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How To Bake Without An Oven (plus a stovetop pizza recipe)

How To Bake Without An Oven (plus a stovetop pizza recipe)

When we were planning our build, for whatever reason, we could not find any good information about ovens for vans or RVs. We found a few vanlife articles, but in every case, the person was installing a propane-fired oven that was explicitly intended only for 

Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl

Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl

Poke (pronounced poh-kay) literally means to slice crosswise into pieces. Effectively, to cube. And its origins are every bit as humble as that name implies (at least compared to the profusion of variations now available). The first poke was eaten simply as a means of 

Loco Moco

Loco Moco

Loco Moco is comfort food at its absolute finest. A hamburger patty on a bed of rice, smothered in gravy, and topped with a fried egg. For me it screams hangover food (which I think other people call brunch), but it makes a dang good dinner as well. Or, apparently for teenagers, an afternoon snack. Continue reading Loco Moco

The Plate Lunch (Huli Huli Chicken and Mac Salad)

The Plate Lunch (Huli Huli Chicken and Mac Salad)

The plate lunch is as Hawaiian as it gets. You can find them all over the place, and they always have the same formula: a meat, two scoops of rice, and one scoop of macaroni salad. Common meats include Hawaiian favorites like kalua pork, huli 

Spam Musubi

Spam Musubi

Spam Musubi is one of those dishes that could only come about in Hawaii. It stands as an example of exactly what is so interesting, comforting, and delicious about Hawaiian food. In Hawaii, spam is a highly regarded food. Oahu is home to that famous 

How to: Cook Perfect Rice Every Time

How to: Cook Perfect Rice Every Time

There was a long period of my life where I was afraid to delve into Asian cuisines. It was not the strange ingredients or new flavors, no–it was simple ineptitude at cooking rice that kept me from exploring these amazing foods.

Whenever I tried to cook rice it would come out either crunchy or gummy. I simply could not get it right. I tried all sorts of different techniques, different ratios, and nothing worked. Eventually, my roommate bought a rice cooker and I was able to sweep that trouble under the rug and start learning about rice-focused cuisines. Continue reading How to: Cook Perfect Rice Every Time

Vietnamese Pesto with Claypot Pork

Vietnamese Pesto with Claypot Pork

This is a dish that might fall into what we would call “fusion cuisine.” I’ve never particularly like that moniker. Everything we eat nowadays is fusion of some kind. Pizza is fusion. Empanadas are fusion. Most modern dishes involve techniques and ingredients that originated in 

Chè Chuối – Banana Sweet Soup

Chè Chuối – Banana Sweet Soup

This sweet soup is a delicious vegan pudding made with coconut milk, tapioca pearls, and ripe bananas. With only 2 tablespoons of added sugar, it is also an amazing, healthy dessert.⁠

Vietnamese Coffee Martini

Vietnamese Coffee Martini

Before traveling to Vietnam, I had no idea that they were known for their coffee. To be honest, when I landed in Ho Chi Minh City, I knew an embarrassingly small amount about Southeast Asia in general. Fortunately, I started filling those gaps immediately. ⁠ Continue reading Vietnamese Coffee Martini

Cá Kho Tộ – Claypot Catfish

Cá Kho Tộ – Claypot Catfish

I discovered claypot eel at maybe my second dinner in Vietnam and proceeded to eat it just about every day for the rest of the trip. At the time, I didn’t know much about what I was actually ordering, but I knew that each one