With my ITP thesis ready to go, I finally got a chance to do some creative cooking again.  Tonight I made a fried soft shell crab salad with a curry aïoli dressing.  I improvised through this one (like most things I cook), so no exact measurements.  I got the soft shell crabs (which are currently [...]

I’ve been on a cooking spaghetti kick lately.  Here are two kinds I’ve made in the last week. Above: Pasta With Sardines, Bread Crumbs and Capers from Mark Bittman of the New York Times.  I had this with some vinho verde, my default house white.  Fantastic. Below: Shiitake carbonara – my own creation.  Super easy.  [...]

Another one of my wacky culinary experiments. Some strong flavors to get your day started right. Scrambled eggs + fishy fish + curry = the breakfast of champions. Videography and off-camera commentary by Kris Hartley.

I was visiting family in Arizona for Thanksgiving weekend. I spent the Friday after Thanksgiving with my mom, aunt, and uncle making zongzi or Taiwanese tamales, a fitting description that reflects my Pacific Islander/Southwestern identity. The zongzi are based on my Taiwanese grandmother’s recipe, and includes sticky rice, peanuts, pork, fried shallots, dried shrimp, dried [...]

I improvised this sweet potato gnocchi gratin for a night in with Elizabeth and Catherine. Ingredients 2 tablespoons of butter 2 tablespoons of flour 2 cups of milk 1 teaspoon of herbes de Provence 1/4 teaspoon of pimentón (smoked Spanish paprika) 1 heaping tablespoon of white miso 1 half package of Neufchatel or cream cheese [...]