Auntie Rairat works in the kitchen at my family's restaurant Julia's Indonesian Kitchen. During meal breaks, she whips up some simple Thai dishes for the staff like this, pad see ew, a standard at Thai restaurants in North America. Auntie Rairat was kind enough to...
Cardamom-studded Flan One wouldn't necessarily think of flan as an Indian dessert but this fusion recipe comes from someone with a fascinating provenance. Mumtaz Rahemtulla is of Indian origin (from the Western-most state of Gujarat) and a fourth generation Kenyan. Both she and her husband were...
For everyone who has been waiting with bated breath for the oyster kimchi recipe, here it is! Enjoy it alone or in bibimbap. Korean Mixed Rice (Bibimbap) This homestyle Korean dish literally means to stir (bibim) cooked rice (bap). There are two different ways to serve...
I never thought I had it in me. I buy kimchi. I eat kimchi. But I never imagined I would one day make kimchi. Not only did I make kimchi, I made 2 different types of kimchi-this one with Chinese cabbage and another with oysters (recipe coming)! If...
"I'll be making suman for my grandchildren tomorrow and I'll save some ingredients to show you next week when you come," Gloria Santos's cheerful voice came through with a gentle lilt over the phone. Suman (sweet rice cakes rolled in banana leaves) are Gloria's specialty,...
hungry_hobbit, a.k.a. my husband, has been lamenting that all we've been having at home is Asian food (now c'mon, would you complain?). Well, with all the recipe testing that's been going on, it's not like I can help it. Then it came time to try Leah Tolosa's Filipino-style meatloaf recipe, embutido. hungry_hobbit stopped asking me...
I first met Jafar "Jeff" Siddiqui 16 years ago when I first came to the U.S. Jeff and his wife Kathy were my brother's host parents. Every year, FIUTS, an organization at the University of Washington, plays matchmaker, pairing newly arrived foreign students with American...
