We can certainly understand why street food catapulted into trendiness. Assuming, that is, it all tastes as soulful as these skewers that are hawked on seemingly every street in Thailand.
- 10 M
- 1 H, 40 M
- 19
Melissa Maedgen, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Melissa Maedgen has tested.
Melissa Maedgen owes her passion for cooking and gardening to her parents. Like her mom and dad, she’s fond of improvisational cooking with a focus on fresh produce from her garden or from local farmers. She enjoys cooking outdoors, sometimes in a particularly rustic manner—she once roasted a goat on a spit (actually just a piece of rebar) over a fire in a field in Texas. Maedgen was raised to be a DIYer, so she often makes her own tofu or beer. She’s been following Leite’s Culinaria since 2001, when she was studying Portuguese and developed an interest in Brazilian and Portuguese food. She became a tester in 2009 and loves that she gets to cook foods she might not otherwise make.
Beet Salad With Goat Cheese and Honey
Roast beets until sweet enough to be considered dirt candy. Plonk on a place with tangy goat cheese, peppery greens, and a generous drizzle of honey. Lunch is done.
- 30 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 2
Five-Spice Chicken Wings
Whatever the occasion, whether game day or late-night craving, these unconventionally spiced wings will handle your hankering.
- 15 M
- 40 M
- 2
Quick Dill Pickles
Or, as we like to say, quickles. And we mean quick not just in terms of how little time they take to make. But also in terms of how quickly they’ll disappear as you’re blissing out on them.
- Quick Glance
- 30 M
- 1 D
- 6
Leftover Coffee Ice Cubes
Got leftover coffee in that pot? Don’t toss it in the sink. Pour it into ice cube trays, freeze, and simple as that, no more watered down iced coffee EVER.
- 1 M
- 1 M
- 6
Peach and Rhubarb Jam
Tart rhubarb and sweet peaches collide in this ode to early summer that helps you recall better days even during the doldrums of winter…provided you can make it last that long.
- Quick Glance
- 2 H
- 15 H
- 0
Bayou Fried Shrimp
Say the word “bayou,” and we conjure romantic notions of swampy marshlands and, natch, Cajun fried shrimp.
- 45 M
- 1 H
- 14
Baked Mushrooms in Foil Packets
Embarrassingly easy. Enticingly aromatic. And unbelievably satisfying in terms of that beguiling umami-ness that defines mushrooms. Curious? You should be.
- 10 M
- 40 M
- 7
Jerk Chicken
Yep, you can turn out authentic grilled jerk chicken that’s pretty much exactly like what you’d experience in the Caribbean. But at home.
- 25 M
- 2 H, 25 M
- 12
Homemade Sriracha Sauce
The traditional and incendiary Thai condiment has incited quite the following. Here’s how to save yourself a trip to your local Asian market.
- 5 M
- 7 D
- 60