To Asia, with Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart | 
I finally assembled all the ingredients for Hetty McKinnon‘s everything oil—and friends, it‘s a revelation. I can‘t wait to put it on everything.
This cookbook just keeps on giving.
I took a little reading break to cook miso oats! They were really good—but, oddly enough, they were better before I smushed up the egg and stirred the runny yolk in. Next time, I‘ll make sure I‘ve got the suggested avocado on hand instead of a fried egg.
Today‘s TO ASIA, WITH LOVE recipe was the whole roasted cauliflower with gochujang. It was delicious, but the accompanying lentils (subbed in for butter beans) were the dish‘s MVP. I‘m definitely making them again.
Today‘s TO ASIA, WITH LOVE recipe was scallion pancakes. They turned out pretty well, but I don‘t think I like them any better than flour tortillas, which are a lot less work. That could be because I had trouble getting them golden, not fully caramelized. This is the only pancake where I almost managed it. The rest really do look like flour tortillas with scallions peeking through.
Today‘s TO ASIA, WITH LOVE breakfast was egg, pea, and ginger fried rice. It was good, but I think the soy sauce chow mein‘s gonna be my go-to.
I should mention that this is a vegetarian cookbook. McKinnon offers vegan substitutions wherever possible, too, so it works for everyone.
Still cooking my way through TO ASIA, WITH LOVE. Unfortunately, these sesame noodles with charred broccoli were just okay. The chili oil I added helped some, but I ended up just picking out the veggies and leaving the sauce-drenched noodles. I won‘t make them again.
Today‘s breakfast from TO ASIA, WITH LOVE is the soy sauce chow mein. It‘s delish, and I‘m glad I didn‘t omit the fried egg. The runny yolk adds a lot to the dish.
I learned about Hetty McKinnon‘s TO ASIA, WITH LOVE on Nigella Lawson‘s Instagram, and I‘m officially obsessed with it. I want to cook EVERYTHING!
I started with the condensed milk French toast since I had an old can clogging up my pantry. It was tasty, but I almost couldn‘t finish it. I probably should‘ve gone lighter on the condensed milk.
Tomorrow, I try one of the rice- or noodle-based breakfasts.
