Pasta + sauce + protein + veg. This is my usual equation for a quick weeknight meal. This time around? I doubled up on the sauce and combined béchamel and pesto to make this incredible cream sauce. Palate pleaser and great to pack up for lunch the next day. Success!
Read MoreIf you can jazz up canned food and luncheon meats, you can do anything. One of my favourite Korean foods, bud jjigae, is up on the blog today! It’s a red hot spicy stew packed with Spam, Vienna sausages, ramen noodles, cheese, tofu and more. It’s a recipe that originated during the Korean War, hence all the canned goods. Don’t let that turn you off that - you’ll instantly become hooked as I was!
Read MoreCan this title be any longer!? Like any Momofuku Milk Bar recipe, the title is as long as the list of ingredients and components it has. This classic Milk Bar recipe is pretty much foolproof. I followed the recipe to almost a complete tee and it was to die for. A bit too sweet for me but satisfies all my needs when I’m missing NYC.
Read MoreBread can be a very intimidating thing to make. Luckily, someone invented a no-knead version of it and I am LIVING FOR IT. I think I made this bread three times in a weekend. Overkill? Nah, it’s just so easy. Really hard to fuck up. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself when you have a free weekend!
Read MoreAhhhh… Momofuku Milk Bar. How many years was I obsessed with you!? And how long has it been since I’ve made something from the cookbook!? 6 years. It’s been 6 years since I’ve made this exact cake except this time I’ve veganized it. Yes - I was able to veganize Milk Bar’s famous apple pie layer cake with wondrous results. I would make this again in a heartbeat.
Read MoreThere’s something about the salty sweet crunch of potato chips in cookies. The saltiness it adds to an otherwise sweet cookie is enticingly addicting. Any compost cookies will have potato chips in it, but feel free to add in other mix-ins as I did here. Kitchen sink cookies or not, these were a complete hit and a great way to use up all those random ingredients in your pantry!
Read MoreI know winter has come and gone already BUT I’m a little backlogged on posts, okay!? I had made this lentil shepherd’s pie in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and was eating this by myself for almost a week - and I was not mad about it. So comforting and such a breeze to make. Honestly, you won’t miss the meat in this one!
Read MoreWho knew you could make French meringues out of…bean liquid? Seriously guys, it’s a thing. I’m no stranger to the aquefaba movement but I just had to share this basic foundational recipe with you guys. Completely convincing and 100% vegan - don’t even think about wasting another carton of eggs to make meringues ever again! Recipe after the jump!
Read MoreIs there a better combination of pear and bleu cheese? It’s such a classic combination and can gravitate equally to both a savoury and sweet scale. In this application, it’s best served as a dessert. Instead of presenting a simple cheese plate, why not marry both fruit and cheese into a a beautiful crumble? Your guests will be asking you for the recipe for days (as mine did!).
Read MoreThere’s something about marrying Asian and European food together. The flavours of the east lend an interesting element in otherwise very traditional European recipes. Now, this can either work or fail – there’s no middle ground. Luckily, a recipe I had found for gochujang spaghetti which worked marvels. This spicy and cheesy Bolognese sauce is tongue-tinglingly delicious. Finally, a use for that tub of gochujang you’ve been dying to use up!
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