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

Seitan is a super versatile vegan protein made from vital wheat gluten. It’s what’s used to make vegan chicken, aka fake chicken, and doesn’t that lead image look just like chicken? If you’re vegan, or maybe even if you’re not but you’ve been peeping on viral cooking Tiktoks, I’m sure you’ve heard of seitan. These

A couple of years ago –while Mike and I were living in Tokyo– around the end of January, we started noticing an influx of giant sushi rolls being advertised. It seemed like everywhere we went there were photo ads for uncut sushi rolls. Soon after the ads, we started seeing the actual rolls in convenience

Ashley G. says: This is my new favorite food blog! Love the design, as well as, the recipes. Very creative and yummy. Thanks! james says: my goodness, you are a great photographer — professional quality. Tell me you are using more than a point and shoot. Your depth of field says SLR and some of

Saucy, noodle-y, and full of umami, yakisoba is a hearty, all-in-one dish that is absolutely delicious. In Japan, when you go to a festival, whether it’s in the spring, summer, fall, or winter, there will inevitably be a yakisoba stand. Neat little piles of yakisoba will be waiting on a giant grill top to be