Last night, in celebration number two of my sister’s birthday (which is continuing into part three, today), I offered to cook dinner for her. Her request was her favorite of one of my “classic” dishes – summer rolls. Making the rolls can be a bit of a process, especially when there are sides involved, but [...]
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I hate that the sun is beginning to set earlier, because I never eat dinner early enough to capture photographs in natural light. Perhaps I need one of those simulator light bulbs? Until I find better bulbs, apologies for a decline in photo quality as we enter the cooler months. Anyway. Last night, I was struck [...] The simple knowledge that I was going to make this dinner was all I needed to keep me motivated for 9 hours on my feet today. It was sort of a spin on my go-to formula, with a twist from some sauce. I started with the veg: eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms While [...] Last summer, a friend of mine hosted a spring roll making party. I seem to recall consuming more wine than focusing on rice paper wrapping, but somehow the skill stuck with me. I later learned that the “spring” rolls we made were more appropriately titled “summer,” due to the fact that we didn’t fry them. [...] |
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