Pickled vegetables are a staple in many different cuisines, adding a sour, salty, and slightly sweet crunch to myriad dishes. They are delicious, keep a long time in the fridge, and are thankfully also quick and easy to make. Consider this recipe a base. It …
I developed this recipe to serve as a vegetable side for a large dinner I was putting together, though it could equally be served as a main. When I cook Thai meals at home, at least in my standard, day-to-day cooking, I tend toward a …
After all of the holidays, travel, and events of the past few months, I am taking around six weeks off the booze, which is not an easy thing for me to do. During the early days of covid I think a lot of us developed a habit in which the only way to turn off work at the end of the day was to have a cocktail. There was something about the ceremony of making a drink that allowed us to mentally shift gears into relaxation mode. Being self-employed, and thus able to convince myself that I ought to be working 24/7, that habit has persisted, making these breaks from alcohol more necessary, but also more difficult. In practice, however, I have found that a mocktail or a non-alcoholic beer does exactly the same thing for my brain. The ceremony still flips that internal switch and I am able to turn off work for a while. So, here’s my favorite way to make mocktails: shrub syrups. Continue reading Shrub Cocktails
I read some time ago that we were entering a period during which the term fusion would no longer be sufficient to describe the combinations of techniques and cuisines showing up on restaurant menus. This article said that we were entering an era of food …
If you think that Thai food is all about curries, prepare to have a new favorite Thai dish. Pad Kra Pao (often called holy basil stir fry) is a quick and easy stir fry with amazing flavor. A good base of aromatics and a quick …
This week, two really big things are happening. On the same day, actually. January 22nd marks both my 35th birthday AND the 6 month anniversary of the release of The Buslife Kitchen. So, I’m having a little sale about it. From now until the 23rd, books purchased on both thebuslifekitchen.com and Amazon will be $4 off! Only $18 and you can pick up a copy of this killer cookbook.
There’s another reason that I’m putting on this sale, and it is one that I hope you can help me with. When I put this book out, I set a goal for myself of selling 1000 copies in the first six months. It is a big goal, and one that I really had no idea whether or not I could finish, but we are soooo close. Right now we have sold 921 copies of the cookbook. We are only 79 away from meeting that goal which might just help me land an agent and a publisher for the next book. So, if you are feeling the love, now would be a great time to buy a book for a friend (or at least point them in the right direction).
Thank you all for your support and for always spreading the word. Here’s hoping we make it to 1000!!!
You can shop at thebuslifekitchen.com/shop and amazon
This dish is a Brazilian cheese bread made with tapioca flour. It is gluten free and uses the stretchy nature of tapioca starch to create a gorgeous, stretchy bread. You’d swear it’s stuffed with cheese the way it tears, but that’s actually the tapioca (parmesan …
Mid-thirties is an interesting age because I still want to party pretty hard on NYE, but I also want to wake up to a killer brunch and get some productive things done the next day. This recipe does its best to make that a reality: …
I am an absolute sucker for custards, which makes this eggnog creme brulee my new favorite way to have that old holiday favorite. Eggnog is already pretty decadent, but it’s Christmas time, why not gild the lily? Continue reading Eggnog Creme Brulee
In honor of Les Bleus’ attempt at a second consecutive World Cup tomorrow, here is my take on a classic French dish, chicken Provencal. Skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs are braised in white wine alongside shallots, garlic, tomatoes, olives, and chard, creating succulent meat, tender vegetables, …