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 [...]

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
2 handfuls of grated Gruyère
1 egg, beaten
Olive oil
1 onion, [...]

My friend Sophia IM’ed me the other night while I was at school. She asked me for some cooking advice based on the ingredients she had in her kitchen.  It turned into a game of IM Iron Chef or Stump the Cook from The Splendid Table.   Here is a log of our chat (edited [...]

Normandy meets the Pondicherry of my post-post-colonial imagination in this improvised dish I made last night.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons of butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 inch piece of fresh ginger, minced
1 teaspoon of minced jalapeño
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1 pinch of saffron (optional, I just couldn’t help myself)
1/2 teaspoon coarsely-ground coriander [...]