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eggplant

I love eggplant.

This is another very special family recipe, and really, the only way I’ve eaten eggplant (or muh len zhan, as we say) most of my life. I mean, until I tasted and fell in love with Thai green curry eggplant with basil in my late 20’s, but that’s for another post.

In my opinion, Eggplant + [...]

really good guacamole

Guacamole seems so easy to make, doesn’t it?

I mean, with only a few ingredients, how can you really screw it up? Well, just because it’s simple to put together, doesn’t always mean it’s going to taste great. That can actually be quite tricky. Like homemade salad dressing, or even hummus. I’ve learned that it’s the balance [...]

bbq chicken quesadillas, with black beans and roasted corn

I love Fridays.

I always seem to be in a good mood on Friday. Yes it’s because it’s the start of the weekend, but more importantly, it’s because it’s Fun Dinner Night at our house.

This might mean we choose to go to California Pizza Kitchen, Hadley’s favorite restaurant in the whole wide world, or it might [...]