Do you have a recipe that you’ve been making for so long that you don’t even know where it came from, or when you started making it? Have you ever pulled a recipe out of the archives to find that it was so utterly delicious that you couldn’t believe you ever stopped making it? That’s…
Category: Appetizers & Sides
Thai Spring Rolls
In my blogging journey, one of the hardest parts of the process is recipe testing and development. I find it challenging to go from idea to full-blown recipe, especially because I’m committed to sharing recipes that I’m really proud of and ready to put my stamp of approval on. Simply put, if it doesn’t measure…
Chipa (Paraguayan Cheese Bread)
If there’s one food that defines my two years in Paraguay, it’s chipa. A bagel-shaped bread, chipa is a savory, dense snack food that tastes unique to the American palette. That’s probably because its main ingredients, which include the local staples of cassava flour and Paraguayan cheese, aren’t part of the American diet. The word…
Cauliflower Buffalo Bites
It’s that time of year again. Super Bowl Sunday. The one time a year when most of America tunes in to one single program, usually the most watched televised event of the year. For better or for worse, football and the Super Bowl are a big part of American culture. You know the Super Bowl…
Tofu “Spam” Musubi
When my boyfriend’s 40th birthday was coming up, I knew I had to do something special. He’s from Hawaii and shared with me that his favorite food of all time was Spam musubi. Spam musubi is a Hawaii staple – a bed of sushi rice topped with fried spam, flavored with teriyaki sauce and Japanese…
Marissa Makes Food 