My favorite memory of this food pairing comes from my last visit to France (Julie is currently visiting Paris right now and is having her share of culinary adventures, I’m sure. :) Salut ma soeur!). Dean’s aunt made a simple carrot salad with some French citrus mayo, and it was perfect. The sweet, earthiness of [...]
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Food Matchmaking: Sweet Potato Loves Coconut Oil
Do you cook with coconut oil? My cousin recently got me into coconut oil as a health food. It’s full of good saturated fat (like avocado) and helps lower bad cholesterol. Plus, it has a lovely tropical fragrance. My favorite thing to make with it is baked sweet potatoes. I like to make sweet potato [...]
pumpkin soup with salted pork
There’s a certain section of all the grocery stores here in Grenada that has a particularly pungent smell. If you follow the scent, it’ll lead you to a back corner where you’ll find an assortment of salted meats – salted fish, salted pig snouts, and different varieties of salted pork. My sister and I have [...]
yong tau foo (stuffed tofu and vegetables)
While my mom was here in DC helping us with our new baby, my dad was left to fend for himself at home. When it comes to eating, though, no one need feel too sorry for him. My mom even offered to cook and freeze him a bunch of meals for the time she’d be [...]
vietnamese summer rolls (goi cuon) with peanut sauce
Whether you call them Vietnamese summer rolls or fresh spring rolls or “salad rolls” (which is the direct translation of goi cuon), variations on these tasty bites are wildly popular these days. I see versions at all kinds of restaurants, in magazines, on blogs, and at potlucks and dinner parties, where they are often a [...]
vietnamese herbs and herb farm in northern va
One of the most exciting things about visiting Vietnam for me is seeing the abundance of fresh herbs at wet markets and restaurants. I love sitting down (more often than not on a roadside plastic stool :) to a big plateful of herbs set in front of me. Many restaurants have whole baskets full of [...]
