Craving Mad

The Basics: Pickling

It’s a technique that sounds waaaay harder than it actually is. Even though we’re usually thinking of the cucumber version when we say “pickles”, you can make a pickle out of almost anything. It’s a really old fashioned way to preserve food that it definitely useful now with the current state of the world. You’ll…

Arepa de Camarón

You really never know what’s coming next–most of the time, I don’t either. Last week, you saw a Nigerian-fusion burger, and this week it’s back to Colombian cuisine. This one is easy! Very few ingredients, and no real surprises here…except one thing on my end. See, it’s been a while since I’ve made these, and…

Turkey Suya Burger & Patacónes

Well, this is a first– this was my contribution to an awesome idea from two friends from undergrad, and we got it on video! We invited six friends together to pilot a series called “Breaking Bread” to simultaneously prepare burgers via zoom, tackle social distancing, and bring people together through food. This will hopefully be…

The Basics: Knife Skills

As promised after the survey, I’m going to pass on more of the little things I’ve learned since I started CM. You guys gave me a few interesting ideas, so I decided to start a new section on the blog called “The Basics”. I’m aiming to add a new topic every month in place of…

Caramel-Onion Chicken

I got this idea one night when I only had 30 min, and I’m passing it on to you. This one’s a little bit of alchemy– one of those times when I don’t even believe how much I can twist ordinary flavors. I used Ras el Hanout again, but you can hit a lot of…

Bison Chili

I did a survey last week, and got some good insight into you guys: most of you have been around for more than a year (aww), you actually try some of the things you see here (even though I want to boost that number) and you prefer poultry and seafood. Same! But, I don’t want…

Survey Time

I have a question for you… actually a few. I’m coming up with some new ideas for the blog, and I need your help! Still there? Good. Now here’s the fun part– if you follow @craving_mad on Instagram (and you should!) you already got a sneak peek. I’m coming up with some new ideas for…

Chicken & Dumpling Soup

I looked up yesterday and realized that two months have passed. Stuff is starting to open back up (for better or worse) but just when I started thinking about going back outside, it started to rain again. Great. Well, instead, I’m making soup. Good soup. I’ve been doing my part to support local restaurants…but that…

Salmon Köfte Pita | Sweet Potato Fries

Is food nostalgia a thing? If not, I’m making it canon right here, right now. Everything going on has made it a bit less convenient (and fun) to cook at home, but don’t give up! Here, I’m taking on Middle Eastern style meatballs– but instead of beef and lamb, I’m using salmon. Then for bonus…

Lahmacun: Turkish Flatbread

What’s my favorite street food? DÖNER KEBAB! What’s my second favorite street food? LAHMACUN! Yeah, I definitely have a type… Lahmacun (pronounced: Lah-Mah-Joon) is an awesome Turkish flatbread. I’m not fully aware of it’s origin story, but it’s another quick bite that you can grab at most Turkish restaurants, and stalls–especially in big cities like New York,…