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Pickles and Tea Breakfast

Thai Basil Pork and Eggplant

16 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Breakfast, Entrees, Meat, Thai

Yes, it’s summer and the idea of cooking anything (grilling excepted), let alone stir-frying over a hot wok, can trigger fainting spells. I have a confession to make. I cook and eat soups, stews, hot pastas, and all manner of Asian rice dishes (fried rice, Hainanese...

Easy Kaya (Coconut Egg Jam) à la Martha Stewart

25 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Breakfast, Comfort food, Condiments, Snacks

I’ve been thinking about kaya a lot lately—that creamy, unctuous coconut egg jam that was the foundation of many a childhood breakfast. I ate kaya at home between toasted sandwich slices (Gardenia, of course). I ate the holy trinity of Singapore breakfasts--kaya toast, soft-boiled egg,...