Author: Lorin Black

I'm Lorin, and I live in Duluth, MN with my wife and three cats. I cook professionally at a local restaurant and still come home with enough passion for food left over to tackle cooking projects on my days off. When not cooking I enjoy reading, playing games, exploring the world via Google Maps (and via actual travel when we can manage it), and spending time outdoors.

Asopao de Mariscos

Asopao de Mariscos is a seafood and rice stew popular in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean. I made several errors in my cooking process, but even so the dish was tasty, and I’ve tweaked my recipe so hopefully you won’t make the same mistakes!

Puerto Rican Asopao de Pollo

Asopao de Pollo is a chicken and rice soup from Puerto Rico. It’s full of tasty vegetables and Caribbean flavors, good for warming up on a cold day, but just as tasty any other time.

Arroz a la Valenciana

Arroz a la Valenciana is a rice dish, variations of which are found throughout the world in many former Spanish colonies. My version takes elements from Nicaraguan and Salvadorian recipes and combines them to make a tasty dish full of rice, chicken, vegetables, and hot dogs.

Asopao de Pollo Dominicano

Asopao is a popular type of rice soup across the Caribbean. This version uses chicken, and is based on Dominican recipes.

Farinata

Farinata is a type of flatbread or pancake from Genoa, made with chickpea flour. The thin batter is poured into smoking hot pans with lots of olive oil, and baked in a very hot oven, making a delicious crispy crust with a soft, custardy center and a earthy, vegetal flavor.

Onion Bhaji

Onion bhajis are crunchy fried fitters made with onion and spices in a chickpea flour batter. They’re popular across India, and especially in Indian restaurants across the UK.

Usal

Usal is a Maharashtrian curry made with sprouted beans. Versions are made with several different types of beans, and the consistency ranges from saucy to dry. My version uses moth beans, and is a fairly dry, “sabzi” style dish.

Misal Pav

Misal pav is a Maharastrian dish, consisting of a bean sprout curry, topped with onion, tomato and crunchy farsan, and served with fluffy rolls, known as pan, on the side.

Bikaneri Bhujia

Bikenari Bhujia is a type of sev, a fried noodle-like snack food from India. Made with chickpea flour and moth bean flour, these crunchy, spicy snacks are addictively tasty.