simple recipes + simple ingredients
Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines of all time (you can read all about my Thai food obsession here!). From pad thai to pad see ew to tom yum soup to massaman and green curries, Thai cuisine has a deep range of flavors and textures and heat. In our town, we don’t have many options for Asian cuisine,…
As much as I love Chinese takeout, I’ve started to cook my own dishes at home. Partly because I have more control over the ingredients that go into it and mostly because the last few times I’ve ordered from Panda Express they’ve given me two forks when I was actually only ordering for myself. I hear ya loud and clear,…
This recipe is exactly the same as my Lemon Olive Oil Greek Yogurt Cake…except I’ve now changed the entire thing. I’ve added blueberries. No, I really didn’t need an entire post to tell you that I’ve added blueberries, but it was so good I couldn’t help but photograph it all over again! This moist cake is made with 2 cups…
Because some days I eat vegan buddha healing bowls and other days I eat whiskey bbq glazed blue cheese bison burgers with bacon. It’s what I like to call balance. Also, I’m from Texas. ^(BTdubs, check out that alliteration.) These bison burgers will have you feeling go-oood. Like finding that stray onion ring in your french fries good. Inspired…
I can’t even eggspress how eggcited I am to share this post with you today. Over the weekend, I finally cracked and whipped up these mini egg frittatas, and they were eggcellent! Eggstraordinary, even. Trust me when I say I’m not eggsagerating. …I’m really sorry for my poor taste in puns. I know it’s early. (but did you really eggspect anything…
Dal, a type of thick lentil stew, is a staple dish in South Asia. Red or yellow lentils are cooked with onions, garlic, ginger, chilies, tomatoes, and spices like cumin, coriander, and turmeric, then simmered in water until lentils are tender and a thick soup-like consistency is achieved. Lentils have been around for centuries, predominately in Asia and the Mediterranean,…
There are some things in life that seem too good to be true: Bananas that taste exactly like ice cream. Amazon Prime. The 3 for $1 buckets at Target. Or that week in college where something went wrong and we somehow got free cable. And now, add Pinch of Yum’s Creamy Cauliflower Sauce to the list. (I really think that I…
