Chicken satay (NOT to be confused with sauté, that is a completely different term!) is a Thai dish consisting of skewered grilled chicken and one or more dipping sauces. It's almost always served with peanut sauce, but many places add others, both sweet and savory. Several of my favorite thai …

Funny story about this one. A few years ago, I was in Panama on a birdwatching trip and stayed at a place called the Canopy Tower. It's basically a radar tower in the middle of the jungle converted into a hotel, and caters mainly to birdwatchers and others who want …

I (Jamie) am not a cookbook author who can usually talk much about how a given recipe connects to my culture, or to my family history. As a white american, I don't really have much culture to call my own -- my ancestors came from many different parts of Europe, and …

While I'll admit I don't have any cultural connection to tom kha soup, it's always been one of my favorite thai dishes. I grew up near a place that made a very tasty version, and it also helps that it's one of the more common veggie options at thai restaurants …

My family has been making these molasses cookies for years, using a photocopied page from an old issue of Cook's Illustrated. After a bit of trial and error, I figured out a fairly simple way to make them vegan. These cookies absolutely put the "spice" in "molasses spice" by using …

I've always thought of toasted sesame oil as a dangerous ingredient. It has such a strong flavor that it can easily overpower the other tastes in a dish, and I don't think I've ever used more than a teaspoon at a time -- until I found the original version of this …

I always think that the name sounds like some famous composer, but this recipe is actually one of the creamiest pasta dishes I've had, with a savory sauce flavored with mushrooms, thyme, and wine folded into every curl of pasta. To make it even more filling and crunchy, we serve …

Full credit goes to Isa Chandra Moskowitz for discovering that dill plus poultry seasoning plus fake chicken broth makes a truly amazing soup base. Her stew, on p. 112 of "Fake Meat", quickly gained a place in my regular rotation. It's incredible that such a complex flavor can be made …

I got hooked on miso ramen when my local Daiso started carrying vegan instant ramen kits, then suddenly stopped carrying them, leaving me high and dry without my ramen fix. I started searching for another recipe that could compare to the salty deliciousness of the packaged kits, and, after some …

This is actually one of the first recipes that got me (Jamie) into cooking! I started making it for club events in college, and people loved it! I experimented a lot with tweaks to get the best consistency, and eventually landed on this recipe here.

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Have you ever wondered how to make tofu the way it's served in Thai and Chinese restauraunts, with a golden skin on each piece? This recipe will teach you! I just had to put this together because I found one recipe for delicious fried tofu, and another for delicious sauteed …

Lots of people have had the standard ramen flavors, such as miso and shoyu broth. But have you had veggie potage? This is a novel type of ramen which has sweet potatoes and other veggies blended into the broth. Its flavor is unique, and contains both the savory taste of …