Written by Allison of Some the Wiser. Welcome, Allison!
There are a lot of reasons to skip restaurant meals and eat at home. Cooking your own meals at home is a great way to save money, eat healthy, and create memories in the kitchen. As a single parent with small children, I don’t make it out to a restaurant more than a few times a year.
While I love the simplicity of eating at home and making meals from scratch, sometimes I crave the delicious ethnic flavours that my favorite local restaurants do so well. With a little practice, I’ve been able to satisfy my cravings with a few simple tricks in the kitchen.
For me, the most difficult flavours to recreate at home have been those found in Asian cooking. I can do Mexican/Southwestern style food with ease, and I am pretty good at recreating Italian pasta dishes. Asian food, however, has been a little trickier to master.
I finally had a breakthrough with Asian cooking at home when I realized that there are a few simple ingredients that add all of the flavour that I missed from my favorite restaurants.
