I’d been wanting to make this soup for a while, since my first (and last) red lentil soup stirred my interest. Red lentils are cool. Let me add a disclaimer right away: this is much more a curry soup than it is a vegetable soup. It is the curry for those –like me– who just […]
If you’re like me, you love crab cakes, but you never make them at home, because the price of a small can of crab at the store drives you nuts. So you settle for the good old diner crab cake now and then. Except when you live in Paris. Then, it proves slightly harder to […]
Right, today is Valentine’s Day, but I had planned an Indonesian beef curry, so Indonesian beef curry it is. After all, maybe your loved one would like to celebrate Indonesian style? Or maybe he/she would like to be reminded what it’s like to be far far away from a dreary February day? Who knows. I […]
Yeah, so, you know how a lot of those Asian thingies are served with a dipping sauce on the side? My eyes must not have been well open that day, because I simply added all the dipping sauce ingredients TO the meatballs. Like to the meat and stuff. When I realized that (long after they […]
Can you believe that I haven’t posted one single rice recipe yet?? Sounds crazy to me. Admittedly, there are some crazier things in life, but I feel like I have been eating rice for the past 8 months, so what the hell happened there? To kick off the rice section on this blog, I give […]
Let’s say it’s still summer. Let’s say this month isn’t happening, and please let’s cross off September from the calendar for ever. Let’s eat beachy, tropical-inspired dishes at least until October rolls around, and I’ve sort of gotten used to the idea that life cannot be spent away on vacation 12 months a year. Why […]
This week, I heated up my plancha for the first time. It’s definitely summer. I love how you can use it with any and every ingredient (I can’t wait to try cooking oysters on it, yep), and still feel like you’re eating healthy. You know, because of the whole no cooked fat thing. Of course, […]
I love pad thai theoretically. I mean what’s not to love: Noodles? Good. Shrimp? Good. Fresh cilantro? Gooood. Anything that goes in there I eat on a weekly basis, so it should be a winner. And it was, when I made it for the first time. Because you see, whenever I had it in restaurants, […]
The concept of “a bowl” sounds very foreign to me. And I mean foreign in the sense of “exotic”. And when I say “exotic”, you should probably read “Asian”. I love the idea of mixing all the different parts of your meal in one bowl, with a bit of shrimp stock to bring everything together […]
Truth be told, I’ve never been one to order beef at a Chinese restaurant. When it comes to Asian food, I’m a seafood girl all the way. However, when beef is cut in thin strips and marinated in some of the best condiments in the world combined -sesame oil and soy sauce- it’s really hard […]
