For years I had a mental block on thinking curries were a food that you could enjoy when the weather is hot. To me, it always seemed the type of dish I would gravitate towards when the weather was miserable … Continue reading #138: Maldives – Maldivian Chicken Curry
Back when I traveled to Thailand in 2012, as part of one of our tours, we essentially “popped in” to Myanmar to a floating boat bazaar and to hear a bit more about some of curiosities of that region, including … Continue reading #123: Burma/Myanmar – Mohinga
In the past week, I’ve made two dishes that have made the house smell like the holidays but this one truly made me lean in very dramatically into Halloween. Because nothing says Fall like a stuffed pumpkin. This dish, Ghapama, … Continue reading #107: Armenia – Ghapama
A few weeks ago, shortly after I hit 100 countries, I suggested that I may go back to revisit some of the dishes or countries that I was very excited about cooking from that for whatever reason didn’t quite work. … Continue reading Cambodia Redux: Modified Fish Amok
I owe my trip to Japan, and more specifically to Hiroshima, as the only reason I would have even heard of the illustrious street food, feed your hanger or your hangover cure: okonomiyaki. But first, let’s take a step back … Continue reading #99: Japan – Okonomiyaki
As we near the end of summer (though it will remain quite hot in DC for at least another month) I wanted to get in one more kebab for good measure. This beef kebab, Mishkaki, hails from multiple countries in … Continue reading #98: Oman – Mishkaki and Khubz
Run, don’t walk, to the farmer’s market to get heirloom tomatoes. Tis the season and in years past I’ve celebrated by making Caprese salad a few times a month (already well under way with that) or making tomato jam. But … Continue reading #94: Sri Lanka – Thakkali Curry
I’ve never been a big beef eater but in recent years I’ve cut down my red meat consumption dramatically to just a handful of times a year. When I told Matt I was going to make this he commented that … Continue reading #89: North Korea – Bulgogi
I’m a bit behind on posting the dishes I’ve made in real time, but this meal from a week or so ago is a great way to jump back in from a weekend where most of us probably grilled something … Continue reading #82: Nepal – Chicken Sekuwa + Chukauni
I had never really tried Malaysian food before until a great restaurant opened in my old neighborhood in Columbia Heights. Makan replaced my favorite go-to beer bar but once I’d shed enough tears into my beer, I decided to check … Continue reading #73: Malaysia – Char Kway Teow
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 