Look at the crispiness of this rice! A true thing of beauty. As we enter the season of holiday parties and family gatherings around the dining room table, I chose to make this dish representing Afghanistan. Kabeli Palau, translated to … Continue reading #54: Afghanistan – Kabeli Palau
Note that the featured photo here is not taken from my back patio. If only! But I use it because it’s such a fun memory from a trip of a lifetime. And it serves as the inspiration for this week’s … Continue reading #44: Vietnam – Bun Cha
I’ve mentioned this in recent posts, but this warrants repeating. Sometimes I try to find lighter versions of certain recipes for this challenge so that I’m not overwhelmed with heavy dishes more than once a week. It’s a constant struggle … Continue reading #42: Phillipines – Chicken Adobo
It was a dark and stormy night in Arlington…As anyone who lives in the D.C. area can attest, this week has been a mess of temps hovering around 97 with a head index of 105. Each evening this humidity brings … Continue reading #36: Kuwait – Machboos
This meal was a perfect example of me getting very excited to have people over to “christen” the new place and make an absolute disaster in my kitchen. I have long wanted to travel to Turkey as I’m convinced it … Continue reading #28: Turkey – Tavuk Kebabi + Gozleme + more!
I have a master excel spreadsheet with all of the countries listed alphabetically. I want to make sure that I’m not always picking a country that I’m familiar with or can even find on a map. So while scrolling through … Continue reading #25: Nauru – Coconut Crusted Fish
This post just makes me sad. And here’s why. I LOVED this dish when I made it as part of a cooking class in Cambodia in February of 2020. The only silver lining I have is that when I tried … Continue reading #8: Cambodia – Fish Amok
In February 2020 while the world was on the heels of a global pandemic that continues to impact the entire world, I was preparing for one hell of a birthday trip. For 2 1/2 weeks I traveled around Vietnam and … Continue reading #7: Singapore – Hainanese Chicken Rice
In my first post, I reminisced about the trip that started it all. That trip to China in 1996 prompted me to step outside of my comfort zone when it came to food, travel, culture and forced me to think … Continue reading #3: China – Kung Pao Shrimp
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 