Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
Last December, it hit me out of the blue what I wanted to do for my 50th birthday. I was having dinner with my mother in a Filipino restaurant. In an adjoining dining room, we could hear some kind of party taking place. There was music, cake, food, dancing — the works. I thought to…
I love this recipe from “Struggle Meals” : Lemon and Herb Spatchcock Chicken with Brussel Sprouts. This was the first time I’ve ever spatchcocked a chicken, and it was so easy and resulted in a perfectly roasted, crispy chicken. I’m going to do it this way all the time from now on. The brussel sprouts…
From Struggle Meals YouTube channel. So easy, so tasty, so healthy. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil 1 large yellow onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 inch fresh ginger, minced 3 tablespoons red curry paste 2 cups lentils 2 (14-ounce) cans coconut milk 2 cups cauliflower florets 2 cups baby spinach leaves, tightly packed 1/4 cup…
A a huge pastry nerd, a big priority for my trip to Paris last week was to get to experience French pastries, particularly croissants, from the source. I had a huge, impossible list of bakeries to hit up, but alas only got to visit a handful. Anyway, I experienced some amazing viennoiserie, and frankly don’t…
I love making quiches, but the crust is sometimes more work than I want to put in. This quiche uses the simplest crust I’ve ever encountered: thin slices of sweet potato! I honestly didn’t think this would work. But the two quiches I made came out really well and were a hit at the brunch…
I tried out this “struggle meal” from Tastemade and liked it a lot. Super easy, cheap, healthy, and delicious. Ingredients: 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs 1-14oz can full fat coconut milk 1 lime 3 garlic cloves grated 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 in fresh ginger, grated 4 whole sprigs of cilantro 1 tablespoon brown…
This no-recipe recipe seems like a quick way to approximate the divine roasted chicken and bread salad from Zuni Cafe, which I often dream about. No-recipe instructions: Scatter a bunch of sliced onions and shallots across the oiled bottom of a large pan, then put a bunch of chicken thighs on top, skin-side up. Season…
Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil, plus more for serving4 garlic cloves, chopped1 large yellow onion, chopped1 (2-inch) piece ginger, finely chopped Kosher salt and black pepper1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric, plus more for serving1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes, plus more for serving 1 jalapeño pepper, chopped2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed2 (15-ounce) cans full-fat coconut…
Well 2018 was QUITE the year for me. Certainly not what I expected the year to be about. Quick 2018 Stats Jobs Lost: 1 Countries Visited: 2 Dance Competitions / Showcases Entered: 4 Dance Competitions Won: 1 Theme Parks Visited: 2 Parties Thrown: 3 Number of Pastries Baked: MANY Losing my job was certainly not…
As you alls know, I’m an enthusiastic amateur cook and baker. And I’m a lindy hopper. Recently, I got to combine my two interests by producing a live cooking show on “SwingNation” for our holiday special. My friend Hanah, who’s a much better cook and baker than me, agreed to be on the show. Okay,…