discard

sourdough cracker toffee may be the best treat i have ever made for my friends. i’ve seen grown adults reaching for a quickly emptying tub, eyeing the crumbles at the bottom, only to eventually tip them eagerly into their mouths to get that one last READ MORE

the last time i lived close to wilderness, i was 11. i had a patch of wood in my backyard. a small, trickling creek ran through it. wild turkeys, the size of vacuum cleaners, would often visit. life whisked me away to more and more READ MORE

long, lazy summer days call for simple, produce-centric meals. i love spending weekends gobbling up as many colors as i can. heirloom tomatoes topped with flaky sea salt. watermelon with handfuls of fresh mint. cucumbers with avocado and dill. what are your favorite farmers market READ MORE

this is the very first guest post on this blog! charlotte, the author, and i share a long, beautiful friendship over our love and appreciation for food (among many, many other things). we first met in 6th grade in surburban minnesota! her culinary creativity constantly READ MORE

although my korean food journey began with bowls of stone pot bibimbap in restaurants, i owe the bulk of my learning and appreciation to my korean friends. i have many happy memories of cooking for each other, swapping recipes from our childhoods and stories of READ MORE

years ago on one of my buzzfeed tasty binges, i saw a method of pan frying potstickers i had never seen before. using a cornstarch slurry, the mystery hand effortless created a lacy, crispy, delicious looking “skirt”. as i recipe tested my dumplings last weekend, READ MORE

dumpling series this is the second part of my three part series on sourdough discard dumplings! in the first part, i explain my formula and method for making dumpling wrappers using sourdough discard. in this part, i focus on shandong style dumpling wrapping technique (with READ MORE

dumpling series this is the first part of my three part series on sourdough discard dumplings! in this part, i explain my formula and method for making dumpling wrappers using sourdough discard. in the second part, i focus on shandong style dumpling wrapping technique (with READ MORE

confession: i have never baked a chocolate chip cookie i truly loved. before i begin my saga, i would like to set the record straight and say i have eaten many chocolate chip cookies that i have loved. i line up dutifully each year at READ MORE

my earliest meaningful memory of pizza is of waiting in line with my mother at papa murphy’s take and bake, bogo coupon in hand, ordering two supreme pizzas. then, there was the costco food stand. our family of 4 would pile into the car, do READ MORE

the wonderfully talented caroline schiff reminded me recently that that frying up sourdough discard on its own makes for a pretty damn tasty pancake. this, of course, had me dreaming of all the savory pancakes i’ve loved in my life and how to recreate them. READ MORE

growing up, my mother made dumplings from scratch at least once a month. she always purposely made extra dumpling dough, and with the remains, we’d make scallion pancakes, often without the scallions. a thing to know about my mom: whenever my mom makes anything, she READ MORE

i’ve been making a lot of focaccia recently. it seems like the entire world is stress baking along with me as a result of coronavirus. my covid-19 experience thus far has been rocky: i’ve been away from my home and home kitchen this past month READ MORE

focaccia is like sourdough’s super chill, completely unfussy sister that pulls everything off without even trying. you know the type — the ones that throw their hair up in a bun without having to check their reflection, throw on a jacket that’s just laying about, READ MORE

🧧 happy lunar new year!!! 🧧 this past friday marked the beginning of the two week holiday period known as spring festival 春节, a huge celebration in mainland china to usher in the new year. festivities often include extravagant amounts of delicious food, a lot READ MORE

these crackers were born out of resourcefulness and convenience. after making my everything sourdough bread, i took the extra starter discard and made my basic cheesy cracker (like usual). then thinking nothing of it, i rolled the dough in the everything seasoning i had leftover. READ MORE

brooklyn in the summer is a magical place. this granola recipe is my tribute to summer — tinted yellow from the ground turmeric, with coconut, sunflower seeds, golden raisins, and crystallized ginger as mix-ins. these flavors remind me of the things i love about warm READ MORE

deb perelman is a true queen. amongst the kitchen goddesses of the internet, smitten kitchen reigns supreme in my heart (read: stomach. they’re the same thing right?). when i came across her recipe for double chocolate banana bread last month, i knew i had to READ MORE

oh doug. he’s the neediest entity in my life. he’s all bubbly when it’s warm, all sad and frumpy if it’s too cold. he demands feeding once, if not twice a day. he likes to be taken out, and can’t be left alone too long. READ MORE