Vegan Sobrasada from Sundried Tomatoes
This recipe is a doozy. I’m not sure it tastes exactly like meat sobrasada, and if the vegan-part puts you off just think of it …
Favorite Cookbooks & Other Food-Reads of 2025
I’m posting this a little later than planned because life is LIFING right now. I still wanted to do my annual round-up of my favorite …
Keri Nu No-Churn Mango Ice Cream
This recipe for keri nu, no-churn mango ice cream, from Farokh Talati’s brilliant Parsi: From Persia to Bombay – Recipes and Tales from the Ancient …
Kokki Bitja: A Book About The Oldest Indonesian Cookbook
In 1843, the first printed Indonesian cookbook appeared in Batavia, in what was then known as Dutch East Indies, now Jakarta, Indonesia. A small book, …
Marie Mitchell’s Best Banana Bread
Sorry it’s been a while again, but one thing that got me through was this amazing best banana bread recipe from Marie Mitchell‘s gorgeous book …
Dorothy Porker’s Best Food Reads 2024
I’m renegotiating how I approach what I’m doing here, but I will always love sharing great books to read and cook from and giving other …
Rendang Cookies From Nomnomnom
It’s too hot to cook or shoot, so I thought I’d share an oldie but goodie from my cookbook Nomnomnom. These rendang cookies are still …
Greek Fried Gigantes With Harissa Bean Dip
Because she knows me so well, about a month ago Andrea Reyes tagged me on BlueSky when she had a big plate of fried gigantes …
Things To Do With Sh*t Tomatoes
An immediate turn-off for me in recipes or in restaurants is the superfluous use of cherry tomatoes.