Easy peasy carnitas. Alongside barbacoa, tinga, and birria, I think carnitas is the best taco filling you can make at home. Whenever we’re too tired to cook, or just want to have a homemade taco night, carnitas is the answer. What is carnitas Carnitas is juicy and succulent pork that’s been slow braised and confit-ed in
Hello friends! Exciting news: we wrote a cookbook called That Noodle Life! It’s no secret that Mike and I love noodles almost as much as we love each other. Noodles are truly one of the world’s best foods and we’ve written a 252 page love letter to all the noodles of the world. From spaghetti
I was perusing the frozen section at Trader Joe’s last week, as one does, and I noticed that they had frozen kimbap. Of course we had to try it! I didn’t even know frozen kimbap was a thing, but apparently it’s super common in Korea and at Korean grocery stores. We tried it at home
If you’re a fan of spicy food, buldak is for you. It’s fiery hot, spicy red, and so, so good. Think: juicy chunks of tender grilled chicken coated in a spicy sauce that is incredibly addictive. It’s one of my favorite things at Korean restaurants even though it’s so spicy I can’t stand it. I
Tostada: Crispy fried corn tortillas topped with refried beans, cheese, avocado, tomato, shredded crunchy cabbage, and salsa. It’s like the ultimate giant nacho. What is a tostada? A tostada is a toasted tortilla. Tostada literally means toasted. The toasted tortillas turn into crispy, crunchy, giant round chips used as bases for other dishes. Tostadas can
Sometimes I scroll through the rabokki hashtag on Tiktok to see how other people make their rabokki. Inevitably I get hungry, and ask Mike if he wants to share a bowl so I don’t feel so guilty eating a huge amount of carbs when most people are snug in bed. Always so worth it though!
Gravy 101: Tips, tricks, and all your pressing gravy questions, answered I am a gravy fan. Make it rain gravy! I like my food saucy, not dry. A little pot of glistening, glossy gravy should be on the side of every meal. Rice? Tastes better with gravy. Toast? Have you tried toast and gravy?! Meats?
The Manhattan is one of my favorite cocktails and deservingly one of the 5 greatest cocktails of all time. They’ve stood the test of time and are just as popular today as they were 150 years ago, and with only a few ingredients, they’re also one of the best, and most popular, and easiest cocktails
It has an unfortunate name, but guys, pilk is actually really good, especially if you like ice cream floats. Pilk, a portmanteau of Pepsi and milk, is trying hard to be THE DRINK this holiday season. It’s creamy and sweet and apparently pairs perfectly with cookies. I’m a huge fan of dirty soda, so it’s
If you’re wondering why Japanese food is so full of flavor and umami, the reason why is dashi! Dashi is a key component to much of Japanese cuisine. Instead of water as a component to cooking, dashi adds flavor and complexity. What is dashi? Dashi is a Japanese soup stock that is the base of