Bali

Babi Guling (Roast Suckling Pig) at Ibu Oka—Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

One of my favorite days of 2015 also included one of my favorite meals. It was at the end of May when Mr. Fuji, my sister-in-law Ms. K, and I were in Bali, Indonesia. We spent the day exploring temples, visiting a local market, hiking up rice terraces, and watching the sun set over rice […]

Mixed vegetables…sounds kind of boring, doesn’t it? Sayur Urab, a classic Balinese dish loosely translates to mean mixed vegetables, and it is far from boring! This is one of the dishes that we learned to prepare in our cooking class in Bali. While everything that we learned to cook in our class was delicious, this […]

If you want to come away from visiting a new place with a better understanding of the history and culture of that place, take a cooking class. When doing your research, look at reviews and how long the school has been in business, but also take into consideration what you are looking to get out […]

I am a chilihead, so I always have my eye out for new ways to enjoy hot chili peppers. My newest chili recipe acquisition was a recipe for Balinese Sambal Matah. My take on this recipe will be the next thing I submit to a site I recently found out about that I am super […]

Father’s Day came and went during my long forced posting drought, which is a bummer, because I shared a recipe for a Balinese-inspired Steak Satay with a Spicy California Avocado Dipping Sauce for Father’s Day. Luckily steak never goes out of style and we’re still in the middle of avocado season, so you can still […]

Bali

Babi Guling (Roast Suckling Pig) at Ibu Oka—Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Balinese Mixed Vegetables (Sayur Urab)

Pemulan Bali Balinese Farm Cooking School, Bali—Take a cooking class next time you travel!

Sambal Matah (Balinese Raw Shallot and Lemongrass Relish)—Celebrating Jalapeno Mania!

Steak Satay with Spicy California Avocado Dipping Sauce

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