Recipe adapted from Cooking Light. Print Recipe Bun Tom Nuong Xa Lemongrass shrimp over rice vermicelli with an assortment of veggies. An incredibly well-balanced dish of both flavor and texture. A must try, and simple enough even for a weeknight meal! Course Main Dish Cuisine Vietnamese Prep Time 1 hour …
Chris and I are making a concerted effort to incorporate more plant-based meals into our diet. We’ve been experimenting quite a bit over the last few weeks with vegetarian and vegan meals! Most of them have been winners, although there have been a few mediocre and one flat out fail. …
You know, I never liked tomato soup as a child. My dad loved it, I hated it. Or so I thought. I realized a few years ago that it was because I’d only ever been exposed to the condensed soup in a can. My brother got married in 2013. His …
I have a confession. I don’t really like turkey. I never have. So when the holidays roll around, I’m always looking forward to a different dish — one that my family has been making since I was just a wee child. Chicken croquettes! I’m not sure where this recipe actually …
Click here for the other recipe in this video — chicken croquettes! Print Recipe Sweet Potato Casserole Creamy, rich and sweet, this classic holiday side dish could almost double as a dessert! Course Side Dish Cuisine Casserole, Holiday Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes Servings servings Ingredients 6 …
I’ve made Vietnamese beef stew (Bò Kho) before from a recipe I found online, but it wasn’t really up to par. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. It was lacking the depth of flavor I’ve become used to with Vietnamese dishes. So I went searching for a better version, …
Fall is my favorite season, and with it comes one of my favorite flavors — pumpkin! This brown butter pumpkin cake with brown butter cream cheese frosting has been a staple in my kitchen for years now. I found it in a magazine many moons ago, and after a few adaptations …
Someone on Facebook recently asked me what staples I keep in my pantry. My number one answer? Arborio rice! Arborio rice is a short grain rice that you use to make risotto. A number of my friends have told me that risotto was too intimidating for them to try at …
Happy Sunday, y’all! Sunday mornings mean one thing for me… bagels! I will never forget my first bagel. After moving to Nashville in my early 20’s, I was working at a bar downtown singing and slinging beers. On the weekends, we opened around lunch, and one Sunday, in a rush …
