Pad Thai is internationally known as the signature dish of Thailand. It started as a street food and common choice at casual eateries, but with the popularity of Thai cuisine spreading around the world it’s no wonder this delicious stir-fried noodle dish has become a favorite outside of Thailand and a standard on basically every Thai menu.
If you love bacon and eggs for breakfast then why not try some bacon and eggs for dinner too? I’m talking about Spaghetti alla Carbonara, a traditional Italian pasta dish that transforms eggs and bacon into a creamy velvety sauce using just the heat from the cooked pasta.
This Thai Red Curry Chicken is really REALLY good. So good that even my Dutch husband said he could eat it every day. ‘Hmmmm’, I thought. ‘I think I have a keeper here’.
Bibimbap (비빔밥) is a signature Korean dish that has become very popular far beyond Korea. It is pronounced BEE-BEAM-BOP and it literally means ‘mixed rice’. Sounds a bit boring (the english translation part that is) but if you know anything about Korean cuisine you know you’re in for a whole lot more than just mixed rice. And once you’ve tried bibimbap you will with no doubt fall in love with Korean food.
I’ve passed up a lot of recipes over the years that required chicken stock. For me it was that ‘red flag’ ingredient simply because I didn’t have access to chicken stock…homemade chicken stock that is. I was never a fan of using bouillon cubes because of its MSG content and salty flavor, and making homemade chicken stock just sounded way too complicated. (more…)