Feeding Umi

This weekend was rough. I don’t know what it was, but the very idea of going ALL THE WAY to Port Jefferson to do my taxes was very… taxing. And in fact it was SO TIRING. And Sunday was just SO stressful… that the very thing I needed at the end of the day was [...]

This is along the same line as the tarako spaghetti or salted pollock roe spaghetti. In Sardinia they use bottarga, or smelt roe, to make spaghetti. It’s a block of roe that you grate. Sort of like a parmesan of the sea. It’s fishy, salty, and delicious. Really, it’s easy and perfect for a special [...]

This post is a long time coming. Ryan’s father decided to get us MEAT… just because. We were discussing how the cast iron skillet cooks great meat and we just cleaned out our freezer and he decided that was going to get us an awesome Omaha Steak Special. The way it happened, though, was Ryan [...]

Kris suggested that we come over and Ryan make his famous green curry. It’s surprising how many people struggle with it, when all it is is fish sauce flavoring and palm sugar. That’s it. That’s the secret. Anyway, it was a great opportunity to see the latest addition. Little Lulu! Kris saved her from a [...]

I love stews and soups. The funny thing is, I never thought Ryan was a fan, because he wouldn’t want to eat them when we go out. Little did I know that he was actually just quite particular. He made me 2 stews last week, both of which were delicious. The first batch he made, [...]