Risotto is one of my favorite things to make at home. I’m always amazed at how a few simple ingredients can be transformed into such an incredibly rich dish. But what I find most impressive is how easily it serves as a blank canvas to add any combination of flavors that you want. […]
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Thai basil chicken, or Pad kra pao gai, is easily one of my favorite Thai dishes. In fact, I use it as my personal “litmus test” to determine whether a Thai restaurant is good or not. But what I love the most about the dish is just how incredibly easy it is to cook
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This might be a strange way to start off today’s recipe for eggplant parmesan, but I have to get something off of my chest. I’m not a huge fan of eggplant. Maybe it’s the texture or maybe it’s the taste, I’m honestly not really sure. All I can say with confidence is
College football is officially back! And while I’m really looking forward to rooting for my Iowa Hawkeyes every Saturday this season. I’m just as excited for all of the great game-day meals. Of course, we’ll be feasting on plenty of the classics like baked buffalo wings, pizza dip, corn fritters, and jalapeno poppers.
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Growing up in Southern California I ate a lot of Mexican food, especially tacos. So I feel pretty confident in claiming that know a thing or two about spotting a good taqueria from a bad one. And while there are many signs of a great taqueria, one of the most frequent indicators is whether
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I’ve probably said this before, but I’m an absolute sucker for the buffet at Indian restaurants. Not only because I absolutely LOVE Indian food. But mainly due to the fact that it’s such a great way to sample so many different dishes in one go. And while I always try my best to
Today’s recipe for peach melba was inspired by a recent video from one of my favorite youtube cooks Max Miller. So before we get into the recipe I just want to give a quick shout-out to him. If you’ve never heard of him before he has a wonderful youtube channel called Tasting History.
Anyone that’s a fan of artichokes is going to love today’s simple yet delicious recipe for grilled artichokes. It all starts by cleaning and prepping the artichokes before boiling them in salted water until they are super tender. Then we marinate them in a delicious mixture of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and fresh
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Few dips receive as much praise as hummus. And for good reason! It has a creamy and fluffy texture that makes it perfect for clinging to all sorts of things from pita bread to raw veggies. Along with a zippy fresh taste that brightens up any dish that it’s added to. And while you
In our last post we made some delicious and crispy Colombian arepas. They were so good and easy to make that I whipped up another small batch to munch on the next morning. But this time around I decided to pair the arepas with a traditional Colombian breakfast dish called huevos pericos.
