This vegetable orzo soup is a quick and delicious soup that is perfect on a chilly day. Consisting of a hearty mixture of vegetables and orzo pasta in a herby stock that everyone will enjoy. Well, it’s that time of the year yet again folks. The sun continues to set sooner and sooner. The leaves […]
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Imam Bayildi is a classic Turkish dish consisting of stuffed eggplants, braised in an olive oil & tomato based sauce. It is a deceptively rich and flavorful vegetarian dish that everyone will enjoy. What is Imam Bayildi? Imam bayildi, literally “the imam fainted”, is a popular vegetarian dish that originated during the Ottoman
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Enjoy traditional Salsa Molcajete at home with our recipe. A classic way for preparing salsa using a mortar & pestle a.k.a. molcajete. Made with tomatoes, tomatillos, chili peppers, onion, garlic, and salt. All of which is cooked to add a smoky and charred flavor. What is a Molcajete? The molcajete is a traditional
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.
This delicious farro & arugula salad is easily my new favorite salad recipe. As the name suggests it mainly consists of a mixture of hearty farro and peppery arugula. But it also includes meaty kalamata olives along with refreshing diced cucumber and tomato. All of which is tossed in a homemade honey-lemon vinaigrette. It
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This might sound a little bit crazy to some of you but I love winter weather. Mainly because it gives me the perfect excuse for churning out all of my favorite hearty comfort food. Stuff like Barley Beef Soup, spicy Chili, and roasted meats with Creamy Mashed Potatoes & Homemade Gravy. And one of
A couple of weeks ago my local grocery store was having an amazing sale on racks of lamb. And while I don’t cook with lamb all that often the deal was just too good to pass up. However, as soon as I got home with my rack of lamb I quickly realized
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I’ve always been a huge fan of the different cuisines found throughout South America. Dishes like pollo a la brasa from Peru, milanesa from Argentina, and feijoada from Brasil are regularly enjoyed in our household. That being said there is one South American country that I always tend to forget, Chile. Sorry,
If one were to describe West African cuisine with one dish the resounding answer would be jollof rice. Honestly, each country from Senegal in the Northwest to Cammaron in the Southeast has its own take on the classic dish. And as one would expect there are many fierce nationalistic debates over whose version is
Summer, like most seasons, is often defined by the food that we eat. I’m talking about sweet corn on the cob severed with most meals. Fired up grills that are slinging out burgers & hot dogs. And of course the bounty of fruit being turned into all sorts of cobblers & pies. But in
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