In May, my Dad came to visit to see our new townhouse and help us make our little green space/backyard more visually appealing. Given the summer heat here in Washington, DC, we haven’t been hanging out there as much as … Continue reading #22: Argentina – Steak with Chimichurri Sauce + Alfajores
At this point in the project, I was starting to feel a little fatigue in trying to figure out the origins of various dishes in Africa and thought maybe I would try to knock out two at once from two … Continue reading #20 and #21: Cameroon and Nigeria – Kati Kati Chicken w/ Joloff Rice
I know a few home chefs that tend to shy away from cooking too much fish at home. For a long time, I was one of those chefs. I always feared under cooking the fish and as a result would … Continue reading #19: Libya – Hraimeh
Early on in the pandemic. I started to explore monthly international snack subscriptions to stave off boredom and to try to add a little excitement to my year when traveling just wasn’t an option. At this point I’ve done Universal … Continue reading #18: Ukraine – Chicken Kiev
As I’ve mentioned previously, a few years back I would host a dinner each month centered around the food of a country I’d traveled to. When it came to cooking the food of Portugal, I may have tried to do … Continue reading #17: Portugal – Pasteis De Nata
At this point in this project, when faced with the sheer volume of countries in Africa, I decided that I should make a point to try and cook from two African countries each month. One thing I noticed was that … Continue reading #16: South Sudan – Sakuma Waki
I went in having absolutely no expectations for this dish other than seeing it as an opportunity to use a lot of vegetables that came in my weekly Hungry Harvest shipment. I can find butternut squash a bit hit or … Continue reading #15: Trinidad and Tobago – Chicken Pelau
People are often surprised when I list the countries I’ve traveled to and that list does not include France, especially because of how much I love food and cooking. I don’t really have a good reason as to why. Maybe … Continue reading #14: France – How do you say “I don’t want to talk about it” in French? 🙂
Maybe it was the number of times I visited the IKEA website. Maybe it was because we were having a bit of a cold spell in April. Or maybe I just wanted to try Matt’s Instant Pot for the first … Continue reading #13: Sweden – Swedish Meatballs
My trip to Ireland in 2009 marked the kick off of the best promise I ever made to myself…that no matter what, I would make it a point to take an international trip each year. Even if I had no … Continue reading #12: Ireland – Irish Soda Bread
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 