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A couple months ago Tuttle Publishing sent me a copy of a cookbook, Easy Thai Cooking by Robert Danhi. As I consider Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines, I was very happy with this surprise gift and looked forward to trying all of my favorite recipes as well as other delicious new dishes from this cookbook that I have never tried before. I put post-its everywhere in this book to mark my favorite ones, but the first recipe I wanted to try was one that everyone in my family loves – Grilled Lemongrass Chicken....

Did you hear that folks? I liked these Herbed Chicken Burgers so much as is that I entirely skipped the cheese. Usually when I make burgers I eat a burger with cheese on it and then snack on a piece for fun. Here I skip it entirely because they are so so good as they are and because the cheese kinda messes with the fresh taste of that herb laden sauce....

PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER BOLOGNESE Bolognese is probably the most popular Italian recipe in America, with the exception of pizza, and the recipe I make more than ANY other recipe! It’s rich, saucy, meaty sauce is my ultimate comfort food. It’s perfect to slather on some pasta when you don’t want to go all out and make the World’s Best Lasagna or Manicotti, and you still get indulgent results....

A plate of Japanese curry rice is never complete without the crunchy, crimson red pickles called fukujinzuke (福神漬け). These pickled mixed vegetables are sweet and tangy, which perfectly sets off the richness and spices of the curry sauce. While you can easily get store-bought fukujinzuke, I like to make it from scratch in the summertime when most of the ingredients are fresh and in season. My recipe also skips the red coloring typically added to the store-bought version....

The beloved Japanese comfort dishes Inari sushi and kitsune udon have one key ingredient in common. Called Inari age, these seasoned tofu pockets take a humble vegan protein source and make it irresistibly savory, sweet, and juicy. I often find that the store-bought version are too sweet for my liking. That’s why I prefer to season my own. It’s very simple to make Homemade Inari Age and it only takes 15 minutes!...

Boom! Done! Your ponzu sauce is ready to serve. Easy enough to make, isn’t it? How are you going to serve yours? Nothing spicy here today, but big flavor nonetheless! We greatly enjoy sushi and sashimi in our home, and a good ponzu sauce is important for us to keep on hand when the sushi cravings strike. You can definitely buy it from the store, but when you make it at home, you not only get a vastly superior sauce, you can also control everything that goes into it....

I think you’ll love this version so much better than your favorite take out place. We certainly do. It’s perfect for the spicy food lover, and easy to make it as “hot” and spicy, and sour, as you prefer. This is a soup we love when the weather turns colder. It’s very easy to make and it is very comforting, especially with my additional spices. It is very much like egg drop soup, but with more ingredients added in....

Custard Cream (pastry cream) is commonly used as a filling for western sweets like cream puffs and éclairs, but don’t forget that we can use it for Japanese sweets too! Aside from the good old red bean paste in typical Japanese sweets such as Dorayaki, Taiyaki, and Imagawayaki, custard cream is just as decadent as the original favorite. Ivory in color, custard cream has a smooth and velvety texture with a sweet hint of vanilla....

Boiling eggs may seem like the simplest kitchen task one can accomplish in the blink of an eye, but most of us know it is much trickier than that. If you have never made soft-boiled eggs because it seems more intimidating than making hard-boiled eggs, then I hope this step-by-step recipe will encourage you to give it a try! Hanjuku Tamago for Everyday Meal Called hanjuku tamago (半熟卵) in Japanese, jammy soft-boiled eggs are delicious on their own but also add a creamy texture and rich flavor to various dishes....

Hush Puppies Recipe I remember the very first time my teeth sunk into deep fried hush puppies. I was 11. It was summer vacation. Hawaii. Bubba Gumps. And paradise just got even more paradisiacal. If you have never devoured hush puppies before, please end your deprivation right now starting with these Bacon Pepper Jack Hush puppies recipe! This hush puppies recipe is so easy to make and take less than 30 minutes start to finish (most of that time is just babysitting them as they fry)....

Who doesn’t love Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi soup? I bet we all do! Minestrone soup, Pasta e Fagioli, Zuppa Toscana, lasagna fritta, and chicken marsala are some of my Olive Garden favorites. Since I’ve moved out of the US, obviously going to Olive Garden is not an option. But thankfully, I can make one of our favorite restaurant dishes at home and enjoy a comforting bowl of this yummy soup whenever we desire!...

The Japanese have an affinity for western-influenced dishes like Japanese Curry, Tonkatsu, Korokke (Croquettes), and Hayashi Rice (recipe coming soon). Known as the Yoshoku (洋食), they inevitably play a big part in shaping what Japanese cuisine is today. Cream Stew (クリームシチュー), or sometimes called White Stew (ホワイトシチュー), is one of those favorites you can find on the yoshoku menu. Many Japanese families with young children enjoy the dish frequently at both home and restaurants....

Who can resist Chinese food? I’m not talking the real deal Chinese food, let’s face it, not many places serve authentic Chinese cuisine here in the US. It’s the same deal in India, we have our Indo-Chinese dishes to satisfy the Indian palate. I’ve yet to taste some authentic Chinese or Mongolian cuisine for that matter. This Mongolian beef is purely an American dish, also popular in Australian-Asian restaurants. You will certainly find it in most of the buffet and Chinese restaurants....

So this year I have decided to take a page out of my mothers book and prep some Salan Masala. I make mine in the Instant Pot because it is so much faster and have tried it a few times in different dishes and am SO pleased with the results. Is Instant Pot Salan Masala the Same as Making it Fresh? Short answer: no. As any Pakistani cook knows flavour starts with the onions....

Let’s talk about how to make Jamaican jerk chicken, shall we? As we’ve discussed before, spicy doesn’t always mean “hot” in cooking, though with Jamaican cuisine, as it is with the wonderful Caribbean, it often does bring that heat so many of us crave. This particular recipe brings the fiery heat in the form of scotch bonnet peppers, some of my favorites in terms of heat and flavor. You’ll also get an excellent level of overall spiciness....

Ingredients needed 🧾 How to make it 🔪 Serving suggestions 🍽 Top recipe tips 💭 More spinach recipes Recipe 📖 There are numerous kootu recipes and palak keerai kootu is one of them. I have another kootu recipe on the blog. You can check it out here. The main ingredient in this particular recipe is keerai/palak/spinach, hence the name Keerai Kootu. Yes, this Indian vegan spinach recipe is a childhood favorite....

Khajur rolls are a healthier alternative to the sugar-laden sweets that are available in the market during the festive season. If you are someone who needs a sweet treat after a meal or if you are simply looking to gift sugar-free mithai to your friends and family, these date and nut rolls certainly won’t disappoint. Khajur rolls are also known by other names like dry fruit barfi roll, dry fruit halwa, date rolls, khajoor dates barfi, dry fruit mithai, date and nut roll, etc to name a few....

Looking for a quick and easy soup recipe? This Kimchi Soup with Malony Glass Noodles is what you’d need! It’s savory, hearty, tangy – and as spicy as you want it to be. You could keep it really simple or bulk it up with protein and vegetables just like I do here. It’s even better when you happen to have a bunch of leftovers on hand. Enjoy the soup for an afternoon snack or lazy dinner or midnight craving – it’s the best kind of instant noodles out there!...

Kinako (きな粉, 黄粉) is roasted soybean flour. It is made by finely grinding roasted soybeans into a fine powder. The Japanese use it in various Wagashi and sprinkle it over mochi rice cakes. What Is Kinako Kinako powder is a roasted soybean flour widely used in Japanese cuisine. It is used in various Japanese dishes, both sweet and savory. The nutty yellow powder is sprinkled over traditional Japanese sweets, such as Daifuku, Warabi Mochi, Dango, and Ohagi....

Fall is synonymous with everything pumpkin! More pumpkin desserts not to miss include Pumpkin Dump Cake, Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies, Pumpkin Bars, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pumpkin Pound Cake, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread and Pumpkin Snickerdoodles. How to Make This Pumpkin Dessert Video What you’ll need for this Pumpkin Lush Dessert This nearly no-bake pumpkin dessert is splendidly creamy and glides down so easily! The ingredients list looks lengthy, but that’s because I wanted to give you the option to make everything from scratch....