I have long discussed my love for bone-in chicken breasts and my wish that they were a bit easier to come by in my grocery store. Given that it’s just my fiance and I most nights, we don’t need to … Continue reading #131: Dominica – Caribbean Reef Chicken
In an effort to try some new sides for my standard chicken or fish weeknight dinners, I was pleased to find this Burundi Beans and Plantains recipe representing, you guessed it, Burundi! Burundi is a small, land-locked country just south … Continue reading #130: Burundi – Beans and Plantains
I took nearly a month off from my “country cooking” to try out some of my new cookbooks, but more importantly to take a much needed and long time coming vacation. I traveled to London for the first time since … Continue reading #128: Maurituis – Cari Poisson
Each week, I take a look at the large map that Matt got me as a housewarming present two years ago and think about where I might want to cook from in the coming weeks. The map has become peppered … Continue reading #127: Kyrgyzstan – Laghman
I’m fortunate to live in an area of the country that has a strong Ethiopian population and numerous restaurants to try in the city. I was very unfamiliar with this cuisine prior to my move to Washington, DC from western … Continue reading #124: Ethiopia – Doro Wat + Injera Bread
“So you’re saying I basically made a SteakUm?”- me “Yep. Cool. Grab me a bun!” – Matt Needless to say, I wasn’t really setting out to make a steak sandwich, but here we are. I told myself at the beginning … Continue reading #121: Botswana – Seswaa
For this week’s recipe, I had the opportunity to try an ingredient that I’ve admittedly skipped a few times in favor of easier to find alternatives. That ingredient is palm oil and/or palm butter. It has appeared in many African … Continue reading #119: Gabon – Poulet Nyembe
Can you almost smell the rotisserie chicken? Because this week I made a household (takeout) favorite: Peruvian chicken! But first, let’s go back to my trip to Peru in 2014. I had traveled to Ecuador for a wedding and decided … Continue reading #112: Peru – Peruvian Chicken
This take on beef stew hails from Somalia, on the eastern coast of Africa and while I was expecting something on the spicier side, the flavors included in Beef Suqaar is reminiscent of Indian flavors including turmeric. Perhaps this is … Continue reading #109: Somalia – Beef Suqaar
First let’s take a moment to pause in appreciate for this amazing David Bowie plate, one of two beautiful plates Matt gave me for our anniversary. For those who have been to our house, I have some Bowie accents sprinkled … Continue reading #108: Samoa – Steamed Spice Cake
A Portrait of the Artist as She Cooks 