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Ma Pa Tofu that’s Better than Take-Out
I am obsessed with Sichuanese food, which is very unfortunate because my city is a Chinese restaurant wasteland. Fortunately, I live near a branch of the Asian grocery chain, H-Mart, which sells most, if not all, of the ingredients you … Continue reading
Birthday Cheese Pie
Because I love to cook, I try to spend at least part of my birthday baking my favorite birthday desert. Which is fortunate because my favorite desert is not a cake or any other type of easily-purchased pastry. In fact, I’ve … Continue reading
NYC Halal Cart Chicken, Rat Turds Optional
I made this dish because I miss my hometown. But my nostalgia is purely olfactory. When I was a child, my father instilled in me a lifelong distrust of outdoor dining. He warned us that Mr. Softee ice cream was … Continue reading
Caramelized Casserole of Winter Squash
If you are anything like me, you love winter squash but hate to peel it. Here is my delicious (if not precisely unique or time-efficient) solution to this dilemma: Roasting. You still have to halve a squash the consistency of … Continue reading
Dal: The Macaroni-and-Cheese of India
When I was in ninth grade, my friend and I sneaked out of the house several times to attend Hare Krishna meetings. I am not sure what drew her but what kept me coming back was not the chanting (so … Continue reading
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