Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

If you were to ask me if I had a favorite baker, I would tell you Gale Gand. She appears on random Foot Network shows from time to time, but I would believe that most people do not know who she is. Despite that, she is in fact my favorite baker simply because I have [...]

Amy’s Whole Wheat Bread

I think there’s something universal about the smell of a yeasty bake bread permeating through the house. It’s a delciously comforting scent, even for me, who never grew up around baked anything. I’ve been a little obsessed with homemade bread recently because I now have a stand mixer and because store-bought sliced bread generally sucks. [...]

Thai Red Curry

Alright, more Thai food! This week we’re looking at Thai red curry. Let me start by saying that curries are probably among the easiest Thai dishes that you can learn how to cook. About 95% of the spices and seasonings that you need come pre-made in the form of curry paste:

Curry paste comes in almost [...]

Thai Papaya Salad, a.k.a. Som Tum

Ah yes, I am in fact back from my unannounced hiatus. Sorry about that! Real Life caught up to me for a couple weeks there and not a lot of cooking and baking were done. Good news is that I have a couple of Thai food posts for you, and then a whole wheat bread [...]