Gai Yang (Thai Grilled Chicken)
Gai Yang (ไก่ย่าง, sometimes spelled Kai Yang) is a barbecue grilled chicken recipe originally from Laos, but most commonly associated with Thailand today; it is a popular street food often served...
View ArticleDeep Dish – Season One
Hi everyone, in lieu of my usual Tuesday recipe, I have some really exciting news to share. As many of you may know, I’m a regular contributor to the Paleo Magazine Radio podcast, hosted by my friend...
View ArticleBeef Rendang
I’m often asked what is my favorite dish to prepare; it basically comes with the territory in this line of work. While it’s hard to choose a favorite, Beef Rendang often comes to mind – there’s truly...
View ArticlePulehu Steak
Pulehu is a Hawaiian cooking method, which translates to “roast over hot embers”. This method was traditionally used for items like breadfruit, but today it’s most associated with steak, typically...
View ArticleSole Meunière
When first drafting my debut cookbook, The Ancestral Table, I was hesitant to add my recipe for Sole Meunière. After all, it contains only a few ingredients – fish, butter, and lemon, mostly – not...
View ArticleTomato Basil Soup
We’re in the thick of tomato season (June to September in the US), which means it’s time to share one of my favorite simple soups. Tomato soup is a common comfort food here in the US, and has a...
View ArticleSous Vide Salmon
I’m relatively new to the sous vide world, but it’s something that has always intrigued me. Sous-vide cooking involves placing food items in a sealed plastic bag and immersing the bag in a water bath...
View ArticleTirripaisti (Finnish Pork Belly)
As I mentioned in my Chicken in Champagne Sauce recipe earlier this year, I draw inspiration from many sources – online research, reader requests, or from friends. Today’s recipe is inspired by a...
View ArticleSmoked Chicken
Nearly every time we’re out grocery shopping, I pick up a whole chicken. It seems like at least once a week we end up roasting or grilling a whole bird, and using its carcass for chicken stock and its...
View ArticleLettuce and Leek Soup
It’s been a couple months since my last soup post, so this one is long overdue. Soups are a vital part of my diet; they are versatile, easy to prepare, and a seamless way to integrate more homemade...
View ArticleMuffuletta Wedge Salad
Let me start this post by acknowledging that this recipe title is a second-order misnomer. You see, combining the words “muffuletta” and “wedge salad”, at face value, is just preposterous. For those...
View ArticleScouse
Scouse is a form of stew popular in Northern Europe. The English word scouse is a shortened form of lobscouse, taken from similar words like the Norwegian lapskaus, Swedish lapskojs, and Danish...
View ArticleInstant Pot (Pressure Cooker) Chicken Soup with Kale
As I mentioned over Instagram the other day, our youngest son recently came down with a fever, the first of his life (he’s only 11 months old, but still, I like saying that). Four airplane rides over...
View ArticleTortilla Española (Spanish Tortilla)
Tortilla Española, sometimes called Tortilla de Patatas, is a Spanish omelette unrelated to the corn and wheat tortillas found in Mexico and neighboring countries (in Spanish, the word tortilla means...
View ArticleCurried Beef Stew
We’re in the thick of stew season here in the US; this is the time of year where I like to spend my lazy weekend afternoons filling the house with the smells of simmering meat and winter vegetables....
View ArticleGarlic Smashed Potatoes
While we typically eat Basic Mashed Potatoes with our daily meals, you can’t deny the fun that is Smashed Potatoes. In few other recipes can you treat a food so poorly–smashing it with the heel of...
View ArticleCenter-Cut Pork Rib Roast
As I mentioned in last week’s recipe for Skillet-Roasted Winter Vegetables, I recently had quite an adventure photographing a couple dishes in the middle of a Florida storm. This week’s recipe for...
View ArticleThe Safe Starch Cookbook – 2017 Edition!
Happy Friday everyone! I just wanted to send along a quick note to let you know that I’ve released a new, 2017 edition of my eBook, The Safe Starch Cookbook. In this update, I’ve added 27 new recipes...
View ArticleSimple Saag
One of my favorite popular dishes in Indian cuisine is Saag, a leaf-based side commonly served with bread or rice. Years ago, I found myself ordering it in local restaurants, often for a steep price,...
View ArticleBeef Tinaktak
I’ve been to the small Pacific island of Guam about a dozen times in my life, but never for long – usually I was disembarking from a US Navy ship and headed to the airport, on my way back home. There...
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