This steamed miso mushroom recipe is super quick, easy, and made with just 5 main ingredients. This dish is full of lots of flavor and makes for a great meal when served with rice. It also happens to be vegan.
Miso Mushrooms Steamed
vegetarian
Eggplant in Oyster Sauce
This eggplant in oyster sauce recipe is one of JDP’s most popular posts! It’s quick, easy, and packed with umami flavor. This dish one of my go-to dinners during the week.
Mushroom Rice in a Rice Cooker
During the holidays last year, my husband and I hosted a big sit-down dinner party for his side of the family. We cooked a massive 15lb pot roast, made several different sides (including this hand salad), and ended with lots of sweet nibbles and a layered red-wine cake. But out of everything that we made, this simple mushroom rice was hands-down the favorite dish of the night. It was such a hit that we ran out mid-dinner, and one of my husband’s brothers texted me a few days later asking for the recipe.
…Roasted Potatoes with Kale Pesto
This post is part of a 30th birthday dinner party series.
When I started developing this roasted potato dish, I was looking to create a super crisp and almost fried-like potato. I came up with a great recipe using a very hot oven, but realized the day before my dinner party that it wasn’t the best idea. Crispy potatoes are like fries, they need to be served hot and immediately or else the texture and taste are compromised. With just one oven, there was no way I would be able to serve the roasted potatoes at its prime state! I made a last minute decision to forego the crispiness and instead cook them at a lower temperature. This way I could roast the potatoes and my other veggies at the same time (efficiency!) and not worry about texture too much (aka potatoes can be served warm instead of hot). The dish ended up being a little different than I initially planned, but that’s the beauty of hosting your own dinner party! There is always room for flexibility and last minute changes, after all it’s your kitchen!
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Patatas Bravas
I don’t really consider myself a wild and adventurous person. If anything, people would describe me as the exact opposite: quiet and the biggest homebody. I’m the first one to slip away from a party, and for as long as I can remember I like to be in bed by 11. But despite my natural inclinations towards being such a square, there’s a fiery side to me that absolutely can’t stand the routine way in which I choose to live my daily life. That side of me pushes against my rigid shell and sporadically makes me do (crazy) things like go to Oktoberfest semi-alone, and jump off a cliff somewhere off the Dalmatian coast (it was a mini cliff). I’m always extremely grateful for these experiences in hindsight, and I admit the most significant decisions of my life have been masterminded by the “other” me (ie. moving to Paris and pursuing a career in food). I’ve come to think of this side not so much as an alter-ego, but just my gut telling me to take on a daunting but equally exciting challenge. One I know will make me a better person (whatever that means!).
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