Recipes

Sri Lankan Rice with Cilantro and Lemongrass

You might be wondering why I felt I needed to post two different Sri Lankan rice recipes in as many weeks. Well, it's because...

Fragrant Sri Lankan Rice

Sometimes when I feel sort of ambivalent about a recipe I’ve made I ask my friends who’ve sampled the food to give me their...

Carrot Curry

Why somebody like me, who is very much not a big carrot fan, felt the overwhelming desire to make this carrot curry is beyond...

Shiitake Mushroom Namool with Enoki and Green Pepper Variations

Traditionally, Korean meals have a large variety of dishes.  Normally I'm partial to one-dish meals because of their ease and clean-up.  Thankfully, many of...

Jamaican Rice and Peas

After yesterday’s culinary inferno, otherwise known as Fiery Roasted Jerk Potatoes, I thought I would take it down a couple notches, and Scoville units,...

Tangy Red Cabbage with Ginger

Although I grew up in a cabbage-loving family I didn’t actually eat the stuff until well into my adult years.  Cabbage and coleslaw in...

Boozy Ghanaian Ginger Beer

Any other hardcore ginger fans out there?  For me things started innocently enough… an occasional ginger ale on flights. Then I caught an East Meets...

Spicy Thai Noodles with Pork, Basil and Mint

It’s long overdue, but I’ve finally come to the realization that life isn’t going to be slowing down anytime soon.  I’m always going be...

Burmese Yellow Fried Rice with Shallots and Peas

doLong after I’ve packed up and moved on from Burma and its cuisine, I’ll still be preparing plenty of my off-the-blog meals using a...

Toasted Chickpea Flour

Burmese Basics week continues with this toasted chickpea flour, or besan.  The Burmese use it as both a thickener for soups and sauces as...