We had a dash of snow over the course of the week earlier this month, which begged for a hearty stew to accompany it. Given that I’m in the final weeks of pregnancy, I wasn’t getting outside much given the … Continue reading #148: Namibia – Beef Potjie
Just after the New Year, I decided it was a good time to revisit my country list and some of the recipes I’d already researched as wanting to cook before the end of 2023 that were seasonally appropriate and would … Continue reading #147: Gambia – Domoda
Hello! It’s been a while! First off, an apology for falling off the posting wagon. But it’s been a pretty big year for us. I finally got out of the country for the first time since early 2020 and enjoyed a lovely trip to London in April. I have been cooking, but the country project has fallen to the wayside for a little bit. For the latter part of the year, I’ve been working through the end of my second and beginning of my third trimester of pregnancy, trying to plan for our first child and a wedding in the first … Continue reading Top Dishes of 2023
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, I found it only fitting to highlight a recipe that might give you a way to repurpose some of your leftovers, if you are the type to make a simple mashed sweet potato…or … Continue reading #146: Malawi – Sweet Potato Cookies
I’m not sure why this dish made me think of this memory but when I was in high school and college and would find myself back home with the family for the holidays, my mom at some point switched from … Continue reading #145: Uzbekistan – Samsa
It’s been a while since I’ve cooked a white fish so I felt I was overdue to look into the list of countries I’d yet to cook from (and it’s kind of nuts that the number has dwindled now to less that 60!) to find one. I’ve had Iraq’s Masgouf on my list for a while but was just looking for the right time to try something a little different on the grill (and to make sure my dedicated grillmaster was game). Masgouf is an Iraq grilled fish that uses a grill basket (which is more of a double sided … Continue reading #144: Iraq – Masgouf
Have I been in a bit of a cooking rut? Yes. Have I also been incredibly busy? Yes. Does this call for pie? Yes! Yes! Yes! It’s been a while since I’ve found a dessert to make for this project … Continue reading #143: Marshall Islands – Sweet Macadamia Pie
I first cooked Korean food about a year ago when I made a Bulgogi which is a personal favorite. I don’t have a lot of personal experience with Korean food, though there are a large number of Korean BBQ joints … Continue reading #142: South Korea – Japchae
Another day, another side dish that looks very familiar! So as I was pulling together the post for this dish, I noticed that it looked so similar to the last dish I made I worried I had made a mistake. … Continue reading #141: Uganda – Kachumbari
When I was starting to do some research into the African countries I had left to cook dishes from, I tried to explore side dishes as an option since I’ve gotten into a little bit of a weeknight cooking rut … Continue reading #140: Sudan – Ful Medames
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 