Researching and writing The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook has given me an appreciation for traditional and authentic recipes and eating the way our grandparents' generation ate. It's been a perfect complement to my other passion--sustainable foods. Many of us shop at the neighborhood farmers market (or even...
Trout, brook Credit: Knepp, Timothy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service I know, I know, you don't like your dinner staring back at you. But please heed my one impassioned request: don't wimp out and get fish fillets. Before you get yourself into a tizzy, hear me out. There are so many...
Chilies and shrimp The first thing Pranee Khruasanit Halverson did (after she enveloped me in a warm and fuzzy Thai hug, of course) when I entered her kitchen was make me a drink. In this instance it was bale fruit tea, simply the dried fruit boiled in...
