summer

  • Vegetables in Coconut Milk and Shrimp Paste

    This is a very basic Filipino recipe. I fell in love with coconut milk stews sometime in high school, and I’m still in love. I remember calling my mom a couple of weeks after I got married and asked her… Continue reading

  • Summer’s End Vegetable Soup

    This is a lovely soup to have on hand those beginning autumn days when the air starts getting chilly, but you still have an abundance of veggies from the summer harvest. Of course, you can always change up the vegetables… Continue reading

    Summer’s End Vegetable Soup

  • Stovetop Ratatouille, with Roasted Eggplant

    Ratatouille is just one of those dishes that make me happy-happy-happy. Besides having all my favorite veggies, it also has such a fun name to say: rat-a-too-ee. Doesn’t that word just make you smile? I try to make this often… Continue reading

    Stovetop Ratatouille, with Roasted Eggplant

  • Three Salads

    I’ve been meaning to blog about each of these salads, but the days are just so filled in the summertime that food blog posts get buried at the bottom of the pile. But I wanted a record of the salads… Continue reading

    Three Salads

  • A Summer Menu

    Last week, we spent a couple of days prepping and cooking for Saturday. We had some favorite people over as Aisa’s leaving for a 10-week internship in Michigan, Paco’s leaving for 7 (though he’ll be home on the weekends) and… Continue reading

  • Strawberries from Ohio Brush Creek Cooperative

    Twenty-five pounds of these gorgeous beauties. Picked up Saturday from Adam Batson of Ohio Brush Creek Cooperative, at the Montgomery Farmer’s Market. Processed and packed for consumption! And going, going, going…. fast. First up was the must-have summer treat: Strawberry… Continue reading

  • Personalized Zucchini Muffins

    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (I used freshly milled 1 3/4 cups sugar (I’ve been working with this recipe for a bit and everytime I make it it seems I could still do with… Continue reading

  • Cambodian Eggplant and Pork Stir-Fry (Cha Traop Dot)

    For 4-6 servings 1 pound eggplants 2 tablespoons canola oil 3 tablespoons minced garlic 1 pound ground pork 1 pound shrimp, shelled, deveined and minced 1/4 cup fish sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3… Continue reading

  • Cambodian Grilled Corn (Poat Dot)

    GRILLED CORN (Poat Dot) For 6 ears of grilled or steamed corn: In a saucepan, mix together 2 tablespoons oil, 3 tablespoons minced green onions, a tablespoon each of water, sugar and fish sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook over… Continue reading

  • Lychee Ice Cream

    Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup thin coconut milk 1 cup reserved lychee syrup from a can of lychees 4 egg yolks 1/2-3/4 cup sugar or to taste 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped lychee (about 12 pieces)… Continue reading