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Well that clearly didn’t go to plan. The scheduling problem that started in February only got worse in March, primarily due to work life but also due to social obligations and changes in daily routines. I did manage to focus my cooking on Italian food but as for writing about it, that just… never found … Read more
Finding gluten-free noodles without corn flour or corn starch is fairly easy in grocery stores nowadays, but finding Italian pre-made items, such as ravioli, that are both dairy-free and gluten-free (it’s usually one or the other, not both) is uncommon. Then there’s the additional complication that the dairy-free filling needs to be coconut-free as well, … Read more
Switching things up this month and moving away from the Asian culinary regions, I’m focusing on Italian food this month for the 12 months of cuisines challenge! Italian food is very popular here in the US and yet… is not in my comfort zone. For one, I’m not a big noodle eater and pasta is … Read more
It’s almost the end of February and the end of Korean Cuisine Month in this 12 months of cuisines challenge. February has been… very challenging schedule-wise. I have a backlog of recipes I need to write up and haven’t even researched next month yet in order to get started (it’s Italian…. I chose it. Italian … Read more
I had never had Korean taro root before. After ordering a bag of taro root that sat in my fridge for a month (I originally wanted to use them to cook Japanese satoimo nimono, but ran out of time), I decided to use them over the weekend to try something new. First off… Korean taro … Read more
2nd month of the 12 months of cuisine challenge is… Korean! Korean is one of my FAVORITE cuisines to eat. Outside of the Korean BBQ experience where you grill sliced meat directly at your own table, the stews and side dishes (banchan) are incredibly delicious! Eating Out at Korean Restaurants Korean food is also one … Read more
We’ve reached the end of January and therefore the end of the 1st month of my 12-month cuisine challenge. Since this was the 1st time trying this kind of challenge, it was also a bit of a trial run of creating and curbing expectations on what would happen during a month. So this review is … Read more
We’re halfway through the 1st month of our 12-months of cuisines challenge! This has been incredibly fun to do, but also very challenging to keep up. I think I learned pretty early that expecting us to eat ONLY Japanese food for a month was unrealistic, especially when living in such a diversified area full of … Read more
Seems every region that has rice as a primary food staple also has a version of fried rice as part of their cuisine. It’s not commonly seen in restaurants around here, but the Japanese also have their own version of fried rice. While I can’t seem to find any key flavors that make a Japanese … Read more
I’m starting off this 12 months of cuisines with one of our favorites: Japanese food! Why Japanese food? Outside of the “because it’s tasty” reason, I already have some familiarity with Japanese cooking, so it makes Japanese cuisine a good starter-month for this 12-month challenge. Japanese food is also often considered healthy, with its focus … Read more