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South Indian Coconut Flatbread
View recipe: South Indian Coconut FlatbreadMy next pair of randomly generated coordinates took me to the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Having spent far more time traversing New York City than the globe, I first became acquainted with South Indian food at Tiffin Wallah, a restaurant in Manhattan’s so-called Curry Hill. I’ve been back repeatedly over the past 10…
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Peach and Blue Cheese Galettes
View recipe: Peach and Blue Cheese GalettesI’ve been eager to bake with peaches since summer began. So I took a break from my geographic coordinates project the other day to prepare savory galettes filled with peaches and blue cheese. Read all about it in the Knockturnal.
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Summertime Siberian Pizza
View recipe: Summertime Siberian PizzaOn one of the hottest days so far this summer, I set out to prepare a dish more suitable for below-freezing winters in Siberia. As part of an effort to prepare baked goods from all corners of the globe, I’ve begun randomly selecting coordinates on Google Maps and preparing a bread or dessert recipe from that region. The first location…
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Random Geographic Coordinates
View recipe: Random Geographic CoordinatesI’ve loved preparing breads and desserts from around the world for as long as I can remember, but often limit myself to exploring cuisines that have some connection to my own life. My mom grew up in Brazil, and I have fond memories of visiting my grandparents there one summer when I was 11 years old, so I’m…
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Perfect Pizza Crust, Doce de Leite Cookies, & Mosaika Tourta
View recipe: Perfect Pizza Crust, Doce de Leite Cookies, & Mosaika TourtaIn addition to this blog, I’ve been writing about my kitchen experiments on my friend’s website, The Knockturnal. Over the winter, I shared my go-to pizza crust recipe and a simple, no-bake dark chocolate bark recipe. More recently, I chronicled my adventures preparing mosaika tourta, the Greek equivalent of tiramisu, and doce de leite cookies inspired by…
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Pretzel Rolls & the pH Scale
View recipe: Pretzel Rolls & the pH ScaleThis month, I’m teaching students at the after-school program I work at how to bake breads from around the world. The biggest crowd-pleaser so far has been pretzel rolls, which have an interesting history (they were invented in the Middle Ages by European monks) and an unusual baking process. Before they go in the oven, the…







