(* These are recaps of our “Hidden Apron at Home” Instagram Live sessions filmed under quarantine and held on my @errant_diner account. I focus on the fundamentals of cooking as I, a non-chef, understand them. They are based on my experiences learning how to cook… Read More
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Filipino Sinigang + Cambodian Somlor Machu Kreung: Hidden Apron at Home Ep. 6 Recap
This week’s class focused on two sour soups (Filipino Sinigang and Cambodian Somlor Machu Kreung), some basic guidelines on how to build broths that are flavorful yet light, and a few tips on plating soups tossed in for good measure.
The Daily Rice: How Much Do Your Decisions Cost?
Our complex global problems carry with it an increasing need to harness our collective intelligence while accounting for decision costs such as bias, geographic boundaries, and disparate data points.
The Daily Rice: The Things I Will Not Grieve
There are many things I miss today that may never return. But for some of those things, I’m glad I took the chance to live them.
The Daily Rice: How Do You Value Life?
Instead of making a whole show about abstract ideals like “The Economy” and “Liberty” when talking about reopening from COVID-19, call it like it is: we value a certain type of life more than another, even if it inevitably comes at others’ expense.

