travel, eat, cook and repeat
COQ AU VIN IN INSTANT POT As I stated in my earlier posts, I have been using the Instant Pot more frequently and getting more comfortable with it. With the relatively cooler weather now in Southern California (not comparing our great weather to the rest …
PORK VINDALOO IN INSTANT POT One of the iconic dishes from the small state of Goa on the South-Western coast of India is Vindaloo – usually made with pork, but beef or lamb can be used. The dish is a modified version of the …
KOREAN STYLE KALBI BBQ (SHORT RIBS) I have been a big fan of Roy Choi since his early days and have enjoyed the food from his ‘Kogi’ truck as well as at some of his restaurants. I recently grilled beef short ribs using his …
GREEK STYLE ROTISSERIE LEG OF LAMB I just bought a new grill with a built-in rotisserie and I couldn’t wait to try it. Even though the weather has been cold, I cooked a whole chicken on the grill a couple of weeks ago and …
THE BEST JUICY DELICIOUS CHICKEN KEBAB (RESHMI KEBAB) Chicken marinated in herbs and cheese (South Asia) This is my adaptation of a very popular chicken kebab from South Asia, mainly from Eastern India and Bangladesh. Roadside vendors can be seen grilling these kebabs over …
GRILLED (BBQ) CAULIFLOWER 2 WAYS This year thanks to my wife’s green thumb, we have a bounty of vegetables from our small garden. Last summer, we had so many tomatoes that we ended up making sun dried tomatoes, as well as canning tomatoes. We …
THE BEST JERK CHICKEN I love Jerk chicken and have been making it for many years, however it never ended up tasting as good as what I had in the Caribbean or in an authentic Jamaican restaurant. After a ton of research and after …
GRILLED SMASH(ED) BURGER I have been craving burgers for a while, especially the crispy thin meat patty commonly called the smash burger. The key to having the thin crispy meat patty is a higher fat content of the meat and high heat which quickly …
THAI STYLE GRILLED FISH I have been craving fish for the last month or so, ever since returning from traveling to the Northwest US and Alaska and then on to South Asia. Usually I crave meat and veggies, but all of a sudden my …
GRILLED WHITE FISH (CHILEAN SEA BASS) IN FOIL I have always been fascinated by fish marinated in spices and wrapped in a leaf (usually banana) and then steamed or cooked over a griddle. This type of cooking is popular in South East Asia (Thailand, …