Author: A. J. Forget

Bun Cha

Bun Cha

This dish is a Hanoi native. Flattened pork meatballs are grilled until caramelized and served atop a bed of vermicelli noodles alongside lettuce and fresh herbs, with the whole lot dressed in that ubiquitous Vietnamese sauce, nuoc cham. It is a light and delicious dish 

Our Patreon

Our Patreon

Hey everybody! We’re sending out patreon gifts today and I wanted to take this opportunity to share a bit about our patreon subscription (and patreon on the whole). For those of you that have never heard of Patreon, it is a web service developed to 

Quick Pickles

Quick Pickles

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. Continue reading Quick Pickles

Thai Green Bean Stir Fry

Thai Green Bean Stir Fry

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 

Shrub Cocktails

Shrub Cocktails

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 

Red Curry Loco Moco

Red Curry Loco Moco

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 chaos. This recipe, while I would still just call it fusion, might lean a touch toward chaos. Continue reading Red Curry Loco Moco

Pad Kra Pao – Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry

Pad Kra Pao – Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry

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 

It’s SALE time!!!

It’s SALE time!!!

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, 

Pao de Queijo

Pao de Queijo

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 don’t stretch like that). Continue reading Pao de Queijo

Smoked Salmon Frittata

Smoked Salmon Frittata

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: