travel, politics, or technology! It’s all super interesting (and long, […]
This past Sunday Donald and I went to one of my favorite places in the city: HMart! This huge Korean grocery store is right in the middle of Central Square in Boston (by MIT). We walked there from our apartment in about 40 minutes – But once you’re inside the […]
A little over two years ago, Donald introduced me to Kimchi. It’s a Korean staple food, but I hadn’t really given it a shot. He told me about how he had tried to make it and failed, so naturally, I accepted the challenge and set out to make my own […]
I’m not much of a meat-eater. In fact, for half my life I’ve been an on-and-off vegetarian, but there are three meats I always have a hard time giving up when I go veg: Hamburgers, Chicken wings, and Lamb shanks. Every few months I splurge on a good lamb shank […]
Think a blender is just for smoothies? Think again! My shiny Oster blender is my preferred unit of kitchen gadgetry — Partially because I just love my simple, 2-speed, high-powered blender…and partially because it’s really my only major kitchen gadget beyond a coffee grinder*. We’ve been through a lot together. […]