Discovering a Love For Cooking + Pumpkin Soup
When I first moved to China over 6 years ago, I didn’t know how to cook anything. My greatest feat was boiling eggs to make an egg salad sandwich. I couldn’t even make scrambled eggs without over cooking them into a rubbery blob that would make my taste buds cry out for a cheeseburger. What […]
Jungle Camp’s Favorite Chocolate Cake
Before we moved to China, my husband did most of the cooking. Once I became a stay-at-home-mom or non-teaching spouse or (insert organizational label here), however, I figured it was time for me to take up my post in the kitchen. I had a few skills under my belt (I could bake) but I wasn’t […]
Choosing the Right Foods
It was our first Thanksgiving as an engaged couple, nearly 13 years ago. My husband’s family was organizing who would bring what to their massive feast. His family is huge with lots of siblings, nieces, and nephews. Of course being the newest bride-to-be, I wanted to impress them. The pressure was on. At the time, […]
You’re Speaking My Taste Buds
Food is a language of its own. I moved six hundred miles away from my hometown to go to college. For every reasonably-long holiday, I’d climb into my beater of a car and make my way north on highway 77, fueled by gasoline and prayer. And always, I’d be thinking about what was ahead. About […]
This Week’s Theme: Recipe Box
It’s the time of year when social media posts of holiday treats create longing in our hearts. You might have a tiny oven. Or a limited supply of ingredients from your passport country stashed away in your closet. Maybe your kitchen looks nothing like what you are used to, or you haven’t figured out how […]