Comfort food. It’s a term that everyone, anywhere in the world, is most likely familiar with. It even has a Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_food). Simply put, it is food that brings us comfort. It could be Mom’s home cooking, the local diner, the local curry house (for you Brits) or any food, whether it’s simple classics [...]
Posts Tagged ‘comfort food’
NY TRIP (PART 2) : COMFORT FOOD
Posted in Italian Cuisine, tagged beets, blue cheese, cheese, comfort food, fries, gnocchi, Italian, New York, risotto, veal on March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cooking For One – Part 2
Posted in American Cuisine, Latin American Cuisine, Sandwiches, tagged breakfast burrito, cauliflower, cheese, chicken, cilantro, comfort food, corn, crostini, eggs, fajitas, garlic, salad, salsa, sandwich, sausages, spinach, sprouts on February 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This time around I decided to stop being redundant and put up my recipes first. This way on my posts you can look at the more important thing – the pictures Next up in my cooking for one was a spinach salad. Spinach just happen to be on sale the other day, so I bought [...]
My Mom – Hostess With The Most-ess
Posted in Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged bean sprouts, comfort food, eggs, hosting, noodles, pork, stir fry, thit kho, Vietnamese on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As previously mentioned, this past Sunday was not only Valentine’s Day but also the first day of the Lunar Year. On Saturday evening, my parents, aunt, uncle, grandmother and boyfriend sat down to a traditional Vietnamese New Year dinner. This was my first time being home for Tet since leaving for college some 7+ years [...]
The Year Of The Tiger And My Dad The Cook
Posted in Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged cilantro, comfort food, coriander, Maggi, sandwich, Vietnamese on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chuc Mung Nam Moi! Gung Hei Fat Choy! Happy New Year! On February 14th this year, many people will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. But if you are of Chinese, Vietnamese, Mongolian or Korean decent, you will be celebrating the first day of the lunar new year. For the Vietnamese, this will be the Year of [...]
Vietnamese Comfort Food – The Real Fried Rice
Posted in Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged Chinese-style sausage, cilantro, comfort food, coriander, eggs, fried rice, Maggi, Sriracha, Vietnamese on January 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
As it is with most ‘foreign’ cuisines, there are a couple dishes that make it mainstream. For Italian, it might be pizza and spaghetti with meatballs; Mexican might be nachos and burritos; and Chinese might be fried rice and stir-fry. And like it is with all food, no matter where it comes from, the home-made [...]
