Author Archives: Karen
The best pizza in Chicago?
Just kidding. That question is way too controversial to answer definitively, but Pequod’s definitely is one of the best. This particular pan-style pizza is known for its caramelized cheese crust (they actually add cheese to the outside of the crust!), baked in often used, well seasoned pans. A secret in Chicago is to ask for …
Lokal Burger in Miami
While visiting my friend Sam in Miami, we ate many good things. One of my favorites was from Lokal Burger. Appropriately called “My Childhood Dream,” this burger uses a glazed donut as the bun. It is loaded with a fried egg, candied bacon, and American cheese. And then I spent the next week flushing out …
Kunming – land of new foods, amazing people, limited toliet paper, and beautiful scenery
Here’s my lovely friend, Hsin-Yi, modeling a treat we tried. I can only describe these as milk sticks. Sweet and crunchy milk sticks. By far my favorite food was these cookies with cut up purple flowers. They tasted like flower perfume in your mouth, which sounds weird, but is so delicious. Every morning, we would …
When in Rome…
The thing to definitely eat is Cacio e Pepe. We couldn’t figure out a good bus to take there, so Sam and I walked for a couple of hours across Rome to find it. This simple meal is just pasta with black pepper, pecorino cheese, and olive oil. It tastes so buttery, but there isn’t …
Spätzle – three ways
Sam and I tried to eat as much Spätzle as possible in Vienna. Here is Spätzle three different ways: Cheese spätzle with fried onions and bacon (my favorite one) Spinach spätzle Spätzle with egg
Pretty Pastries
Somewhere on the side of the road in Vienna, Sam and I walked into a bakery and decided to get these babies.
Deep fried veggie burger
Sam and I stumbled across a food truck one morning in Salzburg. We looked for it later, but could never find it again. Who would think to deep fry a veggie burger? What a suburb idea! Deep fried magic on a Kaiser roll.
Smashed Cauliflower
I got the recipe from the Novice Chef Blog (http://thenovicechefblog.com/?p=2523). Tasted pretty good for pretending to be mashed potatoes. It is a unique side dish and low in carbs.
Happy Hippo makes me Hungry Hungry
Things always taste better when your Dad buys them for you.