

Recipe + Poem – Hamburger Steak
I spent all my day yesterday playing the Ghost of Tsushima and ended up just ordering takeout and eating it instead of straying away from my game. So, today, I wanted some comfort food with the flavors of summer. I opted for Hamburger Steak with Lemon Ponzu Sauce and grated Daikon, and of course, Rice. My hamburger steak is based on the Japanese style Wafu … Continue reading Recipe + Poem – Hamburger Steak

Recipe+Poem – Yuxiang Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce
I was thinking about exploring a different cuisine about 2 weeks back when my friend suggested that I give Sichuan a shot. Sichuan dishes are my go-to take out dishes. My trusted takeout places include Han Dynasty, DanDan, and Chili Szechuan in Philadelphia. So, I wanted to try my hands on a few of these dishes. I started off with the Yuxiang Shredded Pork With … Continue reading Recipe+Poem – Yuxiang Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce

Recipe + Poem – Ginger Pork
Happy July the 4th everyone! It seems like a cloudy day today, but I hope it gets a little bit brighter! How do you guys feel about cloudy summer days? I have a love-hate relationship with it. If it’s raining and cloudy, I absolutely love it. However, when it’s just cloudy, with no speck of the usual blue hues, it feels a bit gloomy. I … Continue reading Recipe + Poem – Ginger Pork

Recipe + Poem: A Cheesy Affair with Rice
Potato Au Gratin is one of my favorite dishes. You add layers of thinly sliced Potatoes, shredded Gruyere, Heavy Cream, some salt, and pepper, and bake it at 400°F until the cheese is bubbly and the potatoes are done. It was a simple dish that I learned to make when I had a ‘Cutting Skills’ class at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Potatoes are great, … Continue reading Recipe + Poem: A Cheesy Affair with Rice

The Legend of Taro – The Versatile, Part 1
I was watching Izakaya Nobu (the anime) a couple of days back. The Izakaya is visited by a Fox goddess in one of the episodes, and I started craving Taro by just watching her eat it with some salt after grilling it! I had never had “Taro” before. As I have mentioned in this my blog before, I only started cooking 5 years back, and … Continue reading The Legend of Taro – The Versatile, Part 1

Recipe + Poem – Ratatouille
I have always held the movie Ratatouille close to my heart. I was 11 years old when I saw this amazing Pixar film, and it instilled an unrelenting belief in me – that you can be anyone you choose to be. I sometimes still struggle to find my place in this world, but I will always remember that one day, it could be near or … Continue reading Recipe + Poem – Ratatouille

Recipe + Poem – Creamed Spinach
It has been a while since I made something extremely hearty and somewhat healthy. So, I went with Creamed Spinach, because the climate has been shifting from hot to cool and back again the last couple of days. Creamed Spinach is a classic American dish. Believe it or not, this was my first ever solo dish that I made during Thanksgiving way back in 2014. … Continue reading Recipe + Poem – Creamed Spinach

Recipe + Poem – Simple, Bean Sprouts Soup
I was exploring simplistic dishes that would be clean on your palatte a year ago, when I came across Maangchi’s Kongnamul Guk. I loved the simplistic version of the dish, and was inspired by it to make my own version of it. I wanted to make it versatile – hearty enough to have during the winter, but light enough to have during the summer months. … Continue reading Recipe + Poem – Simple, Bean Sprouts Soup

Food+Recipe – Sourdough Curry Bread
I shall have to deem this – experiment #2. I was inspired by the Curry Bread that I saw in Yoko Brennan’s profile to make this Curry Bread or Karepan (レーパン). Initially, I wanted to try out the recipe that Ms. Brennan gave me, which also happened to be the recipe she got from Chika. However, I pretty much did not have any of the … Continue reading Food+Recipe – Sourdough Curry Bread

Food + Recipes – Tomato Thokku
Tomato Thokku is one of the quintessential South Indian side dishes. You can quickly whip it up and leave it on the stove to develop delicious flavors. I have had it for breakfast and dinner with Idli or Dosa, and for lunch with some rice and eggs on the side. It is very tangy, and an extremely verstaile dish! Thokku is a bit different from … Continue reading Food + Recipes – Tomato Thokku