Japanese Milk Bread

Japanese milk bread is a super fluffy, soft, buttery bread that can be made as loaves or rolls. I use this Japanese milk bread recipe often for sandwiches, or make the rolls to eat with soup. It is an enriched dough, which means it has added fats and eggs, which give a richer feel toContinueContinue reading “Japanese Milk Bread”

Caldo Verde

Caldo Verde is a Portuguese soup made from chorizo, potato and collard greens or kale, in a chicken or vegetable broth seasoned with onion, garlic, olive oil and vinegar. The chorizo here is Spanish style chorizo, more like salami, not the tasty chorizo used in tacos. When you lightly brown it first, it imparts soContinueContinue reading “Caldo Verde”

Hamburgers on Homemade Buns with French Fries and Candied Jalapenos

For most of my life I have really been more a hot dog person than a hamburger person. Every bbq or festival or event growing up if there were hot dogs, I’d go with that. I blame this on the fact that there are a lot of bad burgers in the world. They just reallyContinueContinue reading “Hamburgers on Homemade Buns with French Fries and Candied Jalapenos”

BLTs on Buttermilk Sandwich Bread + Farro Salad with Preserved Lemon and Rhubarb

I just realized that I have been misspelling farro forever. Sorry about that. BLTs are so simple and quick to throw together, but they are one of my favorite sandwiches. I serve them on my homemade buttermilk sandwich bread, which I wrote a separate post on so I could go into more detail about bakingContinueContinue reading “BLTs on Buttermilk Sandwich Bread + Farro Salad with Preserved Lemon and Rhubarb”

Our Favorite Sandwich Bread (and a mini bread tutorial)

If you have never made your own bread, it is such a rewarding thing to do. The ingredients are so simple, yet they are transformed into something extraordinarily delicious. Fresh baked bread barely resembles the shelf stable store stuff, and a piece of warm just baked bread with butter is just about as good asContinueContinue reading “Our Favorite Sandwich Bread (and a mini bread tutorial)”

Cemita Poblana de Milanesa, Esquite Tostado Con Crema Y Queso, Iced Cafe de la Olla, and Flan Napolitano

All of the recipes for this meal are adapted from the amazing Nopalito cookbook by Gonazlo Guzman. This book is one of my favorite cookbook purchases, because I’ve loved every recipe I’ve tried. You know how you excitedly buy some cookbooks, only to find you really only like a few recipes in them? This isContinueContinue reading “Cemita Poblana de Milanesa, Esquite Tostado Con Crema Y Queso, Iced Cafe de la Olla, and Flan Napolitano”

Adana Kebabs with Tzatziki, Charred Tomatoes, Garlic Naan, Orzo Rice, Jerusalem Salad + a Smoked Old Fashioned

This dinner was inspired one in the Ripe Figs cookbook, by Yasmin Khan. I absolutely love Greek and Turkish food, and this set of recipes has all the savory, spicy, fresh and bright flavors I look forward to when eating food from these countries. The kebabs are made of highly spiced ground lamb, grilled orContinueContinue reading “Adana Kebabs with Tzatziki, Charred Tomatoes, Garlic Naan, Orzo Rice, Jerusalem Salad + a Smoked Old Fashioned”