Egg Roll in a Bowl

Egg Roll in a Bowl

Please disregard the blob of sauce on top. I was so incredibly lazy hungry, that I couldn’t be bothered with anything more attractive. Think deconstructed egg roll that is neither rolled or has any egg. Think really delicious pork and cabbage. It’s really that easy. We’ve 

Crispy Sesame Beef

Crispy Sesame Beef

File this under things Andrew loved but I only liked. Glazey sauces are really not my favorite thing. Neither is pan-frying. I had ghee everywhere before the night was over. I thought I had ruined my leather boots with speckles of hot fat, but the 

Lebanese Fish with Herby Tahini Sauce

Lebanese Fish with Herby Tahini Sauce

This sauce was the end of the jar of tahini I had. It was such a refreshing change from what we normally eat [summed up into a heavy rotation of Asian and Mexican foods with a sprinkling of pizza]. The original recipe had rice in 

Beef and Vegetable Stuffed Peppers

Beef and Vegetable Stuffed Peppers

These had so much promise but ended up being a little bland. I’m going to blame it on buying off-brand canned tomatoes [what was I thinking?] and going with ground beef. I haven’t had a stuffed pepper in a long time, so was really looking forward 

Tahini Swirled Brownies

Tahini Swirled Brownies

Tahini can provide things such a subtle savory note. These tahini swirled brownies weren’t overwhelmed with tahini flavor in the slightest. The lack of gluten made them crumbly but also melt-in-your-mouth. So don’t expect your typical cakey or fudgy brownies with these. I’d been craving 

Chorizo, Limas, and Grilled Padron Salad

Chorizo, Limas, and Grilled Padron Salad

So much Spanish flavor coming out of this dish. I cheated with the canned beans and tomatoes and it came together a whole lot quicker, as you can imagine. I’m sure the real deal from the original recipe [cooking the beans from scratch and roasting