From the Kitchen

What I've been cooking. Sharing my thoughts, triumphs, and (mostly) failures.

No. 20· via Sprinkle Some SugarNew

Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

Consider this my first day of training.

Vibes: DiveOlivia Dean

A bowl of groundnut soup with chicken around a mound of fufu

No. 19

Groundnut Soup with Fufu

Fufu from scratch, and a mild cyanide scare.

Vibes: Be My LoverLa Bouche

No. 18· via Food Network

Chicken Marsala

My Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but chicken.

Vibes: 180 SCHOOLYARDErrol Holden

Tofu and broccoli stir-fry with rice on a wooden board

No. 17Original

Spicy Tofu Stir-Fry, Freestyle

1:46 a.m. Function over form.

Vibes: Body TypeBadger, Icona Pop

No. 16· via Downshiftology

Shakshuka

The post-quals victory breakfast.

Vibes: Summer's EndPhoebe Bridgers, Maria Taylor

A wild rice harvest bowl with roasted squash and greens

No. 15· via Jar of Lemons

Wild Rice Harvest Bowl & Lemon Tiramisu

Granola-mom food, and it slapped.

Vibes: MonsoonTokio Hotel

Roasted sweet potato and black bean salad in a dark bowl

No. 14

Black Bean & Sweet Potato Salad

A bean skeptic, converted.

Vibes: 3:AM (feat. Erykah Badu)Rapsody

Shrimp tacos with slaw and sriracha on a grey plate

No. 13· via Delish

Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Tacos

I should eat more shrimp. Noted.

Vibes: HelplessPhillipa Soo, Hamilton cast

No. 12· via The Mediterranean Dish

Spanakopita

Meant for Easter lunch. Did not survive the night.

Vibes: Telephone NumberJunko Ohashi

Two golden Cornish pasties, one cut open to show the beef filling

No. 11· via 12 Tomatoes

Cornish Beef Pasties

I hate dough. Look at that crimp though.

Vibes: It Ain't Over 'Til It's OverLenny Kravitz

A green bell pepper stuffed with meat and rice under melted cheese

No. 10· via Chili Pepper Madness

Classic Stuffed Peppers

Eight Lactaid pills. Worth it.

Vibes: We Belong TogetherMariah Carey

No. 9· via Tasty

Ratatouille

Japanese eggplant, for symmetry reasons.

Vibes: You're Still The OneShania Twain

Beef tacos topped with pickled carrots, cucumber and cilantro

No. 8· via HelloFresh

One-Pan Bánh Mì–Style Beef Tacos

As a Viet, slightly appalled. As a foodie, five tacos deep.

Vibes: I've seen ur exflowerovlove

No. 7· via Rasa Malaysia

Bourbon Peach Cobbler

Finally, a dessert.

Vibes: Dazed & ConfusedGlen Check

A bowl of creamy chicken and gnocchi soup with spinach

No. 6

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup

No notes. Absolute banger.

Vibes: You and ILÉON

Seared sesame-crusted tuna slices over a lentil and pomegranate salad

No. 5

Lentil Salad & Sesame-Crusted Tuna

A dish told entirely in yes-or-no questions.

Vibes: adore uFred again.., Obongjayar

Shrimp étouffée over a mound of white rice

No. 4· via Biscuits & Burlap

Easy Shrimp Étouffée

One stick of butter. Sorry, Emeril.

Vibes: SofiaClairo

Radiatori pasta in a chunky tomato and mushroom sauce

No. 3

Penne with Chick'n & Mushroom Tomato Sauce

Fake chicken, real opinions.

Vibes: TURiSTABad Bunny

A slice of savory bacon pie on a plate beside the baking dish

No. 2· via Betty Crocker

Impossibly Easy Bacon Pie

First time buying Bisquick. Was genuinely excited about it.

Vibes: HeadachesRaveena

No. 1Original

Aglio e Olio

Garlic, oil, pasta water, and a little restraint with the parsley.

Vibes: 21 GunsGreen Day

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