Lately

Homemade Wonton Soup

View this post on Instagram Last Sunday I went to an incredible bier-game dinner collab with my two favorite sets of folks: @stammtischpdx and @nicky.usa. Chef @grahamchaney is a hedonist and a sadist so his “salad” course was basically a Lyonnaise with a giant confit 

Broccoli Improves All Things

View this post on Instagram Grilled cheese and broccoli with tomato soup: a classic with a tiny twist. Ever since reading @tylerkord’s pivotal “A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches” I’ve begun to see broccoli in an entirely new light. 🥦 🥪 🧀 🥫 This little 

Always Get a Doggy Bag

Wild Boar Pörkölt with Hand-Cut Dumplings

View this post on Instagram Happy Spring Festival, friends! In honor of Year of the Pig I made a boar pörkölt (kind of like goulash) with hand-cut dumplings, fortified with Uyghur flavors. That means mixing Chinese Muslim and Eastern European ingredients — both are influenced 

African Chicken Peanut Stew

View this post on Instagram This is West African-style chicken peanut stew — @maryschicken game hen (from @nicky.usa), sautéed in dende and stewed with onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and ajvar (I didn’t have any eggplant or peppers, so this was actually perfect). I added ground 

Easy Mexican Chocolate Cake

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Made a real quick cake tonight, just for shits & gigs. It’s a pretty simple riff on a Mexican chocolate-type torte, just chocolate, cinnamon, ancho chile, and vanilla, with slivered almonds and sesame seeds for textural contrast. Super basic, no recipe required (if you’re a snack cake weirdo who bakes a tea loaf a week, like I am, and like my homegirl @cake_historian). I pulled it out a minute early so it’s like pudding in the middle, like a warm kiss. 🍫 🍰 🌶#cake #chocolate #mexicanchocolate #baking #fastcake #dessert #friyay #workingonmynightcake #instabake #instacake #cakestagram #bakestagram #f52grams #bonappetit #huffposttaste #eeeeeats #forkyeah #sweets #mentalhealth #antidepressant #foodporn

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New Year Ramen

View this post on Instagram I love traditional New Year foods so much: noodles for longevity, Hoppin’ John and greens for abundance and prosperity. And smoked duck broth for…well, because it’s delicious and I need to clear freezer space to make room for more creativity 

Boar Shoulder Ragù

View this post on Instagram This year for Christmas dinner (which I’m doing tomorrow instead) I wanted to think beyond traditional turkey or ham, so I slow-braised this wild boar shoulder for four hours in wine, homemade pork stock and tomatoes (mirepoix and tons of 

Spirited Away

A Century Ago, Portland’s Elite Were Obsessed with the Occult

I wrote about the history of Portland’s foray into Ouija madness for Portland Monthly.

Garden Borscht

With tons of extra snips of things. View this post on Instagram I am finally back in my own kitchen, and after half a week of eating nothing but dumplings, noodles, and Japanese junk food, all I want to eat is vegetables. Luckily, I had