Sometimes a holiday introduces you to new tastes or inspires you to be adventurous in the kitchen. And sometimes, a holiday gives you the perfect excuse to make a dish you already love. Such is the case with St. Mark’s Day, which commemorates the patron saint of Venice. In Venice, tradition holds that on this… Continue reading Risi e Bisi
This holiday is one of the big ones, not only in the Jewish calendar, but as an inspiration behind the Festive Food Project. Even though neither of us was raised Jewish, the mere mention of Passover always had us clamoring for a seder invite or at the very least, sharing a big pot of matzah… Continue reading Matzah-ball Soup, Sweet and Sour Brisket and Matzah Toffee
Songkran is a Thai New Year holiday that sounds like so much fun, we wanted in. As a kind of symbolic spring-cleaning, Songkran’s first day is celebrated by the ritual pouring of water on statues of Buddha, but in many places this has evolved into a kind of massive, crazy water fight: young people spray… Continue reading Pad See Ew, Yam Pla Muk & Kaeng Pet Kai
Besides the two heavy-hitters of Easter and Passover, spring holidays are pretty thin on the ground. Yet spring is the season when we feel real joy at the milder weather and accompanying return of our outdoor lives. It feels appropriate, therefore, to commemorate baseball’s opening week with a recipe inspired by National Caramel Popcorn Day: surely the return of America’s pastime deserves its own celebration? This… Continue reading Spicy Caramel Popcorn
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