It was Sunday morning and I was in a bit of a dilemma: cook a cost-efficient meal of pasta but risk overloading on carbs…or make yet another stew. Ever since I’ve restricted my carb intake to a quarter of my total daily values, everything from… Read More
All posts tagged “comfort food”
Fish En Papillote (kinda): Mom’s Lazy Dinners
My Mom, like every other mother out there, is a hardworking woman. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I’d remember how she’d get up every morning to sweep the entire house, she’d cook all 3 meals 6 day’s a week, do everyone’s laundry, and scrub the… Read More
Eggs and Buttermilk Biscuits with Spicy Sausage Gravy: The Power Pregame
To the few readers I have in the States (and that one random one from Myanmar): I’m currently vacay-ing in the Philippines. WiFi sucks. This blog post is long overdue! Hopefully I can write a little more frequently once we transfer from our hotel to… Read More
“The Manny” (Pork Belly Adobo Slider)
I’ll admit it. I’m one of those guys who loves office potlucks. In the age of Seamless deliveries, it’s very rare to taste home-cooked food at the office (or at least for those who take the effort of bringing something home-cooked). It used to be… Read More
Kountry Kitchen: Just Hold On We’re Going Home
“You ain’t from these parts are ya?”. My admittedly stereotype-prone mind imagines this is what most folks would be thinking when a car full of my brown brethren roll into a Midwestern town. I imagined old farmers in denim suspenders and a Southern drawl (see?… Read More