The first year I lived in the US, I used to spend quite a bit of time in New Orleans. I had a friend who lived there, and to say I envied her is an understatement. Every time I got off the plane after 2 insane connecting flights from all the way up in upstate […]
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 […]
Since I live in the center of Paris, not only do I not own a garden, but the last time I saw grass must have been the last time I went to the airport. So… so much for garden vegetables. But I’m going to pretend there for a moment that I own a garden, and […]
You always need stock when you cook the least bit, at least that’s what I discovered living in the US. In France people mostly use bouillon cubes, but every other recipe that I made when I lived in New York had me buy a carton of chicken stock. I remember doing it begrudgingly at first, […]
So, does this look like a Hungarian soup to you? Because it is. I’ve never been to Hungary, but I don’t associate it with lime, shrimp and cilantro. Let’s cut to the chase: this really really tasted like a Thai dish. Not that I’m going to complain about it. I love Thai food. And I […]
Have you firgured out by now that I’m -what’s the opposite of a vampire? A dish without garlic for me isn’t really a dish. That’s why I had to make it a guest star in this all pink dish. Amber and crimson are followed by pink, because why not. I have this notion that foods […]
