Eating in Richmond, B.C.

We had a lovely long weekend trip to Richmond, British Columbia, and stuffed ourselves on dumplings and noodles. View this post on Instagram This fading, Mall 205-esque shopping centre has a food court spot with better dumplings than any B&M in Portland. Aunties stand here 

Tea-Smoked Duck

Totally doable indoors without setting off your alarms! View this post on Instagram This holiday season, why not try something different? Turkey and ham are always nice, but this @maryschicken duck is really something else, and smoking it Zhangcha-style —with tea— is an easy kitchen 

Curry Goat Kofta

View this post on Instagram Leftover goat kofta gets a second life for dinner tonight with Indian spices (ajwan, black cumin, garam masala), homegrown tomatoes, and yogurt. Is there anything curry can’t do? 🐐 🍛 🐐 🍛#curry #goat #meatconcierge #kofta #homegrown #nickyfarms #nickyusa #totesmagoats #indianfood 

Goat Meatballs with Barbari Bread

View this post on Instagram Goat kofta with yogurt and homemade barbari bread, savory and warming. The ground goat comes in one-pound packs from @nicky.usa now, one of their in-house Nicky Farms products that I’m really excited about! Here it’s mixed with minced garlic and 

Kimchi Golubtsy

This one made the top post on r/foodporn!   View this post on Instagram   Korean goluptsy: the mashup you never knew you needed. Grass-fed @creekstone_farms beef (dry-aged and ground by @nicky.usa) browned with garlic chives, ginger, onions and garlic, mixed with chopped kimchi and 

Pumpkin Soup with Lamb Meatballs

View this post on Instagram Since my wrist is still a little iffy, I decided to forgo making Uzbek-style lamb-pumpkin manti (dumplings), and made a soup instead. Here’s a bowl of tender hunks of roasted kabocha squash tossed in Uyghur spices (think five spice with 

Pickled Bracken Fern

This was a wacky experiment that went exactly as I’d hoped. I soaked, boiled, and soaked again a bag of dried bracken fern (aka fernbrake, gosari, etc.) and then fermented it in a 2% brine with Sichuan peppercorn, garlic, facing heaven chiles (from Chengdu), and 

Big Time Kimchi

View this post on Instagram Whole (er half) head kimchi, from my #portlandfermentationfestival demonstration on Thursday night. Wanna learn how to make this yourself? Just click the link in my bio. 🌶 🌶 🌶#kimchi #ferments #fermentation #baechu #배추김치 #vegetables #f52grams #huffposttaste #buzzfeast #koreanfood #banchan #foodporn 

Pumpkin Congee with Water Buffalo Sausage

View this post on Instagram #WildAboutGame pregaming at home with my spin on the ever-popular butternut squash risotto: pumpkin congee cooked in chicken-corn cob stock, with five spice water buffalo sausage from @nicky.usa (get it? instead of lap cheong), woodear mushroom, pepitas, fried elephant garlic 

Kimcheese Grits

View this post on Instagram Leftover cheddar/chèvre cheese grits with homemade kimchi, deviled ham, and pimento cheese swirled in, a backyard egg and a slice of American. 🌽 🍳 🌶 🧀#kimchi #kimcheese #grits #ethnochaos #lunch #homecooking #koreanfood? #southernfood? #leftovers #carbs #comfortfood #eggs #egg #cheese #corn